Small-Scale, Homemade Solar Panels & Wind Turbines in the Middle East (Under Threat)
March 14th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
First, here’s a great video of a cool COMET-ME (Community, Energy, and Technology in the Middle East) homemade wind turbine:
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Renewable Energy Investment Attractiveness: China #1, US #2, Germany #3
February 28th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Ernst & Young released its quarterly Country Attractiveness Indices report (CAI) for renewable energy today. There are some quite interesting observations
Solar PV Cost Competitive in Middle East, New Analysis Finds
February 8th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Andrew wrote a few weeks ago on Saudi Arabia perhaps becoming the next solar hotspot, and we've written a few pieces recently on big projects or ideas for projects in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. A new analysis by the Emirates Solar Industry Association (ESIA) and sponsored by international consultancy firm PwC contends that we may just be getting started with such stories, as solar photovoltaic (PV) power is now "cost competitive" with conventional fossil-fuel-based electricity generation (not even taking into account massive externalities)
Clean Links
January 30th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Some more top cleantech stories from around, to kick off the week
Desertec (HUGE Solar & Clean Energy Project) Moving Forward
November 1st, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
If you haven’t heard of Desertec yet, it’s about time you did. Desertec is a half-a-trillion-dollar renewable energy project (yes,
High-Speed Rail to Improve Social Cohesion and Economic Competitiveness
March 14th, 2010 | by Zachary Shahan
High-Speed Rail (HSR) attracts a lot of positive attention because of its speed, of course. But is this speed only
China Wants to Connect its High-Speed Rail to Europe (Largest Infrastructure Project in History)
March 13th, 2010 | by Zachary Shahan
China is clearly taking the lead on high-speed rail, but it is not satisfied just to have it within
Investors Getting Serious in London — $1 Billion Renewable Energy Fund
December 20th, 2009 | by Zachary Shahan
[social_buttons] A London-based green investment firm, Earth Capital Partners (ECP), aiming to create a €750 million ($1 billion) renewable energy
DESERTEC $555 Billion Renewable Energy Project Moving Forward
November 2nd, 2009 | by Zachary Shahan
The huge project to build a $555 billion renewable energy “belt” in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region,
Scientists Discover Rock That Can Absorb Carbon Dioxide Emissions Directly From the Air
November 10th, 2008 | by Andrew Williams
[social_buttons] Scientists at Columbia University have discovered that a rock found in the Middle East can be used to soak
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