Expect Middle Eastern nations to start scoping and importing solar professionals to work on the Arabian peninsula. Qatar, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia will lead the way.

The Greek Orthodox Church has seen revenues fall during the economic downturn, and so it’s turning to Qatar for investment in solar and marble quarrying.

All eyes will be on Doha December 4 as the 20th World Petroleum Congress opens in Qatar. This year the WPC promises a carbon-neutral event.

Now Qatar is researching the potential of using solar energy to fuel desalination plants in order to cope with its meager water reserves.

Despite all the negative news out of Italy we have to remember that the boot is one of the world’s largest economies with an R&D culture that could boost Qatar.

Germany, a global leader in solar energy, is mulling a path for Greece to emerge out of its fiscal misery. Could Greece become a global solar pipeline and power?

If the IAAF Championships 2017 comes to Qatar, expect the emirate to showcase its emerging leadership on clean energy technologies including solar.

Will Volkswagen, Ford Motor Corp., and General Motors (GM) become new clean energy investors to the tune of Google? I discuss on The Guardian.