Solar Energy
Dubai Intros Floating Solar Power Plants
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has issued a request for proposal (RFP) to appoint consultants to study, develop and construct floating solar photovoltaic plants in the Arabian Gulf. "This is a new and innovative initiative by DEWA to use solar power...
Solar is cheap, don’t be deterred by upfront cost – Ghanaians urged
Mr. Firmin Nkamleu Ngassam, the Managing Director of solar energy designing, developing and installation company, Yingli Namene West Africa, has advised businesses in the country not to allow the upfront cost of solar plant installations to deter them from adding the...
Africa’s largest solar power plant to be built in Ghana
The largest solar power plant in Africa will be built in Ghana, the British company behind the plan said on Tuesday. Source of much of the world's cocoa and an increasingly significant oil producer, Ghana's new drive to exploit the sun's energy is predicted to create...
Property Tycoon Revealing $20 Billion Solar-Led Portfolio
The Hong Kong property tycoon who gathered almost $20 billion in Chinese solar manufacturing assets is expanding his reach in other green energy technologies and may seek Wall Street money to do it. Zheng Jianming, chairman and founder of Asia Pacific Resources...
Solar May Become Largest Global Power Source by 2050
Solar power might become the world’s largest source of electricity by 2050 as falling costs boost installations, according to the International Energy Agency. Photovoltaic plants may provide as much as 16 percent of global electricity, and concentrating solar...
