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- £18bn project to link UK to huge wind and solar farm in Sahara delayed by a year Mon, 5 Dec 22, 10:42amExclusive: Dave Lewis, chair of startup hoping to provide 8% of Britain’s energy, tells how political turmoil has delayed undersea cable project
- ‘We’ve lost a year’: political turmoil delays UK-Sahara energy link Mon, 5 Dec 22, 3:31amExclusive: Dave Lewis, chair of the startup hoping to provide 8% of Britain’s energy, talks about net zero frustrations
- This is what sports tourism looks like in the future Sat, 18 Jun 22, 1:30amDesigned by Scott Brownrigg, this new sports tourism destination at Turtle Bay is located in southern Morocco. The plan includes agri-business spaces, community facilities and sustainable design. Above all, this is a spot...
- Weatherwatch: when the wind drops – keeping renewable energy supplies steady Wed, 10 Nov 21, 5:00pmInterconnectors – linking areas rich in hydro, wind or solar power – can help to even out fluctuations in weather
- Morocco Pavilion is a rammed earth wonder for Dubai Expo Sat, 14 Aug 21, 2:30amCasablanca-based architects Oualalou+Choi are showcasing traditional Moroccan design and building techniques in the best way possible, by tackling an ambitious 4,000-square-meter rammed earth facade for this year’s...
- New discovery suggests humans are 100,000 years older than previously thought Fri, 9 Jun 17, 3:21amThe surprising discovery of fossilized remains of five early humans in Jebel Irhoud, Morocco has led archeologists to believe that Homo sapiens originated 100,000 years earlier than previously thought...
- Morocco just officially banned plastic bags Wed, 27 Jul 16, 9:13pmWhen it comes to plastic bag consumption, Morocco is second only to the United States - but that's set to change as the nation just officially banned plastic bags...
- Longest cable-stayed bridge in Africa lit up with Philips LEDs Thu, 21 Jul 16, 3:00pmThe Mohammed VI Bridge was inaugurated just two weeks ago by its namesake. The bridge spans a section of desert connecting Rabat to the city of Salé with 3,116 feet (950 meters) of roadway, making it the longest bridge of...
- Beautiful Marrakesh Congress Center design brings a modern touch to traditional Moroccan architecture Fri, 3 Jun 16, 6:00pmKnown colloquially as “The Red City” for the prevalence of red sandstone architecture, Marrakesh is packed with mosques, palaces, and markets ringed by old fortified city walls...
- Incredible street art completely transforms a church in Morocco Tue, 15 Mar 16, 4:00amFamed muralist Okuda San Miguel has taken his signature style most recently seen in the revitalized Kaos Temple skate park and transformed an old Moroccan church facade into an artistic destination...
- Morocco switches on phase one of the world’s largest solar plant Sat, 6 Feb 16, 9:05amIn the Saharan desert, Morocco has been building what will ultimately become the world's largest solar plant -- the Noor Concentrated Solar Power complex, near the city of Ouarzazate...
- Morocco to switch on first phase of world's largest solar plant Thu, 4 Feb 16, 10:47pmDesert complex will provide electricity for over 1 million people when complete, helping African country to supply most of its energy from renewables by 2030
- Morocco postpones opening of world's largest solar power project Mon, 28 Dec 15, 11:23amNo explanation given as inauguration of the Noor-1 plant – the first part of a massive new complex – in Ouarzazate is unexpectedly called off
- Les Marocains voient grand et veulent devenir une superpuissance solaire Mon, 2 Nov 15, 10:53pmLa plus grande centrale solaire du monde, alimentée par le soleil du Sahara, doit permettre de fournir des énergies renouvelables pour couvrir près de la moitié de l’énergie du pays d’ici 2020
- Morocco poised to become a solar superpower with launch of desert mega-project Mon, 26 Oct 15, 6:58pmWorld’s largest concentrated solar power plant, powered by the Saharan sun, set to help renewables provide almost half the country’s energy by 2020