Saudi battles heat, dust to build solar power, save oil

[bloomington-lib]

1. They have a 100bn now. Why does it take two decades?

Their unemployment % would nose dive if they commit to reaching their 41GW goal earlier.




Somewhat related: IBM’s New Solar Desalination Tech Could Create Rivers in the Desert

Read more: IBM's New Solar Desalination Tech Could Create Rivers in the Desert
http://inhabitat.com/ibm-saudi-researchers-team-up-on-solar-powered-desalination-technology/

"Living in the desert comes with major advantages and disadvantages — excess solar power and not enough water, to be more specific. Now IBM and Saudi Arabia’s King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology are teaming up to solve the water problem with solar-powered desalination technology. Eventually, the two organizations hope to construct a desalination plant in Al Khafji, Saudi Arabia that can harness sunlight to generate 7.9 million gallons of water daily — enough for 100,000 people."