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If you've ever visited Marrakesh, you will be familiar with the honk of scooters, the vendors shouting from heaving stalls, and the carts rattling through the medina. Many love its intense energy; ...

Discover how Morocco is becoming a global leader in renewable energy with its ambitious New Energy Strategy, spearheaded by ...

The natural fit between the Earth’s deserts and humanity’s growing interest in solar power is obvious, but the resource has still been largely untapped, until now. Ouarzazate is a city in the ...

At the foot of the scenic High Atlas Mountains, lies the region of Ouarzazate in southern Morocco, once dubbed the “Mecca” of the film industry for its studio facilities and the stark beauty of its ...

STOCKHOLM, March 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Azelio has completed the installation of its renewable energy storage with 24h clean power production at Noor Ouarzazate solar complex in Morocco. An ...

RABAT, Morocco — Once the backdrop for "Gladiator" and "Game of Thrones," Ouarzazate is staging a comeback of its own. The Moroccan government has pledged $75 million to transform the quiet southern ...

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It may be famous for its meandering medinas and the scenic Atlas Mountains, but Morocco might soon make its name as a solar superpower. The north-western African nation is building the world’s biggest ...

The rugged landscape around Ouarzazate, a city in south-central Morocco on the edge of the vast Sahara, is known to some as a filming location for movies such as “Lawrence of Arabia” and television ...

ACWA Power International, a Saudi Arabian power plant developer, started work on building a 160 megawatt concentrated solar thermal facility in Morocco, it said in an e-mailed statement today. ACWA ...