Siemens Energy has won its first wind turbine orders with a total capacity of 100MW for two wind power plants in Morocco.

Siemens Energy and Masdar Institute of Science and Technology have signed a one-year agreement for cooperation in solar energy technology research and development to enhance the use of photovoltaic (PV) panels in the region.

In his keynote address today to the World Future Energy Summit, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called on governments, the private sector, and civil society to make significant commitments to action in support of his Sustainable Energy for All Initiative.

Terra Nex Financial Engineering AG Switzerland (Terra Nex) and Middle East Best Select (MEBS) Group of Funds have announced plans for a major US$2 billion project to develop solar power resources within Oman.