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noviembre 2013

Dubai produces the first solar stained glass in the world

On 18 November Emirates Glass belonging to Dubai Investments launched glass panels to produce electricity from solar energy. It is expected that the new product, whose demand on world markets

US$237 billion a year in energy subsidies in the Middle East and North Africa

Badr Jaafar , president of the development company Crescent Petroleum belonging to the Al Hilal Group, analyzed the main findings of the report recently published by the Energy Security Council

According to a Ernst & Young survey, the United Arab Emirates is the most attractive market for clean technologies in the region

The results of a survey by Ernst & Young on clean technologies in the Middle East and North Africa, in collaboration with the Council of Clean Energy Industries (CEBC) and

Two billion pounds to generate electricity from wind power early next year

The Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Energy, Imam Ahmad affirmed that at the beginning of next year a project will be launched to generate electricity from wind power with a

Morocco obtains a loan from Germany of €654 million for a solar energy project

Morocco signed an agreement with the German Development Bank (KfW) for a loan of €654 million to finance part of the construction of two power plants that run on solar

Perspective on sustainable energy in Arab countries

A report on Sustainable Energy in Arab countries was published at the opening of the annual congress of the Arab Forum for Environment and Development (AFED), held on 28 -29

Palestine aims to produce 10% of its energy from its renewable energy sources

According to the Palestinian National Strategy of Renewable Energy, this figure should be reached in 2020. The plan considers the construction of power plants with a total potential of 130MW

New renewable projects in Mauritania

The Mauritanian government submitted a bill to Parliament to approve a loan agreement signed between Mauritania and France for the construction of a solar plant that will cover the electricity

Bahrain prepares for the future by planning with renewable energy

The Electricity and Water Authority has launched an experimental project to produce 3MW of solar energy and 2MW of wind energy. Although it is expected that the country will have

The solar production capacity of the UAE will reach 20GW

During the MENASOL 2013 fair (14-15 May, Dubai), Steven Griffith, the CEO of Initiatives at the Masdar  Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) and a member of the Emirati Council