The Desertec Initiative as well as the visions and competencies represented by the consortium behind it, will be one of the special attractions of the Glass Performance Days on June 17 - 20, 2011 in Tampere, Finland. Mr Ralf Christian, CEO of the Power Distribution Division of Siemens AG Energy Sector has offered and confirmed that Siemens will provide a Smart Grid & Desertec briefing to the GPD audience in an Opening Keynote Speech at the Conference.

Desertec, in combination with an intelligent power grid infrastructure, is an excellent example of how advanced and emerging technology and complementing competencies can make imaginary long-time visions feasible, says Mr Ralf Christian. The Desertec initiative encapsules state-of-the-art solar technology but also all the infrastructure and power transmission know-how that can benefit both the energy requirements of Europe and the needs of the growing economies in Northern Africa. It is also a prime example of how different technologies can support one another in an environmentally friendly, holistic total energy solution for a large area. Solar power, with all its emerging technologies CSP, PV etc., connects with different wind park projects through high-efficiency HVDC power distribution grids that can meet an estimated 15% of Europe´ s electrical energy requirements and do this on a sustainable and economically feasible industrial scale.

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