Morocco

May 20, 2021
Europe holds top spot for SHIP incentives

Spain has recently launched an investment grant scheme focused on industrial solar heat, joining an already long list of European countries – including Austria, Germany, France, Italy and the Netherlands – that have created similar programmes. In the last three months of 2020, Spain’s...
March 10, 2021
Rush on industrial solar heat in Germany

In Germany, demand for high-temperature solar process heat is growing rapidly. In the past months, Soliterm, a western German provider of turnkey solar process heat (SHIP) solutions, has conducted an ever-greater number of prefeasibility studies in several sectors, especially in the food...
May 13, 2020
Solar cooling – insights into a niche market

Solar thermal cooling remained a niche market in Europe in 2019, as air conditioning based on heat pumps and PV generators got all the attention. Nevertheless, there were a handful of solar system integrators which defied the odds and installed several systems last year. A survey of cooling...
October 8, 2019
Morocco, a quality-oriented market

The COP 22 conference held in November 2016 in Marrakesh showed why Morocco is considered the leader in renewable energies in the region. At the conference, its energy ministry announced that the country would work towards adding 3,000,000 m² of solar collector area (2,100 MW_th)...
March 25, 2019
S.I.B. 2020, Casablanca

The International Building Exibition, S.I.B. 2020 will take place from 25 to 29 November 2020 in Casablanca, Morocco. S.I.B. is a platform for all stakeholders and decision makers in the construction industry. Manufacturers of building materials and equipment suppliers have the opportunity to...
February 6, 2019
Exciting prospects in Kenya, Morocco and the UAE

Some countries in northern and eastern Africa will grow into important markets for solar thermal products in the coming years: This was a statement the majority of the 58 export-orientated technology suppliers participating in a global survey from November to December 2018 (see the chart...
January 3, 2019
Initial pilot plants for industrial solar steam

Concentrating solar heat is a valuable energy resource in Morocco, especially for industrial applications. A call for project proposals has invited businesses to submit plans for constructing industrial solar heat systems, of which three will be selected to be supported by the World Bank....
April 27, 2018
Solar cooling demand on the rise in Italy, Spain and the Middle East

Sorption chillers may still be a niche market, but Europe’s manufacturers reported rising demand for solar thermal cooling in Italy, Spain and the Middle East in 2017. Solar thermal numbers are on the rise because of three factors: the potential to reduce power consumption, including peak...
October 31, 2017
IEA´s Renewables Outlook 2017-2022

The IEA’s Renewables 2017 market report was launched in London in early October. The document, which had been called Medium-Term Renewable Energy Market Report...
February 27, 2015
Egypt, Pakistan and Morocco: Three Countries and Their Solar Process Heat Potential

Surface treatment, food, chemical, textile and leather are the five industry sectors with the greatest potential for utilising solar thermal systems in Pakistan. Solar heat below 100 °C can contribute 5.6 million MWh per year to these five industries if 7.1 million m² of...
February 5, 2015
Mediterranean Investment Facility - Building on Success Stories and Partnerships (2014)

This document was developed as a joint collaboration the Global Environment Fund (GEF) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Italian Ministry for the Environment, Land and Sea. UNEP and Italy cooperated to create the Mediterranean Investment Facility...
October 28, 2014
Regional Market Assessment Report in the Mediterranean Countries

The purpose of this regional market assessment report is to help overcome some relevant barriers which currently prevent solar water heating (SWH) systems from providing a larger share of energy supply in Mediterranean countries, i.e. the lack of knowledge and trust on the technology, as well as...