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The DESERTEC Concept:

Clean Power from Deserts

Energy Security and Climate Protectionfor a World with 10 Billion People

DESERTEC Foundationwww.DESERTEC.org

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Challenges for global power supplyuntil 2050:

World population will grow from 7 to 9-10 billion

Poorer countries continue to industrialize

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2. Rising CO2 emissions cause global warming

Rapid and drastic decarbonization of the power sector isneeded to avoid catastrophic climate change

1. Electricity demand will increase 2.5-fold

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Can we provide enough power for 10 billion peopleand still prevent catastrophic climate change?

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There is an abundance of clean energy!Within 6 hours the deserts of the world receive more energyfrom the sun than humankind consumes within a year

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There is an abundance of clean energy!CSP plants on <1% of the desertscould supply the entire planet with electricity

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DESERTEC brings clean energy from desertsto consumer regions90% of the world population live within 3000 km from deserts

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The DESERTEC Concept for EU-MENA(Europe, Middle East, North Africa)

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Potentials of renewable energies in EU-MENA(Studies by the German Aerospace Centre, DLR)

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Biomass: 1,350 TWh/y

Geothermal:1,100 TWh/y

Wind:1,950 TWh/y

Hydropower:1,350 TWh/y

Solar - CSP, PV: 630,000 TWh/y

Electricity demand of EU-MENA

in 2050: 7,500 TWh/y

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The DESERTEC Concept for EU-MENA Using the best production sites for each type of renewables

Dispatchable solar power from deserts (CSP) can balance other

intermittent renewables (PV, Wind) International interconnection via low-loss UHVDC supergrid

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MENA (Middle East, North Africa) Europe

Export

Solar power from deserts mainly for local demandEurope imports 15% of its power supply from MENA

Together, Europe, North Africa, and the Middle Eastachieve a CO2 reduction of more than 80%

Power generation scenarios for EU und MENA(Source: DLR studies)

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Cooperation between Europe and MENAis a win-win situation

Climate protection due to CO2

reduction

Safe energy supply, independence from oil and gas

Socio-economic development for MENA countries:

− Local development of new, sustainable industries

−Investments and export opportunities

− Technology and knowledge transfer

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!The technologies already exist

The politics are challenging CSP not yet competitive with fossil fuels

Need to create favourable legal and regulatory frameworksto encourage investments in a politically fragmented region

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Joint Venture

Companies from industry and financial sectorNon-profitfoundation

Objectives of Dii until 2012:

Studies for a technical, economic andpolitical and regulatory framework

Preparations for first reference projects

Long-term roll-out plan for DESERTECin EU-MENA

Industry initiative Dii GmbH:

Enabling DESERTEC in EU-MENA

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Mission of the DESERTEC Foundation:Fast global implementation of the DESERTEC Concept

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China can become a leader in the global marketfor DESERTEC technologies

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China already is a leader in some of the key technologies:

Photovoltaics

Wind power

Long-distance power transmission (UHVDC)

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China's deserts could power all of China andsome neighbours (eg. Japan, Korea)

Potential CSP sites in China(Source: Ummel 2010)

The energy potential of chinese deserts is more than enough tocover the future electricity demand of China, Japan and Koreacombined

Long-distance UHVDC transmission can connect Chinesedeserts to the regions of power consumption

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The implementation of DESERTEC in East Asiais a win-win opportunity for China and the world

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Economic benefits for China:

Abundance of clean power for fast growing domestic electricity demand

Improved energy security and independence from imports of fossil fuels

Future export of clean power to Japan and South Korea

Access to a fast growing global market for CSP technology

(e.g. North Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Middle East)

Job creation and infrastructure development in Northern and WesternChinese desert provinces

Climate protection for the entire world:Fast decarbonization of Chinese power generation

Fast cost reduction in CSP technology will accelerate globalimplementation of DESERTEC

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Next steps:Feasibility studies and policy recommendations

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The non-profit DESERTEC Foundation proposes scientific studies incollaboration with partners in China:

Prove technical feasibility of the DESERTEC Concept in East Asia

Quantify economic benefits for China and the region

Develop policy recommendations that foster

the fast development of a CSP industry in China

the implementation of the DESERTEC Concept in East Asia

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More information on www.DESERTEC.org