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Middle East resurgence of renewable energy

Renewable Energy in MENA Area to Double Next Year, Desertec Says  Bloomberg, By Anthony DiPaola  Mar 6, 2014 Clean-energy assets in the Middle East and North Africa will more than double in capacity by the end of next year, the Dii GmbH industry association said.

Solar and wind generation capacity will rise to 3.9 gigawatts in 2015 from more than 1.5 gigawatts now, Paul van Son, chief executive officer of the Munich-based trade association known as Desertec, said in an interview in Dubai March 4.

Governments are looking to clean energy to meet rising demand for power and to conserve fossil fuels for export. Oil-producing countries in the Persian Gulf plan to boost solar output, which will distribute renewable energy more evenly across the region, Van Son said. Most of the region’s green energy assets are wind plants in North Africa, he said…….

Desertec is developing a $30 million fund to promote start-up generation that would otherwise not find financing……http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-03-06/renewable-energy-in-mena-area-to-double-next-year-desertec-says.html

March 8, 2014 - Posted by | Uncategorized

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  1. The article says:

    “Solar and wind generation capacity will rise to 3.9 gigawatts in 2015”

    3.9 gigawatts is equivalent to almost 4 nuclear power plants!.

    And with wind and solar, it’s CLEAN energy.

    This is more proof how unnecessary and obsolete nuclear energy is.

    Guest's avatar Comment by Guest | March 9, 2014 | Reply


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