Plug into the power of China's deserts
Jerry Li is chairman of Asia Energy Platform and a co-ordinator of DESERTEC Foundation in the Asian region. His statement was published in Chinese media.
View ArticleStatement on the emergency in Japan
Statement by Katrin-Susanne Richter, Director of the non-profit DESERTEC Foundation, in response to the nuclear emergency in Japan.
View ArticleStatement on the developments in MENA
A statement by Katrin-Susanne Richter, Director of the non-profit DESERTEC Foundation, on the DESERTEC Concept "Clean Power from Deserts" and the developments in North Africa and the Middle East.
View ArticleDESERTEC Foundation appelliert an die Ethikkommission für eine sichere...
Die Bundesregierung ist aufgrund der verheerenden Ereignisse in Japan dabei, ihre Energiepolitik maßgeblich zu überdenken. Die DESERTEC Foundation begrüßt die Entscheidung der Bundeskanzlerin, eine...
View ArticleDESERTEC Thesis Award: Apply now!
The industry initiative Dii, together with the DESERTEC Foundation and the DESERTEC University Network launch the DESERTEC Thesis Award this year. The winners will receive their award at Dii’s Annual...
View ArticleCan photovoltaic electricity exports solve the Greek debt crisis?
George Papaconstantinou, Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate Change of Greece, is planning to turn German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble’s proposal for a multi-billion Euro solar...
View ArticleJobs and prospects for young North Africans
Two new DESERTEC projects support regional development The sun-rich North Africa is ideally suited for the generation of clean power from the desert, but often lacks the necessary expertise in the...
View ArticleTunisian sun will light European homes by 2016
In the sands of North Africa, the DESERTEC Foundation’s vision for a future where the world's deserts supply clean and sustainable energy to the whole of humankind is beginning to take shape. That...
View ArticleAsian Super Grid for Renewable Energies:
DESERTEC Foundation signs Memorandum of Understanding A year after the nuclear disaster in Fukushima, the DESERTEC Foundation and the Japan Renewable Energy Foundation (JREF) will start to co-operate...
View ArticleNew Chilean Director to Strengthen Management Team of the DESERTEC Foundation
To complement the recent article in the "Welt am Sonntag" we also asked our new director from Chile, Dr. Ignacio Campino, some questions. The picture of Dr. Campino and the interview are freely...
View ArticleA Greener Future Begins with Solutions not with Consensus
A Statement on Rio+20 from Dr. Thiemo Gropp, Director of the DESERTEC Foundation
View ArticleFirst Step towards an Asian Super Grid
Wind Power from the Gobi Desert Since last year's nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan has established the legal frameworks for an accelerated domestic transition to renewables as an alternative to...
View ArticleADEREE and DESERTEC work together for a green Morocco
The Moroccan Agency for the Development of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (ADEREE) and the DESERTEC Foundation have signed a memorandum of understanding to consolidate the partnership between...
View ArticleComment from Dr. Thiemo Gropp, Director of the DESERTEC Foundation:
"US$12 billion in World Bank funds would be better invested in desert power than in fossil fuels" Earlier this week, the World Bank published a report warning of the dramatic consequences of climate...
View ArticleClimate Conference in Doha to lead us into a dangerous impasse
Coalition of the willing instead of waiting for consensus – climate bailout fund needs to be implemented quickly Statement by Dr. Thiemo Gropp, Director of the DESERTEC Foundation, on the climate...
View ArticleDESERTEC Foundation endorses DESERTEC Power for Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
DESERTEC Power was established to advance the energy supply in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This follows the direction of the Kingdom to significantly increase the sustainable power generation from...
View ArticleDESERTEC Foundation presents its criteria for the implementation of large...
After several years of development, the DESERTEC Foundation today releases a set of criteria that ensure the social and environmental responsibility of large solar projects in desert regions. With...
View ArticleSAP unterstützt DESERTEC bei IT-Strategie
Die SAP Deutschland AG & Co. KG hat in diesem Monat eine Kooperation mit der DESERTEC Foundation geschlossen und ist nun offizieller DESERTEC Partner. SAP wird die DESERTEC Foundation bei der...
View ArticleGerman Foreign Office supports DESERTEC Foundation with Dialogue in Morocco...
DESERTEC places issues like water scarcity and energy poverty in the centre of its vision. Since there is, however, a multitude of different actors involved in the realisation of the vision, all of...
View ArticleDESERTEC Foundation is leaving the industrial consortium Dii
The DESERTEC Foundation announced the termination of its membership with Dii GmbH. This action has been agreed upon by all members of the Supervisory Board and the Board of Directors at an...
View ArticleDESERTEC strengthens its partner in Saudi-Arabia
Early January, Thiemo Gropp will step down as director of the DESERTEC Foundation and join the Executive Board of DESERTEC Power, the Saudi Arabian licensee of the DESERTEC Foundation. He will be...
View ArticleNominated for the DESERTEC Award 2014 are Andasol, Gemasolar, Puerto Errado 2...
DESERTEC already developed in 2012 its criteria for sustainable projects in arid regions. Based on these criteria, DESERTEC nominated four power plants that are not only future-orientated and...
View ArticleRoland Berger takes the lead of the global DESERTEC Vision
In his function as new Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the DESERTEC Foundation, Roland Berger has concluded an intergenerational contract with young people from all over the world and has promised...
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