Solar park is in line with Dubai’s strategy to provide 100 percent of the emirate’s power from clean energy sources by 2050
Sustainable energy
clean energy
Green ambitions: How the UAE, UK can reap major hydrogen rewards
New research paper will explore potential green hydrogen collaborations between the UAE and the United Kingdom
circular economy
Dubai firms ink deal to explore plan for first plastic-to-liquid plants
ENOC Group and Dubal Holding sign agreement with Quantafuel to study the potential of plants to support circular economy
circular economy
The GCC’s role in climate change equation
The transition to sustainable energy has a cost attached for sure, it’s just whether that will be paid now or in decades to come, and what the final price will ultimately be
Off-grid solar systems
UAE-based solar energy start-up Pawame secures $2.5m and launches $5m Series A round
With a team of 80 employees and over 200 contract agents and technicians, Pawame plans to provide electricity to over 1 million people in sub-Saharan Africa that do not have access to grid power by 2025
Bahrain
Bahrain’s SEA, UAE’s Etihad ESCO to cooperate to meet sustainability goals
Through the MOU, both parties will exchange and share best global experiences and practices in energy efficiency, renewable energy, to support sustainability efforts in the kingdom of Bahrain
clean energy
Sustainability-focused projects on the rise in GCC
Saudi Arabia and Abu Dhabi leading the way in public-private partnerships around sustainable infrastructure projects
2050 Energy Strategy UAE
End-users must play their part in regional renewables drive, says industry expert
Alberto Torner, head of Middle East, Turkey and Caucasus for Ariston Thermo Group, said solar systems installed in a villa can save around 3,200 kilos per year of CO2 emissions
carbon emissions
Green hydrogen can fuel the region’s future
Yusuf Macun, founder of Cranmore Partners, an advocate for education and sustainability, looks at green hydrogen’s potential for the region
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company
Top UAE power producer joins global peers in renewables push
Company to boost its UAE electricity production capacity to 30 gigawatts by 2030 from 18 gigawatts now
Air-to-Water Technology
UK-based Contec Global signs partnership with Maithri Aquatech to tackle Middle East water scarcity
The partnership is expected to generate $200 million in business for regional air-to-water projects
Green Energy
How history’s next chapter is being energised in the Middle East
Middle East is likely to benefit from the next leg of the global energy revolution as much as it did from the first, says Belinda Scott
clean energy
UAE clean energy firm signs $41m deal for new projects
Yellow Door Energy CEO says company continued to deliver strong performance during coronavirus crisis
carbon emissions
Video: As solar energy rises in the Middle East, will the sun set on the oil & gas sector?
As a plentiful source of energy, the sun’s rays have the potential to energize our daily lives with less damage to our planet than fossil fuels.
Bee’ah
Video: The region’s first waste-to-energy plant – Bee’ah Masdar joint venture
The UAE and wider Middle East is in a period of massive transformation. Economic and population expansion are both driving demand and consuming resources. And this growth, coupled with our modern, consumer-based lifestyle, creates new sustainability challenges across the region.
Bee'ah HQ Sharjah
Video: Bee’ah plans for sustainable future
The future Sharjah headquarters of Bee’ah will be powered by solar energy to reinforce the company’s commitment to sustainability and innovation.
Apicorp
Clean energy goals rest on more efficient power plants
Siemens has been focusing on extracting efficiency from its turbines to improve the efficiency of existing power plants critical to governments and utilities