On the heels of Turkey’s smart-grid connection to Europe, the country announces that it will host a new wind-turbine factory in the Western province. News moves quickly in the blogosphere. Roughly two weeks ago we reported Turkey’s new “smart-grid” connection…
Dubai’s designers protest a planned development project with this musical power plant If we continue to usurp every inch of undeveloped land in order to protect consumption, we will likewise destroy the very biodiversity upon which all life depends. Everything…
Better insulation and passive building techniques could go a long way to reducing energy demand An outsider would think that Egypt is roiling is soot and rooting around in the dark as the annual black cloud season begins and blackouts…
While Turkey’s clean, smart energy solutions and its pending grid connectivity to Europe are praiseworthy, can we cut back demand too? Critics of GE’s Ecomagination program – which is said to offer cleaner, smarter power solutions – claim that GE…
These mini-turbines are so quiet and so beautiful, you’ll want to put one on your roof Being small is no barrier for making big news. The Leviathan Energy Wind Lotus, the most aerodynamically efficient and cost-effective small vertical axis wind…
With a little boost from the World Bank, Egypt hopes wind energy will provide 20% of energy needs by the end of the decade Although Egypt continues to pursue a ruinous relationship with oil giant BP, it appears that some…
An earthquake inadvertently converts a statue into a musical installation; Dr. Duffey replicates the effect with his own designs We’ve seen some interesting, creative applications of alternative energy. There is the father and son team in Gaza who created their…
Windstalks are an interesting concept; but will they really work? Wind turbines, some of them as large as commercial airliners, have been receiving their fair share of attention recently as being viable producers of electricity in the Middle East and…
Need a place to park your solar panels or urban garden? SEGlet’s website offers a revolutionary crowdsourcing solution Real estate has taken on a whole new dimension. Urban and vertical farming is becoming more popular, as is solar and wind…
Abu Dhabi newspaper points out renewable energy costs and trends. That renewable energy is good for the environment we have known for a long time, and it’s becoming cheaper as well. An article The National, a newspaper based in Abu Dhabi…
