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INDC Heroes & Villains: Part 4

April 8th, 2015 | by Sandy Dechert

So who’s left on the villains list — the roster of top national polluters in the developed world who have [&hellip

Dubai Launches Rooftop Solar Program, Without Any Size Limits

March 17th, 2015 | by Anand Upadhyay

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority has launched a solar rooftop and net metering program as part of a new initiative called “Shams [&hellip

SkyPower Mulls 3 GW Renewable Energy Capacity In Egypt

February 27th, 2015 | by Mridul Chadha

One of the leading clean energy project developers in the world, SkyPower, is planning to expand to its footprint in [&hellip

New Study Shows Solar Energy Soon To Be Cheapest Option

February 26th, 2015 | by Joshua S Hill

Solar power is set to become the cheapest power source in many parts of the world by 2025, according to [&hellip

Catalyzing Action At The September 2014 UN Climate Summit

September 29th, 2014 | by Sandy Dechert

Almost everyone in the media has taken a stab at summarizing, if not snap-judging, the results of Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s [&hellip

Middle East North Africa Area To See Renewable Energy Boom

March 10th, 2014 | by Joshua S Hill

The trade association behind the DESERTEC Concept of the same name has said that the Middle East and North Africa [&hellip

REDIMENA — Desertec Developing Investment Vehicle To Support Renewable Energy Development In The MENA Region

November 7th, 2013 | by James Ayre

The Desertec Industrial Initiative (Dii) is currently in the process of developing an investment vehicle to support renewable energy development [&hellip

Our Energy Transition, Away From Fossil Fuels

October 5th, 2013 | by Guest Contributor

Originally published on Mosaic. By Aven Satre-Meloy

Demand Response Could Double To 155.4 GW Worldwide By 2020

July 29th, 2013 | by Silvio Marcacci

Demand response could more than double to 21.9 million sites and 155.4GW of potential power demand curtailment capacity worldwide by 2020, predicts a new report from Navigant Research

Solar News: Solar At 11 Euro Cents In Germany, Solar Benefits Residents, Polish Feed-In Tariff Reviewed…

February 4th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan

If you’re solar obsessed, beyond our own solar power stories from the past week or so, you may also want [&hellip

Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Summary & Opening Ceremony Highlights (Including Videos Of Kids’ Speeches)

January 18th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan

The 6th Annual World Future Energy Summit (WFES) and first ever Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) just wrapped up. With approximately [&hellip

Middle East And North Africa To Reach 3.5 GW Of Solar Power Capacity By 2015

January 16th, 2013 | by Mridul Chadha

According to a recent report published by GTM Reserach the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will be installing [&hellip

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 [&hellip

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)

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Twin Solar Thermal Plants Commence Operation in Spain

February 6th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan

Two identical 50-MW solar thermal power plants just went into operation in Spain in January. They, the Valle 1 and Valle 2, are located in San José del Valle in Cadiz (in the South of Spain). They are being operated by Torresol Energy, and the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contract for the two projects, as well as 100% of the technology and engineering, were provided by SENER, which now has 24 solar thermal power plants representing 1,500 MWe of power installed or under construction in Spain, US and India