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FILE PHOTO – The Google logo is pictured atop an office building in Irvine, California, U.S. August 7, 2017. REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Picture

Google Brings Cellular Service to Puerto Rico Using Balloons

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Oct 7, 2017 | Technology

The US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced it had granted Alphabet Inc. the green light to use solar power balloons to bring cellular service to Puerto Rico, which has struggled to regain communications services since Hurricane Maria hit last month. The...

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Saudi ACWA Power inked contracts worth 190 million dollars to generate solar power in Egypt.(ACWA Power’s Twitter)

Saudi ACWA Power Signs $190 Mln Worth Solar Projects in Egypt

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 9, 2017 | Business

Cairo – Saudi ACWA Power inked on Tuesday contracts worth 190 million dollars to generate solar power in Egypt, announced the company. ACWA Power has secured three solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant contracts in Egypt. Located in Benban’s Aswan province, the PV...

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A thermosolar power plant is pictured at Noor III near the city of Ouarzazate, Morocco, November 4, 2016. REUTERS/Youssef Boudlal

Morocco Unveils the World’s Largest Solar Power Plant

by Lahssen Moqana | Apr 4, 2017 | Business

Casablanca – Morocco broke ground on its US220 million solar photovoltaic (PV) plant on Sunday, in the southern province of Ouarzazate, considered the biggest of its kind in the whole world, with a 582 MGW production capacity. The station will be spanned over an...

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PHOTOVOLTAICA Hosts 60 Participants from Four Continents

by Lahssen Moqana | Sep 9, 2016 | Business

Casablanca-The second edition of PHOTOVOLTAICA Exhibition (International Photovoltaic Exhibition & Conference 2016) that kicked off on September 7 in Casablanca has attracted 60 exhibiters and around 500 visitors from four continents: Africa, Europe, America, and...

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Solar Impulse 2 flies over the Golden Gate bridge in San Francisco, California. Reuters

Solar Impulse 2 Concludes Historic Flight in Abu Dhabi

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 27, 2016 | Lifestyle & Culture

Abu Dhabi, London-Solar Impulse 2 started a first-of-its-kind 16-month flight without using a drop of fossil fuel and concluded its epic journey in the early hours of Tuesday morning, returning to Abu Dhabi. The aircraft arrived at Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu...