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World’s Biggest 100 MW Geothermal Plant Built by Israel’s Ormat in New Zealand

The New York Stock Exchange-traded company Ormat Technologies (NYSE:ORA) has built what's being cited as the world's largest geothermal plant. Geothermal plants tap into...

Learn From London’s “Solar Death Ray” Tower

In London last week, a parabolic “death ray” of sunshine reflected off the city’s newest skyscraper burning cars and singing carpets in adjacent street...

SIWA Oasis Near Libya to Get Solar from the Gulf

For outsiders, SIWA oasis in Egypt is a wonderful place to visit precisely because "civilization" has been so slow to arrive there. But for locals,...

Richard Branson Joins, Leonardo DiCaprio Leaves Zayed Future Energy Prize Jury

Richard Branson's recent commitment to this year's Zayed Future Energy Prize jury speaks volumes not only about Abu Dhabi's leadership in energy innovation, but...

World’s First Wave-Powered Desalination Tech Offers Zero-Emission Energy and Water

New wave-powered desalination technology from Australia may offer Middle East businesses and governments hope for a new alternative to conventional, energy-intensive water purification plants. Carnegie...

Better Place Taken Over by Parking Garage Company

Nobody was better poised to make Green EV Operation a success than Yosef Abramowitz, but the Better Place takeover in Israel failed because of...

Don’t be Fooled by Saudi Aramco’s LEED Platinum Tower

One of the world's largest oil producers has just received LEED Platinum for its Al-Madra Tower in Saudi Arabia, highlighting the pitfalls of a...

Middle East Solar Manufacturing Boom Imminent Say Industry Experts

Energy industry experts are predicting a new solar manufacturing boom next year after an extended slump, and they claim that the Middle East is...

Israel Shines at First Solar Decathlon in China

It was the first time that a team from Israel participated in a Solar Decathlon intercollegiate architecture competition but the group, which represented several...

Morocco to Tender Two More Solar Power Plants

Morocco recently announced that it has pre-selected several solar power producers to build two additional concentrated solar power plants (CSP) in Ourzazate.  Saudi Arabia's Acwa...

UAE & Saudi Seek Whopping $1 billion for Solar

Two of the top four oil-producing OPEC members, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, have joined forces in a push to secure $1...

Masdar Wind Project May Blow Back Into Egypt

An ambitious collaboration between Egypt and renewables giant Masdar may be coming back to life following a two year hibernation. Is this a bona...

Cyprus Oil Spill Threatens Pristine Coastline

Better call out that airborne Mediterranean pollution surveillance crew Tafline just wrote about! Last Tuesday, an oil tanker delivering fuel to a power plant in...

Gulf Countries Fear Leaks from Iranian Nuclear Plant

Representatives from six Arab Gulf countries that form the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) recently expressed concern about the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Southwest...

Tapping Middle East Biogas Potential in Lebanon and Pakistan

Lebanon and Pakistan have each announced new biogas projects, tapping into a sustainable energy source that, unlike other renewable energy streams, solves two municipal...

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AI may unintentionally become the economic engine that finally modernizes America’s aging grid. California is experiencing a massive AI data center boom, ranking 3rd in the U.S. with 227 operating centers and 54 more in development as of April 2026, according to Stanford.

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24 7 renewable energy: how solar, wind, batteries and AI SaaS replace fossil fuels

A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency based in Abu Dhabi makes something clear that many in the industry already suspected. When solar and wind are paired with battery storage, they can deliver reliable, round the clock electricity at costs that compete with, and often beat, fossil fuels.

A summer of sugar wax or time for laser treatments? The environmental answer

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Make paper mache with flowers to create stunning vase

There’s something quietly beautiful about what Rebloom Studio is doing, and it starts with waste. At wholesale flower markets, mountains of unsold blooms are tossed out at the end of each cycle. Perfect flowers, just not sold in time. Most of them are burned or dumped. Rebloom takes that moment and turns it into something else.
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