africa is building a whole lot of solar panels to secure its energy supply. it’s cheaper than fossil fuels, decentralized, doesn’t require much of a grid. and works even when the officials are corrupted.

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    24 days ago

    It was a bit from the book: they needed a massive amount of sunlight to “charge” the astrophage fuel they bred, so they converted most of the desert for the purpose.