At the European Future Energy Forum (EFEF) held in October this year, we were reminded once again about the need for collaboration, innovation and knowledge transfer between countries, companies and governments, in shaping the future of renewable energy in the world.
Renewable energy technology safeguards our environment, bolsters our energy security and drives our economic development [...]
Posts under ‘Solar Energy’
A sunny forecast for the solar energy sector
A bright future for renewables in the Middle East?
Solar power and wind energy appear to be the two frontrunners in the renewable energy race. Proponents of nuclear energy have gone on the defensive after the Fukushima disaster and other technologies, such as clean coal and CCS, are yet to convince many skeptics.
The direction of the debate is particularly interesting in the Middle East [...]
Sustainability of the solar industry; the effect of new business initiatives, government policy and subsidies. 4 July 2010, Günter Theuermann
‘A joint study by A.T. Kearney and the European Solar Thermal Electricity Association, ESTELA, shows the growing mid-term potential of STE to progressively substitute conventional energy sources and complement the renewable energy sources portfolio with a cost-competitive dispatchable solution – In a best-case scenario industry roadmap involves creation of 100,000 to 130,000 jobs by 2025’ [...]
Pushing technological limits: Around the world in a solar airplane
In 1999, Bertrand Piccard — Swiss psychiatrist and aeronaut – completed the first non-stop circumnavigation of the Earth in an air balloon. Right after this feat was born his idea for the Solar Impulse project: to create an aircraft that will fly day and night propelled only by solar energy. No fuel, no pollution.
Never before [...]
Lighting up the renewables market
Here’s an interesting article from the New York Times. Solar is becoming more affordable as capacity comes on line, leading to greater buy-in from the public.
Much of the capacity is coming from the east, which will accelerate when facilities around the Arab world, such as in Abu Dhabi, come on-line. What does this mean for [...]
