SirajPower completes Al Tajir Glass solar rooftop project
SirajPower, a leading distributed solar energy provider in the region, has announced the completion of work on the solar rooftop project within the Al Tajir Glass Industries’ facility in Jebel Ali Industrial Area, Dubai. Announcing the successful commissioning of the plant, SirajPower said it was now fully operational and would be generating 4.6GWh […]
COP28 President-Designate convenes CEO decarbonisation roundtable at UAE Climate Tech Forum
COP28 President-Designate Dr. c convened a CEO roundtable on the sidelines of the UAE Climate Tech forum, bringing together oil and gas, heavy emitting industries, technology providers, bankers and financial institutions to discuss, debate and find tangible solutions to address the urgent need for decarbonisation and emissions reduction. The roundtable follows the call to […]
UAE’s SirajPower completes 3.9MWp rooftop solar plant for Al Tajir Glass Industries
UAE-based distributed solar company SirajPower announced on Tuesday the successful completion of the solar rooftop project at Al Tajir Glass Industries’ manufacturing facility in the Jebel Ali Industrial Area. The 2.9-megawatt peak (MWp) solar plant, fully financed and operated by SirajPower, is expected to generate an impressive 4.6-gigawatt hours (GWh) of clean energy annually, the […]
Acciona partners with Orsted to develop construction solutions for offshore wind projects
Spanish engineering and construction company Acciona announced on Wednesday that its infrastructure division has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Denmark’s Ørsted, a global renewable energy company and leader in offshore wind, to jointly develop solutions to address the challenge of manufacturing large-scale foundations for offshore wind farms. The agreement includes the development of […]
UAE’s Masdar acquires 50% stake in US project from EDF Renewables
State-owned Masdar, the UAE’s biggest renewables company, has completed the acquisition of a 50% stake in a combined solar and battery storage project in California. In a statement issued by the Abu Dhabi-based operator on Wednesday, the financial details of the deal were not disclosed. The stake in the Big Beau project, which was first […]
Abu Dhabi’s TAQA establishes green finance framework
Abu Dhabi-listed energy and utilities company TAQA is establishing a green finance framework to issue green bonds, sukuks, loans and other debt instruments, to contribute to its ESG targets and the UAE’s Net Zero by 2050 ambitions. The company said in a statement that proceeds will go to eligible green projects, including renewable energy, energy […]
COP28 President-designate calls on all partners to unite around pragmatic, well-managed and just energy transition
Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and COP28 President-designate, delivered the keynote speech at the Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue 2023 (BETD), during which he called on Germany and the international community to come to unite around a pragmatic and just energy transition that maintains energy security today while […]
Abu Dhabi gets its largest solar rooftop project at Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi-based destination company Miral and Emerge, a joint venture of Masdar and French multinational utility company EDF, inaugurated the 7-megawatt peak (MWp) rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) project at Warner Bros. World Abu Dhabi theme park, located on Yas Island. The rooftop solar photovoltaic project is Abu Dhabi’s largest solar rooftop plant and makes […]
UAE’s Masdar signs agreement with Kyrgyzstan to develop renewable energy projects
Abu Dhabi’s clean energy company Masdar has signed an agreement with Kyrgyzstan’s energy ministry to develop clean energy projects with a capacity to generate up to 1 gigawatt. The pipeline of projects will start with a 200 megawatt solar photovoltaic plant, which is expected to begin operations by 2026, Masdar said on Tuesday. “Masdar has considerable […]
Abu Dhabi’s TAQA, ADNOC, and Mubadala become shareholders in Masdar
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA) paid $1.02 billion in cash for its stake in Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), following an agreement to become a shareholder alongside Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) and Mubadala Investment Company in the clean energy company. TAQA said in a statement on Thursday that the transaction, which […]