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GlassPoint Uses Solar Mirrors to Loosen Dirty Oil in Oman

California-based GlassPoint Solar has installed an unconventional concentrating solar power (CSP) plant in Oman. Comprised of rows of six meter tall steel mirrors encased...

Jordan’s Feed-in-Tariff for Renewable Energy is an Arab World First

Jordan is the first country in the Arab world to offer its residents an opportunity to earn money through feed-in-tariffs (FITs). The Electricity Regulatory...

Founders of Israel’s Arava to Solarize Developing Countries

Founders of the Arava Power Company in Israel have started a new firm that will focus on bringing renewable energy to countries in the...

Climate Change to Worsen Migrant Workers’ Lives in Qatar

Trade unionists have used the COP18 discussions in Qatar to bring the silent but disturbing plight of migrant workers to light. While the emirate...

Date Palm Leaves Scrub Pharmaceuticals From Hospital Wastewater

Omani scientists have discovered that date palm leaves - the bamboo of the Middle East - can be used to scrub the pernicious pharmaceuticals from...

Qatar to Spend Up to $20 Billion on Solar

Like Abu Dhabi and Saudi Arabia, Qatar uses up a lot of its own fossil fuels - either to power energy-intensive desalination plants or...

sOccket, a Fun-Powered Energy Ball Kids Kick for Power

Turning child's play into power Fun seems to be the one truly unlimited source of free energy. You can find it in the mountain...

Arab and Jewish Teenagers Grow Algae for a Greener Future

Despite the many wounds that cripple cooperation between the Israeli and Palestinian governments, Arab and Jewish teenagers work side by side to further algae...

Beemtech’s Smart Sensors Slash Energy Use in Commercial Spaces

Online and remote controls for smart energy solutions for heating, cooling and office space lighting. About 20 percent of the operational expenses in office...

Israel Eases Distance Limit for Gaza Fishermen: But Need for Fish Farming is Evident

Gaza fishermen are now able to sail further out to fish but commercial fish farming  may be a better option Environmental and economic issues facing...

Omani Man Turns Palm Leaf Waste into Paper

Lacking the necessary raw materials has been a major barrier to any kind of paper industry in Oman, but that could change if a...

Zalul’s App “Tests” the Swimming Water in Israel

Thanks to a network of Israeli divers, and the Health Ministry, Israeli non-profit environmental association Zalul is now keeping the public up to date...

Who’s Got the Wind Power in the Middle East?

Who's got the wind in the Middle East? Morocco and Egypt have the biggest wind power plants, but don't discount Iraq, Qatar, Saudi Arabia...

Storing Solar Energy in Rust, From Israel

Scientists at Technion, Israel's institute of technology recently found a new way to store solar energy. Their method utilizes a substance that some of...

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