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 2013/03/21Researchers at King Saud University (KSU) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have developed, engineered, and built an innovative and low-cost system of concentrating solar collectors. |
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 2013/02/24DESERTEC Power was established to advance the energy supply in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. |
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 2013/02/20Industry analysts argue that CSP’s long-term edge is not its raw LCOE cost, but its ability to integrate low-cost energy storage. |
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 2013/02/13The report offers solar energy (PV and Concentrating Solar Power) project details for each market along with country-specific demand forecasts to 2017. |
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2013/02/13 MENA region is blessed with a quantity of annual sunlight which until recently has been more of a liability than an asset, as large areas of the region’s land is too dry for agriculture. |
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2012/11/26 Desertec boss Paul van Son denies solar plan is in trouble as Siemens and Bosch pull out and Spain turns lukewarm. |
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2012/11/18 Enel Green Power participates in international events for the development of the Mediterranean area, witnessing the commitment of the Group, which is a founding member of the Desertec and Res4Med projects. |
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 2012/11/17In 2011, additions to renewable energy capacity included 41GW of new wind power capacity, 28GW of PV, 25GW of hydropower, 6GW of biomass, 0.5GW of concentrated solar power (CSP) and 0.1GW of geothermal energy. |
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 2012/11/17The aim of the world’s most ambitious solar power plan is for Europe to import up to a fifth of its electricity from solar and wind farms in the region by 2050. |
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 2012/11/17DESERTEC demonstrates a way to provide climate protection, energy security and development by generating sustainable power from the sites where renewable sources of energy are at their most abundant. |
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2012/11/17 The business case for a Desertec Reference Project, prepared by Dii and the Moroccan Solar Agency Masen, has been extensively discussed for the past two years with Spanish companies. |
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2012/11/15 Media reports have indicated a big interest of companies globally to invest in a European-African renewables project called Desertec. |
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 2012/11/09Since last year’s nuclear accident in Fukushima, Japan has established the legal frameworks for an accelerated domestic transition to renewables. |
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2012/11/08 The newspaper said Germany, France, Italy and Spain were party to the talks with Morocco. |
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2012/10/28 There is vast solar energy potential in the MENA region with 35 of the most successful projects underway being concentrated solar power plants. |
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2012/08/30 In a 2008 study, the Center for Global Development reported that solar power in MENA has the potential of meeting 50 to 70 percent of global electricity demand. |
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2012/08/22 The potential impact Desertec and other projects could have on the North African region and on Europe’s energy mix is significant. |
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2012/07/20 Project to supply solar power to Europe from North African deserts. |
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2012/06/25 The Middle East and North Africa are ripe for renewable energy investment, particularly in the solar energy sector and specifically in terms of concentrated solar power, CSP. |
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 2012/03/21Technologies to harness solar power (photovoltaic and concentrating solar power) and wind energy have improved dramatically in the last few years. |
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