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The most efficient way to generate electrical energy is the thermosolar, which is best done in a desert. Since there are deserts all over the world, it is possible to produce energie day and night in the deserts of the world without having to set up large storage systems. To do this, we would just have to connect all generation systems in a common, global energy network.
The Noor facility near Ouarzazate/Morocco
Three out of four possible types of producing solar energy are used here.
In this way, experiences with the different types of production can be documented and evaluated at the same time.
The largest solar thermal power plant in the world cost only 2.2 billion euros, the construction time was only 3 years, the system delivers an output of 580 megawatts, the system does not require any fuel. There are only low maintenance costs and the disposal and dismantling costs are also relatively low. They can easily be paid for from the reserves of the generous profits. With the exception of the photovoltaic area, the system can be operated for over a hundred years.
Thermosolar electricity generation is not a new idea; the first parabolic mirrors with an integrated Stirling engine and a generator to generate voltage were built around 1900. Augustin Mouchot began building solar systems in France as early as 1838. In 1866 he invented the first solar engine with a parabolic reflector and a cylindrical glass boiler that powered a small steam engine. At the 1878 World's Fair in Paris, he succeeded in running the printing press for the newspaper Le Soleil with solar heat.
So why have we never resorted to this type of energy production but have put ourselves and with us all living creatures on earth in this life-threatening situation?
The ease of obtaining coal supplies led the French government to believe that solar energy was not viable and stopped funding the research of Augustin Mouchot, who died in poverty in Paris in 1912. This is just one example of ignoring the only right decision for financial reasons. By far the most effective energy production method is constantly being questioned. After the cost reduction for photovoltaic systems in recent years, there are increasing signs that solar reflector Stirling systems could be left behind in the race for small solar systems, even though a calculation over a hundred years makes it clear that photovoltaic systems, in this time range, are four times more expensive and produce at least six times more CO2 during production.
Another reason is the fact that thermosolar electricity generation must take place where there is sufficient sun, which is the deserts of the earth. Since most of the world's deserts are located in southern regions, you would have to build in these regions but bring most of the energy to where it is needed. This presupposes that one lives on good terms with the relevant countries, that one has certain contracts regarding production with these countries and that one could rely on these contracts, i.e. the production and transmission of energy, with one hundred percent certainty.
Unfortunately, at the moment the situation looks like this: Up until now, the West, which could be primarily interested in the energy produced there, was more involved in the exploitation trade, human robbing and the exploitation of all available resources were the focus of historical events, and these countries are still being used today used for cheap food production. The artificially created, unstable governments in this regard make new contracts for a secure energy supply impossible rather than possible. Since we often send our garbage to these same countries, it is safer that garbage dumps will be created there in the future instead of further thermosolar electricity generation systems. The Atacama Desert in Chile is best known because it is home to the ALMA giant telescope. But now many people know the place for another reason. There are huge piles of discarded clothing here.
The garbage dumps in the Atacama Desert in Chile
No one will be surprised that, given these behavioral traits, no one in the world wants to guarantee us a lasting friendship. In order to build a permanent energy network, which is really the only way to provide enough energy for everyone and at the same time to eliminate all the problems that have arisen through our actions so far, we need a special agreement.
The international energy network on neutral ground
To ensure that no country can interrupt or disrupt the network, I support the construction of the facilities on legally neutral ground. However, the operation of the systems is a national or even regional matter with which the regional population is able to earn money. This increases the willingness and desire to operate these plants and the acceptance of the fact that energy is being brought to other countries. Particularly if, through or because of these systems, a water network would also exist with that would be able to generate good agricultural yields even in dry areas.
In this way, the operation of the systems can be easily ensured through a so-called win-win situation.
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