Greece may export solar energy to Germany

[JDPriestly]

Wracked by debt but blessed with abundant sunshine, Greece plans to develop some 20,000 hectares of solar power parks in a bid to export renewable energy to Germany, a report said on Saturday.

Top-selling Ta Nea daily said the project, which has a tentative budget of 20 billion euros ($29 billion), could create 60,000 jobs at a time when Greece is battling a deep recession and record unemployment figures.

Germany is looking for alternative energy sources after chancellor Angela Merkel's government decided to shut down all 17 of the country's nuclear reactors over 11 years, following the disaster at the Fukushima plant in Japan in March.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2011/08/27/greece-to-export-solar-power-to-germany/

Makes sense to me.

[kysrsoze]

1. More Power to Them. Beautiful Country, but Unfortunately Sunlight Will Be One of Their Few Exports

I love Greece, but they don't have much of an abundance of natural resources or major industries to export. I hope the future brings them lots of income from sunlight - same for Africa, really. However, this strategy really begs for some substantial investment in electricity transmission technology, and storage wouldn't hurt either. Of course, it appears the bulk majority of solar panels and batteries will be built in China, and that's a real shame.