THE PROSPECT OF THE SAHARA SOLAR ENERGY RESEARCH CENTRE IN ALGERIA AS THE FIRST STAGE OF THE SAHARA SOLAR BREEDER INITIATIVE AND A PROPOSAL FOR THE SECOND STAGE

• Published in: Current politics and economics of Africa Vol. 10; no. 4; pp. 419 - 449
• Main Authors: Stambouli, A Boudghene, Benmessaoud, M T, Flazi, S, Yamaguchi, S, Itaka, K, Sumiya, M, Koinuma, H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hauppauge Nova Science Publishers, Inc 01.10.2017
• Subjects: Alternative energy sources; Clean technology; Economic development; Economic growth; Electricity distribution; Energy consumption; Energy efficiency; Energy policy; Energy research; Feasibility studies; Fossil fuels; Greenhouse gases; Infrastructure; Innovations; Mitigation; National development; Petroleum; Plankton; R&D; Radiation; Renewable energy; Research & development; Science; Silicon; Sobriety; Solar energy; Sustainability; Sustainable development; Teams; Technological change; Technology; Transportation; VOCs; Volatile organic compounds; Asia; Japan; Africa; Algeria

Global energy consumption is projected to increase, even in the face of substantial declines in fossil energy intensity, at least 2-fold by mid-century relative to the present because of population and economic growth. Currently the world's growing thirst for oil amounts to almost 1000 barrels...