Wednesday, April 07, 2010 at 4:24:06 PM - by Nate Lew
The growing efficiency of photovoltaic cells is allowing companies to find new ways to expand the benefits of solar energy technology.
For example, a report on the New York Times website recently focused on a joint effort between IBM and a research institute in Saudi Arabia that will use solar energy to help power a water desalinization plant in the country. The 10-megawatt project will help provide water to about 100,000 people.
The report said that the project will use solar cell technology that is up to three times more efficient than today's average photovoltaic technology.
While the Middle East is most commonly associated with oil production, the region's high volume of sunlight makes it a natural candidate to be a player in the world solar energy industry as well in the coming years.
In fact, officials in some European countries have even been eyeing proposals that would create vast solar thermal and photovoltaic arrays in various parts of the Sahara Desert in North Africa, and then sending the electricity generated to meet a substantial amount of Europe's energy needs.
Source: http://solar.coolerplanet.com/News/19709191-solar-energy-proving-useful-in-the-middle-east.aspx
The growing efficiency of photovoltaic cells is allowing companies to find new ways to expand the benefits of solar energy technology.
For example, a report on the New York Times website recently focused on a joint effort between IBM and a research institute in Saudi Arabia that will use solar energy to help power a water desalinization plant in the country. The 10-megawatt project will help provide water to about 100,000 people.
The report said that the project will use solar cell technology that is up to three times more efficient than today's average photovoltaic technology.
While the Middle East is most commonly associated with oil production, the region's high volume of sunlight makes it a natural candidate to be a player in the world solar energy industry as well in the coming years.
In fact, officials in some European countries have even been eyeing proposals that would create vast solar thermal and photovoltaic arrays in various parts of the Sahara Desert in North Africa, and then sending the electricity generated to meet a substantial amount of Europe's energy needs.
Source: http://solar.coolerplanet.com/News/19709191-solar-energy-proving-useful-in-the-middle-east.aspx
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