"For a country like Saudi Arabia ... one of the most important sources of energy to look at and to develop is solar energy, " al-Nuaimi told the French oil newsletter Petrostrategies.

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Wittbecker said India is in talks to develop more solar energy and is also looking at more hydropower and nuclear power, but by and large India is still dependent on coal and will be for the foreseeable future.

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Saudi Arabia is trying to develop nuclear and solar energy.

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That does not eliminate the need for us in both countries and all around the world to continue to develop other clean energy sources like solar, like wind, biomass.

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Shortly after, First Solar signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop the first phase of the project with China Guangdong Nuclear Solar Energy Development, which was founded the month after First Solar was awarded the Ordos project.

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Environmental groups and many politicians in Washington insist that the U.S. must lead the effort to develop renewable energy sources, with wind, solar and biomass being the lead components.

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The Glasgow Solar Fuels team says its aim is to develop new energy sources which are both environmentally benign and abundant in supply.

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Other 2011 Grand Challenge Scholars from Duke University and Olin College pursued projects to restore urban infrastructure, improve technology for wind and solar energy, create educational software for middle school students, and develop low-cost cancer diagnostics for developing countries.

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The need to develop carbon-free energy sources is greater than ever, and Germany is leading the charge, breaking all previous solar installation records in 2012.

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