Energy

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...

An Energy Insider for Nuclear Newcomers in the Middle East

Nuclear energy is a low carbon power source, but whether or not it should be considered a renewable energy source is long debated and...

London Array: Masdar Celebrates World’s Largest Wind Farm Inauguration

The London Array is Masdar's largest renewable energy project to date, but the government-supported research and development group have no intention of stopping there....

Green Investment Bank and Masdar Ink Agreement to Link Mideast to Britain

The UK Green Investment Bank and the United Arab Emirates Masdar have inked a new agreement that will see the UAE-based company work toward...

Amazing Pavegen Tiles Harvest Energy From Footsteps

Paris marathon organizers plan on ripping off its runners!  Energy-harvesting tiles placed along an 80 foot section of the Champs Elysee will capture energy...

Fungi Could Clean Pollution, Give Fuel and Food: Egypt Research

Ahmed Abdel Azim and his team at Suez Canal University advance research in mycology (fungi) Its not the first time that Green Prophet covers stories...

Saudi Turns to Solar, Israel Stuck on Shale

Incredulously, despite everything that we know about climate change and its inevitable consequences of drought, food insecurity, rising sea levels and widespread ecological change,...

Greenpeace Assesses Jordan’s Energy Future Without Nuclear Option

Greenpeace Jordan recently launched its first report specific to the Arab World entitled Jordan’s Energy Future (pdf link) to a packed audience of environmentalists,...

IRENA Produces Free Global Renewable Energy Atlas

It's a sea-change for a region so linked to the hydrocarbon,  but new clean energy initiatives are heating up the Middle East. Thanks to the...

Turkish Architects Reveal Plans for Renewable Energy-Generating Mosque

Surrounded by mountains, Turkey's fourth largest city, Bursa, is already one of the country's most verdant metropolises -- and it's about to get a...

Suntech Launches New Research Centre In Arava – INTERVIEW

Following the inauguration of Suntech's new research centre in Arava, we speak to their Chief Technology Officer (pictured centre) about the future of renewables...

Jordan and Masdar Ink Clean Energy Deal

There’s a lot of mingling afoot at conventions, and news of resulting hook-ups (including those we made there) at last week's Abu Dhabi World Future...

Sunny Solar Outlook For Middle East and North Africa

The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are expected to bring 3.5GW of solar capacity online by 2015: Saudi Arabia and Turkey lead the...

Turkey’s Energy Campaigns Should Lose Gender Roles, Columnist Says

"In this way, they aim to save the Turkish economy $4 billion," groaned Nilgün Tekfidan Gümüş, a columnist in the Turkish daily Hürriyet newspaper (in Turkish), one of the papers which featured a full-page advertisement from the Mrs. Energy campaign.

Israel to Drill for Oil in Underwater Nature Reserve Illuminates Schizophrenic Government Policies

An absurd situation where one ministry approves the marine reserve and and another gives a license for oil drilling. Nothing new for Israel. If Greenpeace...

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