Middle East and Israel
20 February 2012
Turkey's power sector will witness considerable growth in coming years, according to a new report, supported by an extremely favourable and facilitative government policy and regulatory regime.
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15 February 2012
A Middle Eastern tender process aimed at developing a major 1GW solar park has begun to receive expressions of interest from prospective developers.
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9 February 2012
With cleantech activity picking up pace across the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has been identified as holding the most opportunity in the region by one prominent investor.
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8 February 2012
centrotherm has been selected as the provider for the engineering and technology concept for a large-scale polysilicon project in Saudi Arabia by IDEA Polysilicon Company.
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8 February 2012
An investment firm has been launched to source cleantech deals and facilitate access to the Middle Eastern markets.
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6 February 2012
An international research and development organisation has begun its fourth funding cycle and will look to give cash injections to renewable energy or energy efficiency project that are promoting US-Israeli co-operation.
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1 February 2012
German company Gehrlicher Solar has formed a joint venture with Turkish business Merk Solar Enerji to serve photovoltaic markets in Turkey and neighbouring countries.
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30 January 2012
The future of photovoltaic panels will not be silicon, according to an expert developing what he says will be a cheaper and eventually more efficient alternative.
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27 January 2012
An Israel-based solar module specialist told NewNet it will look to secure investment in 2012 to further its research and development work, and to develop a pilot project.
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26 January 2012
Canadian Solar has been contracted by Middle East conglomerate the Al Fahad Group to supply 1.5MW of photovoltaic (PV) panels
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24 January 2012
A state-backed UAE energy corporation told NewNet that it has launched a dedicated alternative energy division to invest in green power assets.
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18 January 2012
United Arab Emirates cleantech company Masdar has signed a one-year research agreement with German electronics giant Siemens to accelerate the use of photovoltaic (PV) panels in the Middle East.
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17 January 2012
Abu Dhabi state clenatech business Masdar has announced plans to invest jointly with the Development Bank of Japan into solar and wind projects in developed countries.
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10 January 2012
A major new solar park in the Middle East will launch a tender for developers in June, and is likely to contract out major other parts of the installation and maintenance process.
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10 January 2012
An Israel-based investment manager has launched a new fund that will target opportunities prompted by both agriculture and water management.
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9 January 2012
The First Minister of Scotland Alex Salmond is set to sign an agreement that will see the country develop green energy products with Abu Dhabi-based cleantech company Masdar.
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28 December 2011
Developers of hydroelectric plants are set to benefit from a new government policy promoting the development of the technology in Iran.
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21 December 2011
The Kingdom of Bahrain is evaluating a plan to create an energy agency dedicated to renewable energy and conservation.
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20 December 2011
A key tax credit is set to expire in the US and is putting its wind energy sector in jeopardy.
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20 December 2011
Israel-based fuel cell developer CellEra has closed a $9.2m investment round led by Vodafone Ventures, the venture capital arm of communications company Vodafone, and Israeli VC firm Carmel Ventures.
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