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• Global solar dominance in sight as science trumps fossil fuels - Telegraph

  "Solar power has won the global argument. Photovoltaic energy is already so cheap that it competes with oil, diesel and liquefied natural gas in much of Asia without subsidies. Roughly 29pc of electricity capacity added in America last year came from solar, rising to 100pc even in Massachusetts and Vermont. "More solar has been installed in the US in the past 18 months than in 30 years," says the US Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA). California's subsidy pot is drying up but new solar has hardly missed a beat."

  tags: solar alternativeenergy renewableenergy unitedstates energysecurity climatechange

• GE and Saudi Aramco Launch Global Innovation Challenge to Find Renewable Energy Solutions for Seawater Desalination - WSJ.com

  "GE ecomagination and Aramco Entrepreneurship today launched an open global technology challenge to accelerate the development of solutions focused on improving the energy efficiency of seawater desalination. The US$200,000 challenge will be awarded to four winners with a prize of US$50,000 each, and further investments towards commercialization of the best ideas among all submissions will be considered. "

  tags: desalination technology innovation aramco ge saudiarabia gcc

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