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DESERTEC – Global Energy Transition with Deserts<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The Problem:\u00a0<\/em><\/span>Global investments in fossil fuels still acummalated to one trillion dollars in 2025. Despite a massive build up of photovoltaics, wind-power and batteries, all three fossil fuels – oil, coal and gas – had a new record concumption in 2025. Photovoltaics and wind-power are weatherdependand, leaving massive gaps for fossil fuels to fill. The added capacity by photovoltaics and wind in many cases just produces extra electricity for increased demand, not acutally replacing existing fossl fuel plants. The energy transition is concentrated in some regions while other countries have barely begun.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The solution: <\/em>Earth\u00b4s deserts offer ideal conditions for renewable energies – high solar irridiation, few competing land usages and the potential to use solarthermal plants, which are rarely realiziable outside deserts. Under 2 % of the area of the Sahara would be enough to cover the electricity demand of the entire world.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Our mission:<\/em> In the next years, investments in fossil fuels should go to zero. The deserts should offer enough truely profitable energy projects to outcompete fossil fuels in getting capital and off-takers. The DESERTEC Foundation pursues this goal as a think tank that advises public and private institution on how to use deserts for the energy transition.\u00a0<\/p>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n