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US Government Funds CSP Solar Projects in US and MENA Region

In the last 15 days the US government made two announcements regarding the promotion of concentrating solar (CSP) technologies. Yesterday at the MENA Power conference in Cairo, the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) announced three grants for feasibility studies regarding CSP projects in Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon.
The Egyptian CSP project by Taqa Arabia is [...]

Egyptian Wind – Private Sector Begins to Blow

In February 2008, the Egyptian Supreme Council of Energy approved an ambitious plan to produce 20% of total electricity from renewable energies by 2020, including a 12% contribution from wind energy. This translates into more than 7,200 MW of grid-connected wind farms. The plan gives enough room for private investors to play a major role [...]

 

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