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Fraunhofer ISE Develops Solutions for the Super Grid

From continent to continent: electricity transmission between Africa and Europe

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

In the “Super Grid” project, Fraunhofer ISE is working on the optimization and integration of thermal storage systems in order to increase the flexibility and efficiency of solar thermal power plants. The largest solar power plant in North Africa is presently being built in Ouarzazate, Morocco. By 2016, this plant shall produce cheaper, emissions-free electricity for half a million people. In future, projects like the one in Ouarzazate could also generate electricity for the European contine...

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