Tapping the renewable energy market in the Middle East
Finance is continuously changing and with many Islamic banks reanalyzing their strategies, one sector remains untapped. Renewable energy including hydropower,...
Renewable Energy
Makkah to establish SR 2.4 billion solar energy project
Makkah municipality will establish a mega solar energy project, costing about SR 2.4 billion, to produce about 100 megawatt of...
Market for concentrated photovoltaic systems 'to double'
The concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) market is forecast to double in 2012 and reach almost 90 MW or $325 million worldwide,...
Seaborne power generation idea floated in ME
A power-generating system designed for remote offshore operations that could cut costs and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 40 per...
Saudi firm wins $1 billion Morocco solar plant contract
Morocco awarded a Saudi-led consortium a $1 billion contract to build a 160 megawatt solar power plant, the first in...
Climate change 'could kill 100 million by 2030'
More than 100 million people will die and global economic growth will be cut by 3.2 percent of gross domestic...
Oman’s Sohar refinery awards RO7.3m deal to Alstom
The Tender Board has awarded a contract to Alstom, for reducing the emissions of the breaking units at Sohar refinery....
Kuwait starts project of National Center for Renewable Energy
The execution of Kuwait's ambitious KD 70 million-worth National Center for Renewable Energy Research and Applications kicked off, the Project...
New Saudi mega projects proposed to comply with green building requisites
The design, construction and operation of new mega projects in Saudi Arabia must comply with the environmental assessments and green...
Saudi Arabia joins AHSRAE in 'Shaping Tomorrow's Built Environment'
During a meeting that took place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on August 28-29, 2012 between representatives of The American Society...
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