After the Sunday inauguration of the UAE's first 100-megawatt Shams 1 solar plant at Madinat Zayed in Abu Dhabi, the President, His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan, said that Shams 1 was a noteworthy landmark in the country's economic diversification; and was an advance in the direction of long-term energy security.

In an announcement made by California-based solar company BrightSource Energy said Spanish firm Abengoa SA on Friday, the two companies have worked out a partnership for the Palen project in the California desert.

In a highly noteworthy move aimed at cutting red tape in China and grafting in the biggest top-level shake-up since 2008, the country's new leaders have planned out the revamping of government bodies responsible for railways, energy, and food safety.

At the 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, officials from the main participating companies said that China could potentially begin the commercial production of shale gas in the coming five-year period, provided that the country steps up its attempts in the direction of improving its extraction technology and lowering the cost.