
																
																	Postcolonial theories meet energy studies: “Institutional orientalism” as a barrier for renewable electricity trade in the Mediterranean region
																
																
																
															Keywords: CO2; carbon dioxide; CSP; concentrating solar power; DII; desertec industrial initiative; DLR; German Aerospace Centre; DNI; direct normal irradiation; EU; European Union; GDP; gross domestic product; GHG; greenhouse gases; HVDC; high voltage direct curre