Solving the Mideast Water and Energy Crises: Large-Scale Solar Desalinization in UAE

Juan Cole 01/30/2014

(Via CleanTechnica)

120 MW Solar Power Plant In The Works In The UAE (via Clean Technica)

Utico Middle East, a solar developer currently working to develop a 40 MW solar power plant in the United Arab Emirates, recently made the surprise announcement that the project will/could be tripled in size if the plant can be connected to the UAE…

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Last spring, the UAE began operating Shams-1, the world’s largest solar thermal energy plant:

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About the Author

Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page