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Community farms the way forward (The Age)

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In consideration of the ”eightfold rise in complaints about home solar energy systems” (”Solar complaints are hotting up”, The Age, 27/2), the minister may wish to consider a totally different concept from that of installing photovoltaic panels on domestic roofs. (read the full story…) Related items Saudi Arabia launches solar energy programme (Press Trust of India) Arab states...
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Saudi Arabia launches solar energy programme (Press Trust of India)

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Dubai, Feb 13 (PTI) Aiming to stabilise future power and water supplies in the country, Saudi Arabia has begun work on the first solar-powered water desalination plant, the first step in a three-part programme to introduce solar energy into the Kingdom. (read the full story…) Related items Community farms the way forward (The Age) Arab states may become...
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Arab states may become solar energy exporters (Zawya)

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Massive renewable energy projects undertaken by the UAE and other Middle Eastern countries could turn them into solar energy exporters along with their large hydrocarbon exports, according to a veteran Arab energy analyst. (read the full story…) Related items Gulf blessed with lots of space for solar power (Zawya) Solar Energy to Power First ‘Green’ Hospital (Khaleej Times) Community...
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Saudi Arabia to Replace Oil with Sun Power for Desalination Plants (Environmental News Network)

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Up to now, the more than 28 desalination plants scattered around the Kingdom have had to rely of fossil fuel, most notably fuel oil, to provide to power to run the equipment used to extract salt and other minerals from sea water. Much of this may be changing, however, as Saudi Arabia is now...
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UAE, Spain’s Sener solar JV secures $760 mln loans (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)

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ABU DHABI, Jan 19 (Reuters) – A solar energy joint venture between the UAE’s Masdar and Spain’s Sener has secured $760 million in loans for a $1 billion concentrated solar plant, Masdar said in a statement on Tuesday. (read the full story…) Related items UAE, Spain’s Sener solar JV secures $760 mln loans (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore...
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