Tag Archives: renewable energy

Syria has signed a deal with United Arab Emirates firms for the construction of a solar power plant near Damascus, state media said Thursday, in a sign of growing economic ties. The accord comes two days after UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed Al-Nahyan met President Bashar al-Assad in Damascus …

Saudi Arabia’s energy company, ACWA Power, expects construction work on its green hydrogen plant in NEOM to start in the first half of 2022, according to the company’s CEO. “This is the first project of that scale and quite a lot of work had to be done for the first …

Another week, another huge green hydrogen project announcement in the Middle East. This time, it was Egypt’s turn. The most populous Arab nation is planning to invest up to $4 billion in a project to create hydrogen through electrolysis powered by renewable energy, Egyptian Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy …

Once upon a time, mankind produced a small amount of waste. Food was not packaged, fruit and vegetable peelings were fed to animals and the dung from horses and camels was used for fertilizer or dried and burned for heating. Most of what came from the earth went directly back …

In a wide-ranging TV interview to mark the fifth anniversary of the Saudi Vision 2030 strategy, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has identified increasing home ownership and falling unemployment as two signal achievements, ruled out introduction of income tax and described the current 15 percent value-added tax (VAT) as a …

Saudi Arabia aims to plant 10 billion trees in the coming decades as part of an ambitious campaign unveiled by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on Saturday to reduce carbon emissions and combat pollution and land degradation. The de facto ruler of the world’s top oil exporter said that Saudi …

Aramco Upstream chief Nasir Al-Naimi said oil and gas companies should reduce their CO2 footprint as they continue to provide a majority of the world’s energy for years to come. “While new energy has a role to play, it will be a while before it is ready to shoulder a …

Ford Motor Co said on Tuesday that the next version of its Transit van for the European market will go into production in Turkey in 2023 and include fully electric and hybrid variants along with the combustion-engined version. The vans will be built by Ford Otosan, the No. 2 U.S. …

Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo took the stage at the world’s largest energy conference in 2019 to declare an age of U.S. dominance after a decade of rapid shale development made the United States the world’s top oil and gas producer. Two years later, the oil industry is …

Abdullah bin Ahmed Al Saleh, Under-Secretary of the Ministry of Economy for Foreign Trade Affairs, and a United States delegation comprising officials and representatives of the business community in New York State, discussed ways of expanding cooperation in vital sectors between the UAE and the US, including in the creative …

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has welcomed Antonio Alvarez Barthe, Spanish Ambassador to the UAE, and Erik Rovina Mardones, Head of the Spanish Trade Office in Dubai. The meeting touched on ways to further develop cooperation between Dubai and Spanish companies, …

Ways of accelerating mutual cooperation were the main topic of discussions at a meeting Suhail bin Mohammed Faraj Faris Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Industry, had with Trinh Dinh Dung, Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, and his accompanying delegation, recently. During the meeting, Al Mazrouei emphasised the strength of …

The UAE and the International Renewable Energy Agency, IRENA, today signed a supplementary agreement to the headquarters agreement that was signed in 2012 on hosting the Agency’s permanent headquarters in the UAE capital. The new document outlines the specific conditions governing the occupancy by IRENA of its headquarters premises. Dr. …

While people of all ages share the goal of maintaining a sustainable and healthy planet, it is the youngest members of the global population who can have the longest influence and make the biggest contribution to sustainable living. Today, youth in the UAE have a unique opportunity and responsibility to …

A collaboration between Masdar, Taaleri Energia and the German development finance institution DEG to develop the largest utility-scale commercial wind farm project in Serbia has successfully reached a number of key milestones, and is on schedule to start production early next year. Cibuk 1 in Dolovo, situated 50km outside the …

The ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle’s said an ideal city besides performing its primary function of providing shelter and protection for its inhabitants should be a source of happiness. In fact, the idea of “a sustainable and happy city” is rooted in the hearts, minds and decisions of the UAE’s leaders. …

When Damien Maguire moved to the countryside outside Dublin, he struggled to keep the lights on at home because of the town’s constant power outages. He found a solution inside his electric cars: their batteries. A tinkerer who posts videos of his hand-built vehicles on YouTube, Maguire devised a wiring …

Masdar and Korea Energy Agency (KEA) are exploring collaboration in the energy sector by boosting investment in renewables. The two sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Tuesday coinciding with the visit of the South Korean President Korea Moon Jae-in to the UAE. Under the terms of the agreement, …

A host of Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) were signed between the UAE and South Korea on Sunday following a meeting between the two countries’ leaders. His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, and Moon Jae-in, President …

Dubai is hoping to be the world’s first “waste-free city” by 2020, thanks to an ambitious project by Dubai Municipality in which buildings and communities will produce electricity by treating waste. The civic body’s project titled ‘Wastenizer’ is one of the 26 “10X” Dubai government initiatives approved during the World …

President Donald Trump on Monday decided to impose tariffs on solar equipment imported into the U.S. for four years, acting on a trade dispute raised by two solar manufacturers. The U.S. solar industry has largely opposed tariffs, warning that they could cause thousands of jobs cuts and threaten billions of dollars of investments in …

New projects by Masdar and Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (Adwea), as well as Saudi Arabia’s renewable and nuclear plans, were in focus during the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) that ended on Thursday. Saudi Arabia, one of the largest exporters of oil in the world, will invest $30 …

The Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week kicked off in the capital on Saturday with top experts announcing at the eighth session of the International Renewable Energy Agency’s general assembly that the world now has the capacity to generate more than 2,000 gigawatts of renewable energy. It is the ambitions deployment of …

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Monday unanimously rejected a proposal by Energy Secretary Rick Perry that would have propped up nuclear and coal power plants struggling in competitive electricity markets. The independent five-member commission includes four people appointed by President Trump, three of them Republicans. Its decision is binding. At the …

The Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc) Group will add 48 new stations to its Dubai network by 2020, all of which will be powered by solar panels, while also looking to add to its international portfolio, the group chief executive said. All future Enoc service stations in the emirate will …

By Arthur Blok It is well known that a constant, healthy, competition is going on between two of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) leading cities: Abu Dhabi and Dubai. For decades both Emirates are competing on matters such as who has the best real estate developments, who is hosting the …