The White Paper on the DESERTEC Concept provides information on the potential of the largest but least tapped source of energy on earth, the solar radiation of deserts, and on how it could be put into service for energy, water and climate security. For the regions of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa (EUMENA), the White Paper quantifies the potentials of all major renewable energy sources, available for a mix optimized for a fast and low-cost transition to a climate compatible EUMENA-wide power supply system. It describes the present demands for electricity and considers scenarios for their expected development until 2050, and how they could be served in a safe and sustainable way by interconnected renewable energy sources in EUMENA.
1.1 EUMENA - Community for a sustainable energy future
HRH Prince Hassan bin Talal
1.2 Decarbonisation of energy supply - central challenge for mankind
Klaus Töpfer
1.3 We have to move fast towards Solar Energy
Anders Wijkman, MEP
2. Why we have to act
2.1 Climate Change is accelerating, but we must slow it down rapidly
Hartmut Grassl
2.2 A brief overview on Global Energy, Water and Carrying Capacity Perspectives
Gerhard Knies
3. The DESERTEC Concept
Franz Trieb and Hans Müller-Steinhagen
A Introduction
B Pressure on Electricity and Water is Increasing
C Avaliable Resources and Technology Options
D Concentrating Solar Power as Key Element of the Energy Mix
E Sustainable Energy and Water for EUMENA
F Least Cost Electricity from Renewable Sources
G There is an Alternative to Climate Change and Nuclear Proliferation
H Electricity in other Energy Sectors
I Conclusions
4. Statements from the MENA Region
Abdelaziz Bennouna, Tewfik Hasni, Malek Kabariti,
Hani El Nokraschy, Galal Osman, Amor Ounalli
5. Summary and Recommendations
5.1 Conclusions of the White Paper
5.2 What Politics could do
6. What we have done and what we will do: TREC and the DESERTEC Foundation