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HH General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi (left), HH Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan National Security Advisor...

Building Integrated Photovoltaics Slash Energy Costs in Abu Dhabi

Dieter Moor of ertex solar examines the installation of his company's solar project in Al Ain. Finally the Middle East is attuned to the numerous...

Army Junk Sunk as Artificial Reefs off Lebanese Coast – Fish Tanks?!?

The Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Lebanon has seen better days. Elders might recall a time when the water was clear and teeming...

Enormous Planet Solar Ship Pops into Morocco for a Fast Four Days

The world's largest solar-powered ship has been out of commission for a while, but she's back in business for her first 2013 Port of...

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Saudi Arabia Nanomaterials Inspired by the Lotus

Lotus flowers were once considered sacred in Egypt and parts of Asia. They hold a secret to a clean nanotechnology. Like the ancient blue pigment...

Turkey Joins the Solar Wagon With a Massive Rooftop Array

Much ado has been made of the great solarization of Gulf countries such as Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi, but Turkey has made some...

Ancient Egyptian Blue Pigment Leads to Nanotech Breakthrough

For ancient Egyptians blue was the color of rebirth. Today their chemical invention of artificial lapiz lazuli means new advances for lights, lasers and...

Green Deserts – The Saltwater Revolution (An Ode to Innovation)

We are not alone in our awe of the Sahara Forest Project (SFP), which has already built a pilot project in Qatar that...

Austrian Space Forum Dispatches Mars Mission to Morocco!

Mars is red and so is the Sahara desert, but the similarities between the two run deeper than that. Which is why the Austrian...

Solar Waterpods Could Help Sahara Nomads Purify Salty Water

A former sailor, Alain Thibault knows what it means to pine after fresh water, so he designed a portable desalination device that uses the...

Futek’s Solar Cell Plants Shrink Egypt’s Fossil Fuel Addiction

 Futek is about to break ground on a new solar cell manufacturing plant in Egypt, which is expected to cost roughly USD 3 million...

Dusting Off Solar Panels With an Electric Charge

Dubai is prone to frequent dust storms. A new solar panel dust particle remover made in Israel boosts power and cleans off dust at...

Nanophotonic Building Panels Beam Sunlight and Heat into Cold Space

We've developed a new type of structure that reflects the vast majority of sunlight, while at the same time it sends heat into that coldness, which cools manmade structures even in the day time

Internationally Funded $1 Billion Solar Plant Planned for Upper Egypt

Upper Egypt, which actually lies in the southern half of the country below the Nile Delta, is preparing to build a $1 billion solar...

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