First Solar has announced that it has joined the Desertec Industrial Initiative (Dii) as a new shareholder in March 2013
Renewables
BAUER Nimr to build 'green' sewage treatment plant in Oman
BAUER Nimr has been awarded an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract by Hyundai Engineering Company to develop a sewage treatment plant that could reach a capacity of 300 cu/m per day
Libya could produce 'more energy from solar power than oil'
Nottingham Trent University has released a report suggesting that Libya could generate at least five times the amount of energy from solar power than it currently produces from crude oil
Shams 1 renewable energy project to begin full operations on 17 March
The Shams 1 renewable energy project, which is expected to generate 100MW of clean and sustainable energy at a cost of US$600mn, will be inaugurated in Abu Dhabi on 17 March