Middle East Economic Survey

VOL. LIV

No 50

12-Dec-2011

SAUDI ARABIA

Saudi Arabia Launches Bio-Fuels Initiative

Saudi Arabia is pushing ahead with a major research and development effort on renewables and green technologies, including bio-fuels, Saudi Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Ali Naimi announced in a 5 December speech.

The new King 'Abd Allah University for Science and Technology (KAUST) is spearheading the bio-fuels drive, focusing on the production of commercial...