Could the Saraha turn Africa into a solar superpower?

Could the Saraha turn Africa into a solar superpower?

Will de Freitas Environment and Energy Editor, UK edition, The Conversation. But solar panels reflect less heat back into space compared to sand, which could change the region's climate - and make it rain more.. It's still hard to store and transport that much electricity from such a remote place, while those people who do live in the Sahara may object to their homeland being transformed into a solar superpower.. If every drop of sunshine that hits the Sahara was converted into energy, the desert would produce enough electricity over any given period to power Europe 7,000 times over.. Just a small portion of the Sahara could produce as much energy as the entire continent of Africa does at present.. The Sahara may be inhospitable for most plants and animals, but it could bring sustainable energy to life across North Africa - and beyond.. Installing mass amounts of solar panels in the Sahara could also have a remarkable impact on the desert itself.. Solar exports risk "bolstering European energy security “¦ while millions of sub-Saharan Africans have no energy of their own.". But Denes says that we're looking at the wrong desert.. The UK Planning Inspectorate is currently