Solar Energy

Oman boosts solar supply chain with Italian-built automated production line

The project comes as Oman’s solar sector grows, supported by strong solar resources and rising electricity demand.

|ByTHE MEDIA LINE STAFF
Gigawatt Global's 7.5 MW Solar Field in Burundi, completed in May 2021, providing over 10% of the country's electricity.
Soldiers from the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA) patrol on a vehicle, next to an area destroyed by Myanmar's airstrike in Myawaddy, the Thailand-Myanmar border town under the control of a coalition of rebel forces led by the Karen National Union, in Myanmar, April 15, 2024.

War-torn Myanmar embraces solar to tackle power crisis

Myanmar's junta said earlier this year generation capacity had plunged by nearly half from pre-2021 levels.

|ByREUTERS
Farmers stand by solar panels used to power the pumping of water from a well on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen June 6, 2022. Picture taken June 6, 2022.

Solar power offers a ray of hope in Middle East’s least electrified country

Yemen has been grappling with almost 30 years of electricity crisis due to fuel shortages and a war that caused severe damage to the national power infrastructure.

|ByREUTERS
A man drinking water in the desert

The strangest attraction you’ll encounter in the middle of the desert

It’s pink, solar-powered, waiting for you in the heart of a dry desert, and it’s packed with cold drinks – completely free. If that sounds like a mirage, wait until you hear who put it there.

|ByWALLA!

Melisron transitions to green energy

Melisron signs agreements with the Doral Group and Shikun & Binui Energy for renewable energy at its properties.

FEBRUARY 27, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ophir Sarid, CEO of Melisron

Dubai is making its green energy dreams come true

JANUARY 12, 2023ByOMNIA AL DESOUKIE/ THE MEDIA LINE
An oil tanker ship crude 300 (R)

Israel to launch national research institute for energy storage

The institute will help work towards reaching Israel's goal of zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 – a goal established in light of the ongoing climate crisis.

JANUARY 3, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A 55-MEGAWATT solar power plant in Israel's south.

Israel-made solar energy cells produce power while keeping land farmable

Hebrew University of Jerusalem researchers develop selective solar energy cells that produce green electricity while allowing agricultural cultivation of the ground below.

DECEMBER 19, 2022ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
The transparent red square is a newly created solar cell that lets light access plants while storing excess any energy for use as electricity.

New solar power plant inaugurated in Texas by Shikun and Binui Energy

DECEMBER 14, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Jeremie Debony, Head of Bussines development, S&B energy US; Didi Paz, CEO of Shikun and Binui Energy; Kevin Yaich, President of Shikun and Binui Energy USA; Tamir Cohen, CEO of Shikun and Binui Group; Naty Saidoff, Controlling Owner of Shikon and Binui.

Israeli solar power project takes off on Bedouin land

Marom Energy slated to begin construction of plant on privately held Bedouin land, as Israel aims to double solar capacity by 2025

DECEMBER 7, 2022ByMAYA MARGIT/THE MEDIA LINE
A view of Marom Energy's solar projects in development in Israel's Negev Desert on privately held Bedouin land

Morocco will spend nearly €12 billion on green investments over the next 4 years

Focusing on renewable energy, this program will run from 2023 to 2027 and opens up new opportunities for foreign specialized companies.

DECEMBER 4, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Morocco to invest nearly 12 million euros to green investment program

Israel sees spike in solar energy system sales amid electricity price spike

The increase in electricity rates in 2022 led to an 18% increase in the installation of solar energy systems on the roofs of private houses, with 4,500 systems installed in the past year.

DECEMBER 2, 2022ByYEHUDA SHARONI/MAARIV
The system can be powered using solar and wind energy - providing off-grid operation.

Solar-tech developer BladeRanger acquires Raycatch assets

By securing the acquisition, BladeRanger hopes to establish itself as an industry leader as global interest in solar energy generation rises.

NOVEMBER 24, 2022ByZACHY HENNESSEY
Bladeranger

Israeli scientists harness lunar energy - through sunlight

On Earth, providing 100% of electricity demand 100% of the time solely from renewables, but without energy storage, is regarded as unattainable

OCTOBER 31, 2022ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Photograph of a commercial PV array for space, comprising 3 modules of high-efficiency solar cells, each module being 1.1 m wide, dimensions that are commonplace for space missions. Around 30,000 such modules would suffice to power the expansive envisioned lunar colony.