The Middle East can achieve first-move advantage in a market that appears to be the longer-term future of energy.
![Solar panels on the roof top of the green mosque in Dubai [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/201412764919697734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)

Vicente Lopez-Ibor Mayor is a former commissioner of the National Energy Commission of Spain. He is chair of one of Europe's largest solar energy power companies, Lightsource Renewable Energy Ltd.
The Middle East can achieve first-move advantage in a market that appears to be the longer-term future of energy.
![Solar panels on the roof top of the green mosque in Dubai [AP]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/201412764919697734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)