Renewable energy in the Mediterranean: a winning bet

Structural or geological factors combined with historical and geostrategic causes have helped create an unusual energy situation around the Mediterranean. Energy resources (i.e. oil, gas and sun) are concentrated in the southern area, while the northern countries, whose consumption is higher, possess the human skills, technology, experience and finances. This distribution of wealth naturally tends to suggest inter-dependence between both sides, through common work, cooperation and solidarity.