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

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Austrian Space Forum Dispatches Mars Mission to Morocco!

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Solar Waterpods Could Help Sahara Nomads Purify Salty Water

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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

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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...

This Desalination Infographic is Like Taking Climate Change Advice from Shell

If Shell were to design a clever infographic with a bunch of facts, it would probably highlight the amount of fossil fuels the United...

Lebanese “Green Loan” Funded Solar Irrigation System Breaks Ground

When Fadi Jamaleddine decided to install a solar array on his farm in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, he wasn't thinking of the environment or global...

Japan Mines Seabed “Fire Ice” – The World’s Most Dangerous Source of Energy?

Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation, a Japanese state-owned prospecting company says it has successfully extracted methane gas from an undersea methane hydrate...

Markus Kayser’s Sun Cutter is Low-Tech Laser Cutter Powered Entirely by Sun

Anyone who loved the 3D Solar Sinter that uses the sun's energy to turn sand into functional glass objects will love the Sun Cutter....

Summer World Cup in Qatar Doesn’t Thrill FIFA Medical Chief

After months of debate about the wisdom of holding the 2022 World Cup football tournament in Qatar during the height of summer, FIFA's medical...

Masdar CEO Appointed Minister of State

By appointing the Chief Executive Officer of the country's leading renewable energy initiative as Minister of State, the oil and gas rich United Arab...

SunDwater Solar Mirrors Focuses the Sun to Make Dirty Water Clean

SunDwater's solar powered water distiller can convert polluted water like this into clean drinking water Chronic and even acute shortages of fresh drinking water is...

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