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Egypt Cuts Tax and Open Land to New Renewable Energy Investments

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Morocco’s Hydroelectric, Wind and Solar on Track for 2020’s 42% Green Goal

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Could These Egyptian Laser Panels be the Future of Solar Power?

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First Solar Succah Goes Up In Kfar Saba, Israel

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Cornell and Israel’s Technion Unveil Net-Zero Energy Tech Hub Plans

Earlier this year Cornell and Technion, Israel Institute for Technology won the privilege of developing a new tech campus and incubator on Roosevelt Island...

IBM’s Water-Cooled Solar Energy Microchips Also Desalinate H20

IBM has unveiled a water-cooled microchip that produces solar energy at greater efficiencies than most cells and the waste water can be used to...

Masdar Looks to Make Good on Solar Power in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is looking to continue to ensure their promises of bolstering the Gulf Kingdom’s alternative energy is maintained. This month, Masdar CEO Sultan...

Saudi Group Officially Wins 160MW Solar Contract in Morocco

Morocco's Solar Energy Agency has announced that the Saudi-led consortium ACWA has won the bid to build a 160MW concentrated solar power plant in...

A Yellow Submarine in Every Garage?

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3D Printing Lessons from Ancient Egyptian Ceramic Art

None of Egypt's pyramids existed.  Khafre wouldn't commission the Great Pyramid of Giza for another 1500 years.  But some time around 4000 BCE an...

Masdar Unveils Plan for a 100% Renewable Energy Micro-grid

The Masdar Institute (MI) has teamed up with the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) headed by Denmark's former Prime Minister, and the Research Institute...

Washit is a Shower and Washing Machine in One

Four Turkish students collaborated to design Washit - a combined shower and washing machine that makes those 15 minute showers almost guiltless. Responding to...

Iran Blows Past Sanctions with Wind Energy

Determined to stay its unpopular nuclear course, Iran is now turning to wind power and other renewable energy sources to blow past sanctions. Last...

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