You are my sunshine – The Desertec Foundation is thinking big. As big as the Sahara Desert. The company is hoping to use the desert’s abundant sunshine to provide energy for Europe. Here is the plan: construct solar panels in the northern region of Africa and channel the power produced by the panels to Europe and the Mediterranean. The company estimates that the panels will generate 100 gigawatts of power and only need to cover 0.3% of the desert. Although financial barriers and political instabilities may delay the project, the company hopes to set up the panels within the next 10-15 years.

http://www.desertec.org/en/concept/