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DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT
CLUB OF ROME
GERMAN ASSOCIATION
German Association CLUB OF ROME – Am Sandtorkai 62 – 20457 Hamburg – GermanyTel: +49 (40) 81 96 07 14 – Fax: +49 (40) 81 96 07 15 – E-mail: [email protected]
Hamburg, November 27th 2007
Press Release from the German Association CLUB OF ROME
Clean Pow er from Deserts for Europe, the Middle East and North AfricaPr ince Hassan b in Tala l o f Jo rdan p resen ts Wh i te Paper t o European Par l i amen t
Former President of The Club of Rome, His Royal Highness Prince Hassan bin Talal of Jordan, will present
the White Paper "Clean Power from Deserts - The DESERTEC Concept for Energy, Water andClimate Security" to members of the European Parliament and hand it over to its President,Prof. Pöttering, in Brussels on November 28.
The paper describes the vast potentials of deserts to supply secure, clean and cheap power toEurope, the Middle East and North Africa (EU-MENA). The authors of the White Paper areproposing a solar co-operation between the technology belt and the sun-belt, between Europeand the MENA region, to fight climate change "in a way that is economically, technically andpolitically feasible".
“We are in the middle of a defence situation against energy shortage, water scarcity andclimate change! We need a defence and recovery strategy, defence and recovery measures,
and a defence and recovery budget!”, says Dr. Gerhard Knies, coordinator of the internationalTrans-Mediterranean Renewable Energy Cooperation (TREC) network which developed the
DESERTEC Concept in collaboration with scientists at the German Aerospace Center.
To resolve these problems The Club of Rome presents an international action plan. It foreseesseven immediate measures to be implemented within seven years. The Club of Rome demandsa budget 10 billion Euro for an Apollo-Program like effort to implement the DESERTEC Concept.
Key technologies in the DESERTEC Concept are concentrating solar thermal power plants withsolar heat storage for day/night operation and low-loss high voltage direct currenttransmission lines to bring clean power to Europe from the deserts of MENA.
The presentation in the European Parliament is staged by a cross-party group of four Members
of the European Parliament - Matthias Groote, Rebecca Harms, Vittorio Prodi and AndersWijkman - and by the Club of Rome initiative TREC.
As of November 29th the White Paper and the Action Plan will be available as a PDF file at:
www.DESERTEC.org
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The Club of Rome – Secretariat-General – Steckelhoern 9 – 20457 Hamburg – GermanyTel: +49 (40) 81 96 07 14 – Fax: +49 (40) 81 96 07 15 – E-mail: [email protected]
Information for Pressmen:
Fu r t h e r i n f o r m a t i o n a n d p i c t u r e s:
www.DESERTEC.org/press.html
Pre l im ina ry PDF ve rs ions o f t he W h i te Paper and t he Act i on P lan :
Michael StraubDESERTEC Office ManagerMobile: +49 (0)179 - 90 46 [email protected]
Press s ta temen ts by the P res iden t o f t he European Par l i amen t P ro f . Hans -Ger t
Pöt t er in g and b y H is Roya l H igh ness Pr in ce Hassan b in Ta la l :
November 28th, circa 12:00 - 12:30, European Parliament, Brussels, near Room PHS11B
Presen ta t i on :
November 28th, 13:00 - 15:00, European Parliament, Brussels, Room A5G3
I n t e r v i e w s :
November 28th, 15:00 - 16:00, European Parliament, Brussels, near Room A5G3
P lease con f i rm your pa r t i c i pa t i on to [email protected] (if you are notaccredited to the Parliament, please also send your name, date of birth and place of residence).
Euro-Supergrid with a EU-MENA-Connection:
Sketch of possible infrastructure for a sustainable supplyof power to EU rope, the M iddle East and North Africa
(EU-MENA)
Picture: TREC, www.DESERTEC.org/press.html
Concentrating Solar Thermal Power (CSP) plants
use mirrors to concentrate sunlight and create heat
which is used to raise steam to drive steam turbinesand electricity generators. Excess heat from additional
collectors can be stored in tanks of molten salt and usedto power steam turbines during the night or when there
is a peak in demand.
Further Pictures:SCHOTT AG, https://www.schott-pictures.net/
Solar Millennium AG, [email protected]