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| The '''Trans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperation''' ('''TREC''')<ref name="JawetzSustainabilitank">{{cite web |url= http://www.sustainabilitank.info/2005/12/17/north-africa-middle-east-europe-renewable-energy-cooperation-an-elixir-for-the-future/ |title= North Africa - Middle East - Europe Renewable Energy Cooperation - an Elixir for the Future |author= Pincas Jawetz |work= Sustainable Development Media Think Tank |date= 17 December 2005 |quote= TREC… is the brainchild of the German Association for the Club of Rome and the Hamburg Climate Protection Foundation… TREC actually was a paper for an Arab Thought Forum held in ] 2003, in anticipation of the June International Conference on Renewable Energies 2004 in ]. }}</ref> is a ] formed in 2003<ref name="KniesInterview">{{cite web |url= http://www.solarserver.de/solarmagazin/solar-report_trec_06_e.html |title= Interview with Dr. Gerhard Knies (TREC) |author= ] |work= ] |publisher= Transcript published 27 November 2006 on Solarserver Forum for Solar Energy |quote= }}</ref> as an initiative of the German association of the ]<ref> (German Association ]) website.</ref> and the Hamburg Climate Protection Foundation.<ref> (HKF, Hamburg Climate Protection Foundation) website.</ref> | |||
| TREC promotes an increase of Europe's energy supply<ref name="MirrorsSeagerGuardian">{{cite web |url= http://business.guardian.co.uk/story/0,,1957692,00.html |title= How mirrors can light up the world |author= Ashley Seager |work= ] |date= 27 November 2006 |quote= }}</ref> and a reduction of its ] emissions by campaigning for ] non-polluting electric power transmission to Europe via ] (HVDC) lines from ] and ] stations in the deserts of the Middle East and North Africa. | |||
| Supporters of TREC include the ],<ref name="ClubRomeSolarforum">{{cite web |url= http://www.solarserver.de/solarmagazin/newsa2006_10_e.html#club |title= Club of Rome: German Politicians claim "Clean Power from the Deserts" |author= TREC |work= Solarserver forum |date= 16 October 2006 |quote= }}</ref> the ],<ref name="ClubRomeSolarforum"/><ref name="RolfHugSolarforum">{{cite web |url= http://www.solarserver.de/solarmagazin/solar-report_0207_e.html |title= Solar power from the desert rather than desert in Germany: renewable energy in a trans-European context |author= Rolf Hug |work= Solarserver forum |date= 23 February 2007 |quote= }}</ref> the ],<ref name="RolfHugSolarforum"/> the German Advisory Council on Global Change,<ref name="RolfHugSolarforum"/><ref> (WBGU, German Advisory Council on Global Change) website.</ref> ],<ref name="RolfHugSolarforum"/> and ]<ref name="TalalChampionUNEP">{{cite web |url= http://www.unep.org/champions/Winners/winners2007/talal.asp |title= Champion of the Earth 2007 West Asia: H. R. H. Prince El Hassan Bin Talal |author= ] |quote= }}</ref> of Jordan. | |||
| ==German Aerospace Center studies== | |||
| {{seealso|Desertec#History}} | |||
| In the early 2000's, the three studies<ref name="MEDCSP">"" ] (DLR) (ITT), funded by the ] (BMU) </ref><ref name="TRANSCSP">"" DLR ITT, funded by BMU.</ref><ref name="AQUACSP">"" DLR ITT, funded by BMU.</ref> were conducted by the , German Aerospace Center (DLR) - commissioned and funded by the ] (BMU). The satellite-data supported studies<ref name="MEDCSP"/><ref name="TRANSCSP"/><ref name="AQUACSP"/>, conducted between 2004 and 2007<ref name=DLR-H-01></ref><ref name=DLR-H-02></ref>, evaluated the following as shown in the table below; | |||
| {| class="wikitable sortable" | |||
| ! Study | |||
| ! Description | |||
| ! Duration | |||
| ! Evaluation | |||
| ! Conclusion | |||
| |- | |||
| |MED-CSP<ref name="MEDCSP"/> | |||
| |study on ] (CSP) for the ] | |||
| |2004 - 2005 | |||
| |evaluate the potential for ] in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), and availability of resources and demand for energy in the region | |||
| | | |||
| |- | |||
| |TRANS-CSP<ref name="TRANSCSP"/> | |||
| |study on trans-Mediterranean interconnection and infrastructure | |||
| |2004 - 2006 | |||
