Tag: clean energy

Desert art and solar energy in Oman

Highlighting this beautiful scene is the French-Swiss artist Saype who laid out a mural of hope in the sands of the Wahiba Desert at an Oman solar power plant.

Downgrade your expectations for solar energy investments in the UK

Within the report, Evans points to International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) data that shows that given the UK’s climate, solar energy is within the worst 5% areas in the world to develop solar electricity, as only 10%-11% of the capacity of Solar Farms will ever be generated annually compared to double that in places such as Spain, Australia and parts of the US.

Who was Mária Telkes, the solar energy Sun Queen?

Mária Telkes pioneered solar energy by inventing a solar oven, a solar desalination kit and, in the late 1940s, she helped design one of the first solar-heated houses.

H2 Energy Now for hydrogen storage

This story is about Sonya Davidson and her company, H2 Energy Now. H2 Energy Now is a company that developed a technology that can store renewable energy by converting hydrogen into electricity

Germany invests in the DRC, but renewables could save all of Africa

Adolescent men in the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) are recruited by warlords because they are desperate. A new German fund will help keep farming in the family and guys like this in his father's arms. Bigger steps are needed from the top down: Investing in renewables is the answer.

Israeli Startup SG Tech Manufactures Clean Energy From Cow Patties

Israeli startup SG Tech created a technology that creates energy and fuel from cow patties, with almost no residual waste.

Jordan’s 6,000 mosques to be sun-powered

Jordan’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources announced a new initiative that will convert all 6,000 of the kingdom’s mosques...

Hawa Akkar Wind Farm to Illuminate 60,000 Lebanese Homes in First for Country

Lebanese renewable energy have fallen short of its ambitious goal of reaching 12 percent of Lebanon's energy needs by...

The Shard Architect Designs Ultra Lightweight Dragonfly Wind Turbine

The Shard architect Renzo Piano has partnered with Italy's Enel Green Power to design a new ultra lightweight wind...

Largest African Photovoltaic Solar Plant Online Courtesy of Masdar

Situated even deeper in the desert than Morocco and prone to locust swarms, Mauritania's topography consists of the "mostly...

Lebanese “Green Loan” Funded Solar Irrigation System Breaks Ground

When Fadi Jamaleddine decided to install a solar array on his farm in Lebanon's Bekaa Valley, he wasn't thinking...

Energy Storage Super Capacitors Bottle Energy in New Breakthrough

UCLA and Egyptian scientist accidentally find a new way to bottle stored energy. This missing link for solar energy,...