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$12.7 Billion for Transmission in Europe (Boon for Wind & Solar Energy)
The European Commission recently confirmed that €9.1 billion ($12.7 billion) for transmission networks would be included in the EU’s 2014-2020 budget plans. This is part of a €50-billion ($70-billion)...
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Desertec (HUGE Solar & Clean Energy Project) Moving Forward
If you haven’t heard of Desertec yet, it’s about time you did. Desertec is a half-a-trillion-dollar renewable energy project (yes, I said trillion) planned for Northern Africa, the Middle East, and...
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Exclusive Pictures from Green Prophet: Egypt’s Kuraymat Solar in Operation
Among the few rewards of blogging are the field trips supplied to see clean energy technology in action. On one such bloggers’ clean tech tour last summer in Finland, I met the (then very pregnant)...
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World Bank Group Co-Finances Morocco’s Ouarzazate 500 MW Solar Thermal Power...
The World Bank Group is providing $300 million in loans to co-finance Ouarzazate, a 500 MW Concentrated Solar Power Plant that would be one of the largest in the world upon completion. The World Bank...
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Cleantech Biz & Products News
Other than our own stories, here are 8 notable cleantech business and product stories: 1. Gamesa Opens 6th Factory in China Gamesa, a large wind turbine company from Spain, has opened its 6th wind...
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Solar Energy From the Sahara Desert Could Power the World – But Will It?
Sunlight in the Sahara Desert could power the world. The project to accomplish this is Desertec. a set of plans for a massive network of solar and wind farms stretching across Solar Energy From the...
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Big Solar and Big Wind to Meet in Abu Dhabi for World Future Energy Summit
From the 16th to the 19th of January, twenty renewable energy and cleantech developers from across Egypt, Ghana, India, Jordan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, UAE and USA will showcase cutting-edge...
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New 20-MW Solar Thermal Plant Eats its Own Energy
The solar company GDT Tek is planning a 20-megawatt solar array in Desert Hot Springs, California, and the design indicates how the solar industry is heading toward a business model that squeezes every...
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“Within 6 Hours Deserts Receive More Energy from the Sun than Humankind...
This is a nice quote from the Desertec site, featured on the image above, that I thought made for another nice, short weekend share. And, of course, that’s a pretty stunning statistic. Any wonder why...
View ArticleGermany and Morocco Establish New Renewable Energy Partnership
A joint declaration of the intent to found a bilateral energy partnership was recently announced by Germany’s Federal Minister of Economics and Technology and Morocco’s Minister of Energy, Mines,...
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Desertec Project Continues Moving Forward, Moroccan Government Signs New...
The Desertec project continues to move forward, with the signing of a new memorandum of understanding between the Moroccan government and the Desertec Foundation. This new agreement strengthens the...
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Algeria Targets 22,000 MW Of Renewable Energy By 2030
North African country Algeria is upping the ante in the renewable energy game. According to a recent PV-Tech article, the country hopes to have 22 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy online by the...
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Help Wanted: Desertec Looking For Pilot Wind & Solar Projects
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...
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Middle East And North Africa To Reach 3.5 GW Of Solar Power Capacity By 2015
According to a recent report published by GTM Reserach the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region will be installing nearly 3.5 GW of solar capacity by 2015. The study was conducted in...
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EU Is Burning More Coal, Looks To “Burn” Seawater Instead
Europe’s use of coal has been going up, not down, but it’s not all bad news. The trend looks to be short-lived as mammoth wind farms and the DESERTEC international solar project come on line, and now a...
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20 Solar, Wind, EV, & Other Tech/Energy Stories Not To Miss
Here are some more cleantech and climate policy stories we wouldn’t want you all to miss: Clean Energy First Solar Becomes Desertec Investor Clean Power Finance Partners Comprise Up To 80 Percent Of...
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Desertec Foundation Leaving Desertec Industrial Initiative
This article was first published on Lenz Blog. The Desertec Foundation just announced that they are leaving the Desertec Industrial Initiative. There probably are some reasons for such a step, which...
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Solar & Wind News Roundup (Most Efficient Solar Panels, Surprising Solar...
We do our best to keep you addicted to solar and wind energy news. It’s important. We think. To keep you reading good cleantech news and commentary until our next run of stories, check out the links...
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New Membrane Could Be Game Changer For Fuel Cell Vehicles
The last time we caught up with 3M, the expert in all things sticky was busy at work on a federal grant to improve solar energy technologies, so it’s no surprise to find the company charging ahead on...
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REDIMENA — Desertec Developing Investment Vehicle To Support Renewable Energy...
The Desertec Industrial Initiative (Dii) is currently in the process of developing an investment vehicle to support renewable energy development in the MENA region. Dii is aiming for the project —...
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Half a Trillion Dollars to Build Huge Desertec Plan?
Desertec has for years been just the pipe dream of an international network of scientists and engineers; an example of some seriously out-of-the-box thinking on climate change prevention. It is the...
View ArticleDesertec Project – a sound alternative to Russian gas pipelines?
Energy demand in Europe is not growing as fast as in other parts of the world but it still constitutes a significant portion of global energy demand. Europe’s share of global primary energy demand is...
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Spanish Solar Company Abengoa to Supply Desertec
Abengoa Solar has signed an agreement to join as a founding member of the inspirational Desertec idea to supply Europe and Africa electricity from a chain of huge solar thermal projects in the Sahara....
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DESERTEC $555 Billion Renewable Energy Project Moving Forward
The huge project to build a $555 billion renewable energy “belt” in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, funded largely by German companies, moved another step forward a few days ago. The...
View ArticleEnergy Efficiency, Net Zero, Plug-Ins & More Win-Win Opportunities
With the United States of America’s ever-mounting trade and budget deficits, unemployment above 10 percent (and, dependent on counting, un- and under-employment above 20 percent), looming peak oil and...
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New Solar Thermal Plant in Egypt Could Yield Clue to Sucess of Massive...
A pyramid-scale solar power plant is well under way in Kuraymat, Egypt, and the 150 megawatt giant could prove to be a key indicator for the success of a much larger project such as the pharaohs could...
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Arizona's Largest Commercial Rooftop Solar System Will Clock in at a Whopping...
In a clear sign of things to come, the state of Arizona is set to host a gigantic 2.4 megawatt solar installation on the roof of a food warehouse packed with energy-gobbling refrigerated space. The...
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Sahara Desert Solar Project (Not DESERTEC) to Power Half the World by 2050?...
If you haven’t heard about this project yet, it is a HUGE, renewable energy project with a ton of cool features. The Sahara Solar Breeder Project is its name, though it has also been referred to as the...
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Molecular Sandwich Could Boost Solar Cell Efficiency by 35%
Working on a molecular level, scientists at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory and the University of Colorado are developing a crystalline “sandwich” that could increase the efficiency of solar...
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The Desertec Sahara Solar Dream Didn’t Die After All — It’s Baaaack…
The dream of shipping endless watts of solar power from the Sahara Desert to Europe is still alive thanks to Tunisia and Nur Energie
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