The Desertec project continues to move forward, with the signing of a new memorandum of understanding between the Moroccan government and the Desertec Foundation. This new agreement strengthens the current plans to build a massive series of solar power plants in the northern part of Morocco which will supply … [continued]
Speaking to AFP on the sidelines of a conference in Marrakesh, Deputy Energy Minister Mohammed Zniber said that his country is “very confident” of finding the investment necessary to build massive solar plants in its southern desert regions.
“Our target is that in 2020, 42 percent of our power supply will come from renewable energy, including 14 percent from solar,” he said […]
Despite publishing about 75 articles in the past week, there are still a ton of big news stories we couldn’t get to that we wouldn’t want you to miss. Here’s a summary post on some wind energy, energy efficiency, and other cleantech news from the past week: Wind Energy … [continued]
In writing about yet another huge wind project being put out to bid by Morocco this morning, I started to look at California’s own renewable targets. It might seem odd to compare the two, but here is why the thought arose to compare the two.
Morocco has a relatively small population of 32 million, or about the same as California’s population of 33 million, and the two have in some ways, comparable targets for renewables, which makes for an interesting comparison.