| |evaluate the potential for an integrated ] grid connecting the three regions - Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa; and the assessment of solar energy imports to Europe | |||
| | | |||
| |- | |||
| |AQUA-CSP<ref name="AQUACSP"/> | |||
| |study on CSP for the ] of sea water | |||
| |2004 - 2007 | |||
| |evaluate the anticipated water and power needs through 2050 in Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa; and the possibility to generate fresh water along with the electricity generation by the CSP | |||
| | | |||
| |} | |||
| The studies concluded that the high solar radiation in the deserts of the Middle East and North Africa outweighs the 10–15% transmission losses between the desert regions and Europe. This means that solar thermal power plants in the desert regions are more economical than the same kinds of plants in southern Europe. The ] has calculated that if solar thermal power plants were to be constructed in large numbers in the coming years, the estimated cost of electricity would come down from 0.09–0.22 euro/kWh to about 0.04–0.05 euro/kWh<ref name="KniesTriebAlt"> | |||
| {{cite web |url= http://www.franzalt.com/index.php?pageID=60&article:oid=a5823&template=article_detail.html&flash=true |title= Sun cheaper than Oil |author= Gerhard Knies and Franz Trieb |work= franzalt.com Sun Page |date= 2006 |quote= }}</ref><ref name="GabrielSpeech">{{cite web |url= http://www.eu2007.de/en/News/Speeches_Interviews/April/0419BMBFGabriel.html |title= Innovative Policy and financing instruments for a sustainable energy policy in the European neighbourhood policy |author= ], BMU minister |format= ] |publisher= eu2007.de, the website of Germany's January-June 2007 ] |date= 19 April 2007 |quote= }}</ref>. | |||
| The scientific studies done by DLR helped TREC develop the DESERTEC concept - harness solar and wind energy from the deserts of North Africa<ref name=milstones> | |||
| {{cite web | |||
| | publisher = DESERTEC Foundation | |||
| | url= http://www.desertec.org/en/global-mission/milestones/ | |||
| | title = From Vision to Reality | |||
| | accessdate=24 December 2010}} | |||
| </ref>; which finally conceptualized into the ], which aims to provide 15% of Europe's electricity by 2050 at an estimated cost of €400bn (US$526bn).<ref name=DESERTEC20>{{cite web|url=http://www.electrical-efficiency.com/2011/03/the-apollo-desertec-and-medgrid-projects-in-the-mediterranean-region-aiming-to-harness-solar-energy-from-the-deserts/ |title= The Apollo, Desertec and Medgrid projects in the Mediterranean region: aiming to harness solar energy from the deserts |work=|published = 04 March 2011 |accessdate=7 June 2012}}</ref> | |||
| ===Images from studies=== | |||
| <gallery> | |||
| File:DESERTEC-Map_large.jpg|] studies:<ref name="MEDCSP"/><ref name="TRANSCSP"/> hypothetical infrastructure of HVDC power supply to Europe from the Middle East and North Africa. | |||
| Image:Fullconnection.jpg|DLR studies: hypothetical and existing HVDC transmission lines. <br />''Key:''<br /><font color="MediumBlue">Blue</font>: before 2020. <br /><font color="Crimson">Red</font>: after 2020. <br /><font color="FireBrick">●</font>: interconnections to ] distribution systems. | |||
| Image:Fullneed.jpg|DLR studies: projection that solar power plants in desert areas indicated by red squares would be sufficient to generate the amount of electricity currently consumed by the world, Europe, Germany, respectively. | |||
| Image:Fullcosts.gif|DLR studies: projected capacity, land area, costs, etc., 2020 to 2050. | |||
| </gallery> | |||
| ==Literature== | |||
| * presented in the European Parliament 28 November 2007 | |||
| * – A DLR Study for the BMU, 2007 | |||
| * – A DLR Study for the BMU, 2006 | |||
| * – A DLR Study for the BMU, 2005 | |||
| * Peter Hennicke, Nikolaus Supersberger: ''Krisenfaktor Öl. Abrüsten mit neuer Energie.'' oekom verlag, November 2006. ISBN 3-86581-060-8 | |||
| * Toralf Staud, Nick Reimer: ''Wir Klimaretter - So ist die Wende noch zu schaffen.'' Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Mai 2007. ISBN 3-462-03908-3 | |||
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