Solar or wind energy would be quite suitable as energy sources in a desert.
Solar energy is best suited to desert areas with almost unlimited sunshine.
Plants from the division Magnoliophyta are well suited for desert life.
The sun is the major source of energy in the desert as well as most other biomes on earth.
They live near the Sahara desert, but lions are better suited for the savannas that surround the Sahara, and that is where most are found.
One reason their suited for desert life because camels have broad,flat, leathery pads on their feet son their feet don't go through the sand.
The Atacama desert
The Atacama desert
The Atacama desert
Producing electricity
Tidal energy depends on the change of tides in the ocean. Unless a desert is along a suitable coastline there would be no tidal energy to harness in a desert.
All regions near the equator receive about the same amount of solar energy but the Atacama desert gets the most.