Specialist distributor Donauer Solartechnik is opening a branch in Muscat, the capital of Oman, on 1 February. The solar company from Gilching near Munich is a partner in the joint venture with Saleh Ahmed Al Badi, who will direct the Donauer branch in Muscat. Previously, he was member of the executive board of Haya Water, [...]
WAM Dubai, UAE. Under the guidance and patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, the Supreme Council of Energy (SCE) for Dubai has launched the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. This is a leading project implemented by the [...]
Riyadh , Saudi Arabia – January 8, 2012: The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia plans to derive 10 per cent of its electrical supply from the sun by 2020 and eventually emerge as the world’s largest source of solar energy. The Saudi Government hopes that the country will be able to generate 5 gigawatts of solar [...]
In order to serve the markets in the Middle East, the Austrian solar thermal manufacturer TiSUN has founded the subsidiary TiSUN GCC FZC in Dubai at the beginning of December 2011. “The countries on the Arabian Gulf are among the sunniest regions in the world. With nine hours per day, the amount of sunshine is [...]
The new solar power plant Gemasolar in Fuentes Andalucia, Spain was officially inaugurated yesterday by His Majesty the King of Spain Juan Carlos I and His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Deputy Supreme Commander of the United Arab Emirates Armed Forces in Fuentes Andalucia, Spain. Owned by [...]
FREMONT, Calif. and MUSCAT, Oman Building on the launch of its solar enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project with Berry Petroleum earlier this year, GlassPoint Solar announced today the award of a contract to build a 7 MW solar EOR system for Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the national oil company of Oman. PDO, the largest producer [...]
Chiyoda and Archimede Solar Energy Sign Cooperation Agreement to Develop CSP Plant Projects in MENA Region Japan’s leading engineering and construction firm, today announces that Chiyoda has reached Cooperation Agreement with an Italian company, Archimede Solar Energy (“ASE”) to jointly explore business opportunities for concentrated solar power (“CSP”) plant projects in the Middle East and [...]
Telvent will design, install and manage the distributed control system (DCS) for Shams Power Co.’s Shams-1 solar thermal power plant in Madinat Zayed, 75 miles southwest of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.
By 2020, the Moroccan Government will invest euro 8 billion into renewable energies. In addition, the German Government supports the so called solarplan with more than euro 43 million.
Qatar Petroleum and Shell today announced the first flow of dedicated offshore gas into the Pearl Gas-To-Liquid plant located in Ras Laffan Industrial City in the State of Qatar.
Mott MacDonald’s role as lenders’ engineer on Shams 1, one of the largest concentrated solar power (CSP) projects in the world, has reached a key milestone with the announcement that it has achieved financial close. The US$600 million deal is the largest solar project transaction in the world to date and combines financing from 10 [...]
Oman-based Phoenix Solar L.L.C., a subsidiary of Phoenix Solar AG an international photovoltaic system integrator listed on the German TecDAX, is to build a solar park with a peak power of 3.5 megawatts for the Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco). Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil producing company, commissioned Phoenix Solar last year to [...]
Clean energy cooperation between the United States and the United Arab Emirates continues to strengthen as the U.S. DOE and Masdar begin to unveil collaborative initiatives.
First Solar Thermal Power Plant in Southeast Asia is Fully Operational
Torresol Energy Launches Commercial Operations of Twin Solar Thermal Plants in Spain
Solar Alliance and SEIA Merge to Establish U.S. Solar policies at the State Level
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit Pushes Start Button at First Solar Thermal Power Plant in Thailand
Thai Deputy Prime Minister Yongyuth Wichaidit pushes start button at first solar thermal power plant in Thailand built with Solarlite’s unique technology
New Concentrated Solar Thermal Technology Uses Considerably Resources than any Other CSP technology
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