Harnessing the Desert Sun: The Middle East’s Solar Revolution with Veronica Bermudez Benito

Dr Veronica Bermudez Benito is the Director of Energy at the Al Wajba Establishment and the former R&D Director, Energy at the Qatar Environment & Energy Research Institute (QEERI). She also acts as an independent expert for a number of international funding agencies such as the European Commission and European National funding bodies.

Key questions:

• What role do you see solar power playing in the Middle East's transition to a renewable energy future?
• Will solar power take a major role in electricity generation given that the marginal cost of production of fossil fuels is low in the Middle East?
• For the smaller Middle Eastern countries, is the availability of land a problem for the installation of solar farms?