How Solar and Oil Can Coexist in Saudi-Arabia

Oil-rich Saudi Arabia wants to become an exporter of solar. Yup, that's right. The country's oil minister confirmed Saudi Arabia's solar ambitions last year and said the country has the potential to export power, not just oil. So far it seems to be moving on that promise. The Saudi Arabia-South Korea joint venture Polysilicon Technology Co...

Jeremy Leggett: U.S. Must Help Saudi Arabia Turn Into "the Saudi Arabia of Solar," WikiLeaks Cables Say

U.S. diplomatic cables leaked to WikiLeaks reveal something close to desperation in Saudi officialdom about keeping oil exports alive while at the same time growing domestic electricity generation rapidly. These twin challenges are interrelated and growing progressively worse, because what the leaked cables do not say is that Saudi Arabia is currently burning well over a million barrels a day of...