Saudis eye solar-power exports to Europe - a new concept to the term "pipe-line"

Saudi Arabia may have been the world's top oil producer for longer than many people have been alive, but now it is turning its sights to a new type of energy to export: solar power.

People in Egypt and even Europe could one day turn on their lights with electricity transmitted from the vast bank of solar power stations that Saudi Arabia aims to build in coming years, according to a senior Saudi official and others familiar with the kingdom's plans ... READ MORE

Released by the Financial Times - 7 December 2012