The wind farm at Harweel will have a capacity of 50 megawatts, and is expected to begin operating early in 2017. Oman plans to build its first major wind farm at a cost of $125 million to generate electricity in its southern governorate of Dhofar, as part of efforts to limit the use of … Continue reading Oman Plans $200m Wind Energy Project
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Solar and wind energy sources are the best solutions for Oman
Twenty five per cent of all future power projects in Oman are likely to use renewable energy. This was revealed by Eng Hamed bin Salem al Maghderi, chief executive officer, Rural Areas Electricity Company (RAECO) while giving a presentation at the Oman Power and Water Efficiency and Conservation 2014 conference that began at Al Bustan … Continue reading Solar and wind energy sources are the best solutions for Oman
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Blessed with high solar radiation levels and well positioned at 23 degrees from the equator, the Sultanate is in a prime position to employ solar energy and for the first time in Oman, following on from the Authority for Electricity Regulation’s (AER) renewable energy recommendation issued in May 2008 and the signing of a power … Continue reading Oman
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Using Concentrated Solar Power to pump oil
Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), the largest producer of oil and gas in Oman, and GlassPoint Solar, the global leader in solar enhanced oil recovery, today announced the successful commissioning of the Middle East’s first solar enhanced oil recovery (EOR) project. Similar facilities have been gathering sunlight in the Southern California desert for years, using the … Continue reading Using Concentrated Solar Power to pump oil
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Four solar power projects in Oman
Oman is looking at going green to meet part of its growing demand for electricity, with the options of solar and wind energy being seen as highly suitable to supply the needs for the country’s remote and rural regions. Rural Areas Electricity Company (RAECO) has started working on six renewable energy projects, including four solar … Continue reading Four solar power projects in Oman
Continue readingProspects bright for solar power in Oman
Solar energy looks set to play a growing role in Oman’s energy mix as the Sultanate moves to address the two-fold challenge it faces of meeting rising demand for electricity while reducing state support for the power sector. Oman is well placed to harness the sun’s power, having what is thought to be one of … Continue reading Prospects bright for solar power in Oman
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Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Solar Energy Market Outlook, 2013-2017
The report offers solar energy (PV and Concentrating Solar Power) project details for each market along with country-specific demand forecasts to 2017. The MENA region possesses the greatest technical potential for renewable energy in the world with much of this potential attributed to solar power. This potential is now starting to be more seriously considered, … Continue reading Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Solar Energy Market Outlook, 2013-2017
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Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and Oman to Focus on Concentrated Solar Power to Diversify Its Energy Mix
The future of concentrating solar power in the GCC region, according to the report, is as bright as sunshine. A recently published research report “GCC Renewable Energy Sector Analysis” by KuicK Research has suggested that solar energy will dominate the upcoming renewable energy development in the GCC region. The GCC region is largest producer of … Continue reading Saudi Arabia, UAE, Kuwait and Oman to Focus on Concentrated Solar Power to Diversify Its Energy Mix
Continue readingOman plans 200 MW Photovoltaic, Concentrating Solar Power project
Oman is studying plans for the implementation of a 200 megawatts Concentrated Solar Power plant, having already initiated a number of pilot solar energy, wind energy and solar/wind hybrid ventures at key locations.
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The Global Renewable Energy Atlas is described as a groundbreaking initiative spearheaded by IRENA to promote the establishment of a collaborative database for solar energy and wind power.
Continue readingPortugal, the quiet wind energy star
At the end of 2010, there were 3,898 MW of wind farm capacity installed in Portugal ? all onshore wind turbines, and mostly in the mountainous, sparsely populated north-east.
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