HAMBURG, Germany — Twenty-five years after Gerhard Knies conceived of powering Europe with the Sahara Desert’s sun, the North Africa Solar project has grown into something considerably more than a mere mirage, but it’s still less than a reality. Part of the plan is to erect a network of solar plants that generate electricity by concentrating the heat from sunlight to make electricity, generating 100 gigawatts or the equivalent of 100 large nuclear power plants
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Can North Africa Light Up Europe with Solar Power?