The Middle East, with its long hours of blazing sun and strong Shamal winds blowing in from the Gulf, has long held enormous promise as a renewable energy powerhouse. But due to its vast and cheaply tapped oil resources and entrenched hydrocarbon-based energy policies, promise – to this point – has remained just that.
However, at this year’s World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi – where Recharge was launched nine years ago – only the most cynical of industry observers would not have been persuaded that meaningful change is finally afoot.
