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Sunshine to be the Middle East’s New Energy Export?

Sunshine to be the Middle East’s New Energy Export?

With the shale gas boom dominating energy exploration in the US, the sun-soaked petro kingdoms of the Middle East are looking to solar to ease their own oil addiction and develop a new export business. Masdar subsidiary Masdar PV, for instance, made the thin-film solar panels installed in the Mauritania project at the company’s German [...]

Why are Oil-Rich Countries now Investing in Solar?

Why are Oil-Rich Countries now Investing in Solar?

Abu Dhabi is now home to the world’s largest solar power plant, but what is the reason for such an oil-rich region to be investing in renewable energy?