Sunshine has been the Mediterranean economy's lifeblood, and the solar power industry is expanding, especially in Spain and Portugal.
阳光一直是地中海的经济命脉，而太阳能产业正在扩大，在西班牙和葡萄牙尤其明显。
But the most ambitious solar project is in north Africa. The Desertec Industrial Initiative is a plan to build a network of solar plants and wind farms stretching for hundreds of kilometres across the desert and connected to a grid that will carry power round or under the Mediterranean sea to Europe.
但是大多数雄厚的太阳能项目在非洲北部。沙漠产业行动计划将建立太阳能电站和风力发电厂网，穿越沙漠延伸数百公里，并连接到一个网格，将地中海周边或海下的的能源运往欧洲。
Desertec - backed by more than 10 companies, including German insurer Munich Re, Deutsche Bank, Siemens and utilities RWE and Eon - is likely to cost about $400bn (
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