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Sun’s Magnetic Field Will Soon Reverse – Be Prepared for the Flip

The sun's magnetic north and south magnetic poles are expected to reverse over the next few months. We've witnessed only a few such reversals...

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...

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