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Meet DESERTEC’s Oliver Steinmetz: Opportunities for Middle East Countries

Farming the sun from hot climates to Europe? This is the plan of DESERTEC. Today we speak with Oliver Steinmetz. Oliver's a co-founder and...

Saudi Arabia and IBM to Develop Solar-powered Desalination Plant

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Syria Brainstorms on Renewable Energy at International Event

Though lacking the resources that have enabled richer Arab states, and the UAE in particular, to play a leading role in promoting renewable energy,...

Enviromena Solar Company Awarded Enviro Prize, and Busts Arab Stereotypes

Arab solar energy company gets awarded for its sustainable vision in Beirut, Lebanon. They sealed a $15 million round of financing this year; now Abu...

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ENGEX Conference on Energy, Water, Transportation and the Environment Offers 10% Discount to Green Prophet Readers

EngEx, an organization of independent and nonpartisan engineers, believes that "enhanced communication, achieved through unity and constant exchange of research and dialogue, is the...

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Japan and Saudi Arabia Plan Giant Desalination Equipment Plant to "Freshen Up" Regional Water Supplies

Revese osmosis membrane equipment will help quench thirst of oil rich, but water-poor Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia has been in the news a...

Kuwait Still Cleaning Up Environment After Saddam's Mess

While the final votes were being counted in the Iraqi elections this week, a three-day conference was held in Kuwait to discuss efforts to...

Israel prepares to combat greenhouse gas emissions

(Image via go-green.com) Israel’s cabinet approved a joint proposal by the Ministry of Environmental Protection and the Ministry of Finance on Sunday to formulate a...

Rethinking Climate Change Under the Middle East Sun

Sea levels off Israel's coast have been rising and falling over the last 2,500 years suggesting that short-term trends of rising sea levels may...

SolarEdge and Flextronics Create Solar Energy Products – and Jobs

Israeli startup SolarEdge partners with NASDAQ-traded Flextronics (FLEX) to ramp up solar energy harvesting systems. Solar energy projects in Israel's northern sectors are sure to...

Last Call for Israeli Clean Tech Companies: Meet Dream Teams In California

If you were an aspiring actor, it would be like getting an invitation to a wine and cheese Hollywood party with the industry's top...

South Korea Looks to Collaborate With Israel on Renewable Energy

Shimon Peres from Israel and Lee Myung-bak from South Korea at Davos. (Image via Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs.) A high-ranking delegation from South Korea...

Israel Seeks to Build Nuclear Power Plants With Arab Neighbors

A pan-Middle East nuclear power plan? Arabs and Israelis working together? While Israel continues to maintain a policy of ambiguity regarding its military nuclear capability,...

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