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Welcome to the MENA Solar Brief Newsletter -
January 3, 2013 - Issue 1301
Serving the solar energy market in the GCC / MENA region.
* SASIA in the News
* ESIA in the News
* Regional & Global Solar News
* Project Leads & Updates
* Solar Technology Focus
* Solar Investing & Project Finance
* Conferences & Exhibition
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SASIA in the News:
News, job postings, upcoming events, solar reports and more. |
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ESIA in the News:
 News, job postings, upcoming events, solar reports and more. For more information contact:
Sarah Fitzgerald
sarah@emiratessolar.com
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Solar Energy News Summary:
Top Stories
* Saudi Arabia: Saudi dressing down over energy wastage. A growing population means growing consumption, and the domestic demand for energy could double by 2030. But alternative energy streams, high-efficiency buildings, appliances and industrial machinery along with careful energy consumption by consumers can help preserve the Kingdom's fossil fuels for export and revenue, according to state-run oil company Saudi Aramco.
* UAE: Call for Funding Proposals: IRENA / ADFD - Funding for renewable energy projects in the developing world. The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is soliciting online applications for concessional loans worth USD 50 million from the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) to facilitate renewable energy projects in developing countries, in the first of seven funding cycles totalling USD 350 million. The deadline for applications is January 12, 2013. Registration * UAE: Middle East beginning to embrace solar energy. Covering nearly 300 football fields in a remote patch of desert, the Shams 1 solar project carries off plenty of symbolic significance for the United Arab Emirates. * UAE : The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) has launched the Emirates Energy Award (EEA) this year to recognize the best implemented practices in energy conservation that showcase innovative and exemplary measures in water, power & transportation fuel. The EEA submission deadline is January 20, 2013. * Qatar: Gulf state plans 200 MW solar project. - The president of the Qatar General Electric and Water Corporation (KAHRAMAA) and the Gulf State's energy minister revealed plans for a 150-200 MW facility at an unidentified location or locations, with the aim of freeing up more gas for export.
* Jordan - Jordan announces first feed-in tariffs Jordan's Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) has announced the county's first feed-in power tariffs for renewable energy sources, according to the Jordan Times. The ERC has said that buy-back rates of 120 fils per kw/hr will apply for electricity produced from solar, and 85 fils per kw/hr for wind power. * Jordan - CSP Consolidates Position in Jordan's Market.The MEMR's (the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy) has requested expressions in interest and five CSP projects have been shortlisted.
Research - Funneling the sun's energy
MIT engineers propose a new way of harnessing photons for electricity, with the potential for capturing a wider spectrum of solar energy.
Solar Technology Focus - Masdar Institute looks at solar thermal desal. The UAE, and the GCC region at large, will benefit "enormously" from large-scale solar thermal desalination plants, according to Masdar Institute's Dr Hassan Fath.
Japan researchers invent solar-cell fabric. Clothes that could literally light up your life were unveiled Tuesday by Japanese researchers who said their solar-cell fabric would eventually let wearers harvest energy on the go.
GlassPoint Solar, widely regarded as the leader in solar enhanced oil recovery (EOR), has this week announced it has closed a US$26 million Series B financing round.
NREL Teams with Berkeley Lab to Analyze Solar Pricing Trends and Benchmark Soft Costs for PV Systems.
Photovoltaic (PV) Pricing Trends: Historical, Recent, and Near-Term Projectionsexamines progress in PV price reductions to help DOE and other PV stakeholders manage the transition to a market-driven PV industry and to provide clarity surrounding the wide variety of potentially conflicting data available about PV system prices. Upcoming Solar Energy Events, Exhibitions & Conferences - 2013 Calendar: January 7- 9 Renewable Energy & Smart Grid, Doha, Qatar January 15-17 World Future Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi, UAE January 27-29 Environmental Infrastructure Forum, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia February 4-6 Power-Gen Middle East, Doha, Qatar February 13-16 National Exhibition of Solar Energy, Marrakech, Morocco February 17-19 Solar MIddle East Exhibition & Conference, Dubai , UAE February 20, PV Briefing & Networking Forum, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaFebruary 27-28, Power Industry North Africa, Casablanca, MoroccoApril 14-16 Gulf Environment Forum, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia April 15 - 17, WETEX Sustainable Development , Dubai, UAEApril 15-18 Solar Show Asia 2013 , SingaporeApril 17-18 CSP MENA , Seville, SpainApril 22-23, Power Industry Middle East Conference & Exhibition, Abu Dhabi, UAEMay 5-7, Oman Power & Water Summit, Muscat, OmanMay 14-15 5th Middle East & North Africa Solar Conference Dubai, UAE May 16-18, 1st International Trade Fair on Renewable Energy, Lahore, PakistanMay 21-22 Maghreb Renewable Energy Congress, Rabat, Morocco
September 3-5 GulfSol 2013, Dubai , UAE
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MENA Solar Brief
Editor: Browning Rockwell
Email: browningr@horizoninc.com
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