European government and industry have been eyeing tracts of sun-drenched, vacant land in North Africa and the Middle East for some time. And now, officials and business executives are beginning to sweat out the details that could see renewable power sprouting in the desert. Full Story »
Posted by Derek Hawkins
Sure European energy companies want energy pipelines from North Africa. They want them from Russia too. Pity those pesky other countries are standing in the way, whcih we never hear a thing about here. And the key question, even if you're writing from a solely business perspective: Will ME/NA leaders ever accept any threat to their stranglehold on power brought to them exclusively by oil.
