The ‘sun belt’ region has been coined as the emerging solar market for several years, up to this point the large potential for renewable resources in the Middle East has remained largely untapped. This is especially true of solar power; it’s potential in the MENA region alone far exceeds global electricity demand.
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates-The Secretary of State of the United States of America, Hon. Hillary Rodham Clinton, recently delivered a speech at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology campus – the Middle East’s first graduate research institution dedicated to innovations in clean energy located at Masdar City – affirming the strong relationship between [...]
Siemens is again taking an active part in the World Future Energy Summit (WFES), the leading renewable energy conference in the Middle East. The summit, held from January 17-20, 2011 in Abu Dhabi, has established itself as a platform for industry leaders to present concepts and solutions for energy supply of the future. Siemens, being [...]
Schneider Electric has announced it will showcase a range of new assets, including its energy efficiency initiatives and solutions, at the World Future Energy Summit 2011 (WFES 2011), the world’s largest conference and exhibition on renewable and future energy solutions, in Abu Dhabi.
In a guide to U.S. exhibitors attending the World Future Energy Summit, the President of the United States of America, Barack Obama, acknowledged the role of Abu Dhabi’s WFES in increasing economic growth and creating jobs. The letter follows on from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s visit to Masdar on Monday.
The Zayed Future Energy Prize, recently announced the top 40 entries to compete for the 2011 Prize. The Prize is the most prestigious and internationally recognised award for innovation, performance and leadership in sustainable and renewable energy projects. Entries from 13 nations have been selected for their contribution to sustainable and renewable energy solutions. The [...]
The Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry will launch testing of air-cooling technology that makes use of solar thermal power in the United Arab Emirates as early as this spring. The trials will be conducted over a three-year period by Japan’s New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization in partnership with an Abu Dhabi [...]
Kuwait Petroleum Corporation (KPC) and the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) have consented for launching the phase II of solar generation project to the Kuwaiti oil sector, Kuwait News Agency reported. The objective of the project is to conduct solar energy applications across the Kuwaiti oil sector on experimental basis to measure actual performance [...]
SunPower Corp. (Nasdaq: SPWRA, SPWRB) has announced the construction of a 1-megawatt solar power system on the roof of the Masdar Institute building, Masdar City, located on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi. The system is installed on a canopy structure that provides shade for the roof terrace as well as clean, renewable solar power for [...]
Foster Wheeler AG is a global engineering and construction contractor and power equipment supplier which prides itself on delivering technically advanced, reliable facilities and equipment. The company announced today that a subsidiary of its Global Power Group has been awarded a contract to design and supply a solar steam generator system (preheaters, drum-type evaporators, and [...]
SolFocus and Vision Electro Mechanical Company to Build the Largest Solar Power Plant of its Kind in Saudi Arabia Project is milestone for the commercialization of concentrator photovoltaic (CPV) technology in the Middle East Bahra, Saudi Arabia and Mountain View, Calif., October 25, 2010 – SolFocus, the leading developer of Concentrator Photovoltaic (CPV) solar systems, [...]
To follow up on an article that we wrote yesterday about the growing relationship between oil companies and the solar energy industry we bring your attention to another oil giant , namely Chevron. Chevron Qatar Energy Technology, an affiliate of Chevron Corporation, and GreenGulf Inc.), a Qatar-based renewable energy and clean technology company, this year [...]
The first of its kind and the largest Solar Thermal Energy plant is being planned for construction in the Middle East. Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s multi-faceted initiative advancing the development, commercialisation and deployment of renewable and alternative energy technologies and solutions, has appointed the bidding consortium of Total and Abengoa Solar as a partner to own, [...]
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