The Gulf region is embracing the future of energy by investing in polysilicon production, crucial for solar panel manufacturing, with Qatar and Saudi Arabia leading from the front.
NASA regains contact with mini-helicopter on Mars
Ingenuity, a drone about 1.6 feet (0.5 meters) tall, arrived on Mars in 2021 aboard the rover Perseverance and became the first motorized craft to fly autonomously on another planet. Data from the helicopter are transmitted via Perseverance back to Earth, but communications were suddenly lost during a test flight...
Investment in solar power to overtake oil first time this year: IEA
The International Energy Agency (IEA) said that while the increasing investment in solar power is a welcome development. but investment in fossil fuels is rising when it should be falling fast to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Investment in clean energy and fossil fuels was equal only five years...
EU spent €15.2bn on imports of green energy products last year
The trading bloc also exported green energy products worth €6.5 billion to countries outside the EU.
Saudi Arabia looks to lead solar-cell industry
Demand for PV technology will increase in 2022, says Fahad Bin Omairah, CEO of Bin Omairah Holding Company.
Solar panels power rebel-held Syrian areas
UNDP says at least 90 percent lack a stable power supply across Syria In rebel areas, there is little hope of state-provided electricity Huge solar panels poke out of pumpkin and tomato fields in Syria’s rebel-held northwest, where after infrastructure was destroyed during a decade of war, many have...
