Originally published on Sustainnovate. The MENA region — comprised of the Middle East and North Africa — will see a net benefit of $750 billion if the region’s current 2030 renewable energy targets are achieved, according to the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) director general Adnan Amin. The comments — … [continued]
Much has been made of renewable energy growth targets recently made by key Middle Eastern countries such as Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Clearly, when oil-rich nations start pouring money into renewable energy, a global energy transition is ashift. However, it’s worth putting these investments into … [continued]
Yes, remarkable but true, and a sign of the fast changing times: the International Renewable Energy Agency will establish its global HQ in the United Arab Emirates.
Desertec, an organization founded in Germany three years ago in order to boost renewable energy supply through the power of Middle East and North African wind and sun energy supplies, needs to have some mini worldwide projects in order to prove the concept and increase the overall credibility of … [continued]
This is a great post from a Facebook friend of mine that I thought was worth a full repost. It was originally published on examiner.com and has been reposted with permission: Why do Americans continue pursuing hazardous deepwater oil and fracked gas, when the Middle Eastern members of the Organization … [continued]
Ernst & Young released its quarterly Country Attractiveness Indices report (CAI) for renewable energy today. There are some quite interesting observations regarding the state of and projections for renewable energy (and specific renewable energy sectors) within the report, but the ranking of the top countries in the index remains the same: … [continued]
Hot on the heels of Dubai announcing a 1-GW, $3.27 billion solar energy investment, German and Swiss private equity investment companies are planning a $2 billion investment in solar energy generation and manufacturing in the southeast Arabian peninsula nation of Oman.
