Energy

    Middle East’s largest wind farm marks vital construction milestone with the arrival of first turbines
    29 Jul 2021

    The 400-megawatt (MW) Dumat Al Jandal utility-scale wind farm in Saudi Arabia developed by a consortium led by EDF Renewables in partnership with Masdar, both global leaders in renewable energy, has marked a key construction milestone with the arrival of 20 wind turbines at Duba Port.  A consortium with key contractors Vestas, TSK, and Al […]

    Ecological revolution. The energy industry is on the verge of a new era – Financial Times
    27 Jul 2021

    Looking back over the past decade, we can conclude that the pace of progress in the fight against climate change has been too slow. Carbon emissions continued to rise, and although they decreased in 2020 due to coronavirus lockdowns, in 2021, carbon emissions will return to their “consistently high levels,” Financial Times reports. According to […]

    Net-zero challenge for Middle East manufacturers: decarbonizing operations to be competitive
    26 Jul 2021

    Middle East manufacturers must invest in decarbonizing their operations and their supply chains if they want to be competitive, according to some of the region’s leading producers, MEED reports. Speaking at Decarbonising Manufacturing, the latest webinar in the MEED Mashreq Connect Series, leading regional manufacturers said producers need to reduce their carbon footprint to meet […]

    GECF member countries shifting towards less carbon intensity
    22 Jul 2021

    “There is more than one way to achieve the Paris Agreement targets and more than one way to achieve a low carbon future. Although it is projected that renewables and other unconventional sources of energy may gain a significant portion of the energy supply mix in the next 30 years, based on the GECF Global […]

    The USA used fewer fossil fuels in 2020 than it has in three decades
    21 Jul 2021

    Americans gobbled up fewer fossil fuels in 2020 than they have in three decades, according to the US Energy Information Administration (EIA). Consumption of petroleum, natural gas, and coal dropped by 9 percent last year compared to 2019, the most significant annual decrease since the EIA started keeping track in 1949. The COVID-19 pandemic was […]

    Oman: solar electrical power production project in Sohar completed
    21 Jul 2021

    Majis Industrial Services Company (MISC), an affiliate of Oman Investment Authority, has completed the solar electricity production project at Sohar Industrial Port with a production capacity of 36 kiloWatts per hour, the Arabian Stories reports. In this renewable energy project, electricity production was linked to the water treatment plant supply network in the sea to […]

    Think green: how New York, Vancouver, Copenhagen, and others care about a clean future
    18 Jul 2021

    Let’s see how the world’s leading cities fight for a clean environment through strategic planning and municipal programs. We’re thankful to Constantine Yalovy, ex-Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Kyiv City Council on Environmental Policy, for the valuable review published in “Ukrainska Pravda. Life”. *** The megacities are home to millions of people who […]

    Renewable energy in Arabia: The molecule of the future
    18 Jul 2021

    About five years ago, the Car and Sustainable Energy Fund CEO, Christofer Rathke, visited Saudi Arabia. There he wanted to warn investors and high-ranking officials that fossil fuels could quickly become less critical as renewable energies would “soon be competitively priced.” But beyond the declarations of intent, the course did not reverse. However, the fund […]

    World Future Energy Summit signs key stakeholder agreements
    18 Jul 2021

    World Future Energy Summit, part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, has signed key stakeholder agreements with the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, Bee’ah and EDF Renewables, WAM reports. The event, which provides a platform to showcase clean energy and sustainable projects, initiatives, and developments for the Middle East – will be held in Abu Dhabi’s […]

    The EU aims to ban the sale of cars on gasoline and diesel from 2035
    17 Jul 2021

    The EU plans to ban the sale of cars with diesel and gasoline engines from 2035. This is provided by the program to combat climate change until 2050, called Fit for 55, which the European Commission presented on July 15, Deutsche Welle reports. These measures are expected to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in all segments […]