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 The earth receives an incredible supply of solar energy – the sun provides enough energy in one minute to supply the world’s energy needs for a full year. In one day it provides more energy than our current population would consume in 27 years.
The New and Renewable Energy sector is growing in strategic importance, particularly in the Middle East where energy demand is extremely close to outstripping supply, and Governments are looking for alternative sources of energy.
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai has announed that Dubai is looking at energy conservation and solar and wind schemes to help meet its electricity needs. He said that around 14% of peak electricity needs could be saved by 2015 through a demand management programme.
Forecasts suggest that by 2050, up to half of the UAE's required energy will come from renewable sources. Solar energy, the cleanest source in environmental terms, is likely to form a large percentage.
 The opportunities in the Middle East for new and renewable energy are endless. As the region looks to preserve its main wealth of oil and gas, the development and implementation of renewable energy will continue to increase to cope with the region’s escalating power demand.
Countries in the region which have already implemented, or any planning to implement new and renewable energies include Syria, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Iran, Bahrain and Lebanon.
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Over 3,785 visitors came to MEE 2007 specifically to meet New & Renewable energy companies
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 According to statistics, electricity generated by renewable energy like wind power has been developing at the highest speed in the world's energy and electricity market over the last 10 years.
The increased rate of solar power generation is as high as 30.9 percent, followed by 30.7 percent for wind power generation.
Over the last two to three years, photovoltaic (solar cell) production worldwide has registered an average annual growth rate of approximately 40%.
Statistics state that by 2020, the installed volume of global wind power generation will reach 1.2 billion kilowatts, 38 times that of 2002; wind power generation will account for 12 percent of the worlds total, and become the most important alternative energy in the future.
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