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Published on November 14th, 2008 | by Amiel Blajchman

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World's Largest Solar Panel Manufacturing Plant to be Built in Dubai

November 14th, 2008 by  

thin film solarAccording to an article in the Khaleej Times, the Middle East’s largest photovoltaic manufacturing plant is going to be built in Dubai’s Technopark.

Construction is to start in November, and is scheduled to be completed at the end of 2010. The roughly 93 000 square meter manufacturing plant, Solar Technologies FZE, will be able to produce solar panels of up to 5.7 square meters.

Dilip Rahulan, Chairman and CEO of Solar Technologies:

The mission of Solar Technologies is to accelerate the adoption of solar photovoltaic by rapidly expanding manufacturing capacity and significantly reducing the cost of solar modules through innovations and manufacturing excellence.

Photo Credit: National Renewable Energy Laboratory

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About the Author

Amiel is the founder of the Globalis Group, an organization whose motto is "combining action and thought for a sustainable world." His experience includes working with the Canadian government on greenspace projects, sustainable development programs and on policy documents on issues as diverse as climate change, sustainable development, and the environmental and social impacts of transportation. He is listed on the UN’s Greenhouse Gas Inventory’s list of GHG experts, and has sat on the Canadian Environmental Certifications Board’s Greenhouse Gas Verification and Validation Certification committee.


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  • Rotimi

    I like this solar project. i am working on a project which i require solar panels that will be able to power street lights. can some one contact me pls. asap. and send me a quote and any information on solar plants.

  • Rotimi

    I like this solar project. i am working on a project which i require solar panels that will be able to power street lights. can some one contact me pls. asap. and send me a quote and any information on solar plants.

  • Mark

    So, does this mean our energy money will once again be going to the Middle East? After all, they’ll probably be able to scale their plant so huge their manufacturing costs will be far below ours. That is, if we ever get the ball rolling in our country.

  • Mark

    So, does this mean our energy money will once again be going to the Middle East? After all, they’ll probably be able to scale their plant so huge their manufacturing costs will be far below ours. That is, if we ever get the ball rolling in our country.

  • Paul Appleton

    http://www.power-technology.com/projects/Seville-Solar-Tower/

    Let the Arabs pound sand. We need to go with Pickens Plan. With all the DOE funding,one years amount could be used to set up these towers (as in Spain)on federal lands in the southwest and plugging into the grid. Don’t bail out detroit unless they make 50% of their fleets going forward as CNG & hybrid or fuel cell….and no exports for GM of hummers and the like

  • Paul Appleton

    http://www.power-technology.com/projects/Seville-Solar-Tower/

    Let the Arabs pound sand. We need to go with Pickens Plan. With all the DOE funding,one years amount could be used to set up these towers (as in Spain)on federal lands in the southwest and plugging into the grid. Don’t bail out detroit unless they make 50% of their fleets going forward as CNG & hybrid or fuel cell….and no exports for GM of hummers and the like

  • you are going to see some oil-rich countries in that region really flexing their muscles in solar soon. The Saudi’s are gearing up for some enormous solar thermal plants

  • you are going to see some oil-rich countries in that region really flexing their muscles in solar soon. The Saudi’s are gearing up for some enormous solar thermal plants

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