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To: Eric who wrote (23423)	9/15/2010 11:00:36 PM
From: russet	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86352

Looks like this is what that Desertec propaganda you touted is all about,... desertec.org The DESERTEC Foundation is a non-for-profit organisation that promotes the woldwide implementation of the DESERTEC Concept: Large-scale production of "Clean Power from Deserts" is an efficient way to reduce global CO2 emissions. Please support our charitable work in the form of a donation or a contribution into the fixed assets of the foundation. You can easily donate via your personal PayPal Account. To do this, just click the following button. Alternatively you can just transfer a donation using the provided bank account data. Account holder DESERTEC Foundation, Veitstraße 42, 13507 Berlin, Germany Account number 1100 1105 00 Bank code 430 609 67 Bank GLS Gemeinschaftsbank eG IBAN DE92 4306 0967 1100 1105 00 BIC GENODEM1GLS

To: Eric who wrote (23423)	9/16/2010 12:20:08 AM
From: TimF	1 Recommendation Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86352

In the U.S. an array only 90 miles square (per side) "90 square miles per side" is a nonsensical statement. You apparently mean a 90 mile per side square. That's 8100 square miles. OAbout 8 times the combined land area of the three largest (by population) cities in the US, that between them have over 15 million people. Or to express it another way its bigger than Road Island, and almost as big as Delaware. That doesn't include any room for fudge factors based on the estimates being optimistic, or for future growth in demand. Of course the real issue is the cost not the space, but the space is rather enormous.