Qatar has said that solar would be a key part of its future energy mix, since both coal and wind power had been ruled out and the country?s land mass was too small to consider nuclear power. (Image source: Andrea-Troll/Pixabay)

Qatar plans to build around 1,000MW of solar power generating capacity to diversify its energy mix away from hydrocarbons, according to the state utility

King Mohammed VI launches Noor 1 in Ouarzazate, Morocco. (Image source: Moroccan American Center for Policy)

Morocco?s King Mohammed VI inaugurated Noor 1 ? first phase of what will become the largest concentrated solar power plant in the world ? near the Moroccan city of Ouarzazate

MESIA suggests that solar PV can provide a competitive alternative to conventional peak load generation assets. (Image source: Fran Gambín/Pixabay)

The Middle East Solar Industry Association (MESIA) has predicted that the MENA region will tender as much as 4 GW of solar energy projects in 2016

The bioenergy facility under construction in Abu Dhabi. (Image source: Masdar)

The Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC) has announced that in March 2016, it will begin operating the world?s first bioenergy research facility using desert land ? irrigated by seawater ? to produce both food and aviation fuels