Abstract. In this contribution a particular attention is beinggiven to the joint event that bring together the relevant parties, University of Sciences and Technology of Oran (USTO-MB), six Japanese Universities, Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA), Japan Science and Technology Agency (JSTA), University of Saida and the URER/MS Renewable Energy Centre of Adrar to develop a long-term vision and strategy to boost the ideas for the realisation and the development of the Sahara Solar Breeder (SSB) project. The Science Council of Japan (SCJ) proposed the SSB plan at the G8+5 Academies' meeting in Rome in 2009, and appealed for international cooperation to solve the global energy and ecological issues [1]. The SSB plan starts from basic material research on innovative solar Si technology (more than and beyond Siemens processes) and High critical Temperature Superconducting Cables (HT c SC) for DC transmission in order to speed up the electric superhighway. The generated electricity from SSB, made up of a network of Very Large Scale-PV Power Systems in Sahara desert, will have to be transferred to the North Africa, then Europe, Africa, and ultimately the rest of the world, via HT c SC that can provide, in compact dimension, firm capacity for base load, intermediate and peaking power, effectively complementing conventional electricity sources. Because HT c SC are compact and can transmit a large amount of electric power (up to 10 times as much power as conventional electric power transmission cable), it can utilize more effectively congested underground space where a lot of piping and other units already exist. This project will also tackle the key challenges and issues related to the field of PV putting forward the USTO-MB perspective and promoting its R/D activities by a collaborative research plan between Japan and Algeria. In addition to the wellrecognized two values of vast land and sunshine, the desert of Algeria has the third value, sand, for its main component, SiO 2 .
In this contribution a particular attention is being given to the strategic objective for the establishment of a North Africa (NA) countries cooperation on water and clean energy superhighway as the solution to regional energy challenges, water shortages, climate change and other environmental problems arising from the current fossil-fuel heavy global energy paradigm. Advanced and technical know-how and resources of Japan, through the Sahara Solar Breeder (SSB) project, can facilitate to achieve sustainable development in the region, cooperation to accelerate and expand its research activity with ambitious quantitative targets for solutions between the growing water crisis in NA and energy resources (fossil and renewables energies (RE)). With global energy demand set to rise significantly over the next 15 years, there will be a pressing need for fresh investment in new output capacity across the entire water/energy supply chain. It is still believed and emphasized that Photovoltaic (PV) will be a significant contributor within a portfolio of energy sources in the coming 10 to 20 years and that SSB is providing science and technology that are poised to play a transformative role in providing clean and sustainable water/energy for the whole world. Japan's energy/water innovative strategy for NA is encouraging since problems cannot be solved by one country alone hence local, regional and global cooperation is crucial.
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