Japan’s Marubeni Reveals Plans For 1.18 Gigawatt Solar Project In UAE
A Japanese company has reported that it will work on one of the largest solar power projects in the Middle East.
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100 MW Solar Power Plant Tender Opened In Dubai, UAE
The state utility company of Dubai, the Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA), has officially opened a tender for a solar power plant 100 MW in size. The tender is for the second phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The first phase of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar … [continued]
Solar Resource Mapping For The Middle East (CT Exclusive Video)
Continuing my return to Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week*, here’s another video I’ve been stingily holding on to. Basically, folks from Masdar Institute, IRENA, and other organizations are working on some solar resource mapping for countries in the Middle East (initially, for the UAE; now, for Saudi Arabia). Some initial solar resource mapping … [continued]
500 MW Rooftop Solar Scheme To Be Submitted To Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi’s electricity regulator is aiming to obtain 7% of the city’s electricity from renewable power sources, and it hopes to implement a rooftop solar scheme to help attain that goal. This will be proposed to the Executive Council in early 2014. The solar rooftop scheme is to generate 500 … [continued]
Middle East–Africa Solar PV Demand Will Increase 625% This Year
Yes, oil and natural gas are still king in the Middle East-Africa region, but solar energy is on the rise across the region, as governments, private sector businesses and international organizations are laying the foundation for industry development and sustainable growth, developments that could yield tremendous benefits socially and environmentally.
World’s Largest Concentrating Solar Power Plant Launches In Abu Dhabi
The world’s largest concentrating solar power (CSP) plant was launched today, an announcement I received on email a few minutes ago tells me. As regular CleanTechnica readers will remember, we’ve covered this 100 MW CSP Plant — Shams 1 — a few times, and Marika Krakowiak and I even got … [continued]
For Its HQ, The International Renewable Energy Agency Chooses… Abu Dhabi?!
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.
Top 10 Solar Power Stories Of 2012
What were the top solar power stories of 2012? Here’s my list — chime in below if you think differently or have anything to add. 10. Giant US CSP power plants move along as planned, ready for completion in 2013. While we didn’t see any big CSP power plants … [continued]
Middle Eastern Countries Turning to Solar, Wind, Other Renewables — What Do They Know?
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]
UAE’s Dubai Launches 1-Gigawatt Solar Power Project
Arabian Gulf Coast countries are beginning to get more serious about investing in clean, renewable energy. The United Arab Emirates’ state of Dubai is investing more than $3 billion dollars to build a solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) plant with a 1-gigawatt planned capacity. An initial 10 megawatts is scheduled to come on-line by the end of 2013.
