It remains to be seen whether the costs of CSP will fall low enough to be globally commercially competitive, and deliver cost-effective renewable power for Moroccan consumers.
After the failure of President Bill Clinton's effort to create universal health insurance in 1994, many experts thought that the private sector -- health maintenance organizations and other forms of managed care -- would deliver cost-efficient, high-quality medical care.
Alain Enthoven of Stanford University says that teaching doctors how to deliver cost-effective care will require a transformation in medical training.A long, cool self-appraisal by the medical profession is essential, but on its own it will not be sufficient.
Jason Mark, director of the clean vehicles program at the Union of Concerned Scientists, said, "With oil use increasing at alarming rates, President Bush should aggressively push conventional technologies that can deliver cost-effective savings today, as opposed to waiting two decades".
He is particularly excited by the potential to deliver cost-effective local services following the arrival of the BBC-backed YouView later this year, and appeared to be keen to make sure there is a level regulatory landscape on content across all platforms.
