Australia is planning to build the world's largest solar farm in their northern desert. Singapore will be the main purchaser of the electricity and will be connected to the solar farm via the worlds longest undersea power cable.
Ah, I remember reading a couple reports before on a similar topic - of using PV-generated electricity to synthesize green hydrogen. There was a case that made it economically feasible though I admittedly skimmed it.
Might as well use the desert I suppose, and energy consumption per capita in Australia is among the highest so it makes sense. The UK made *plans* to harness green energy through a combination of wind, solar and tidal power but can't do it nearly as efficiently as most countries due to the climate and geography. Go look at countries like Spain and Turkey and see how common PV generation is there, there's no comparison - its that common. In the UK PV-generation is difficult to work with for lack of constant sun. Wind turbines are very inefficient but its a way to make jobs and for the government to show their green thumb even if its stuck up their arse half the time. Tidal energy is proposed for the Severn (pic related) but I doubt they'll ever actually deliver it. Apparently my hometown is home to the world's largest windfarm though: ft.com/content/ece29089-2455-45dd-ac07-12d051dffc4b Always tickles me when the council emphasise it as if the town itself isn't polluted and derelict as hell.