Dumat Al Jandal, the Middle East’s largest wind farm and the first in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is now connected to the grid and has produced its first carbon-free megawatt-hours (MWh) of energy, WAM reports. The 400-megawatt (MW) utility-scale wind power project is being developed by a consortium led by EDF Renewables and Masdar, […]
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched its ‘Let’s Make This Summer Green’ campaign for the sixth consecutive year. Themed ‘Make Unforgettable Memories’, the three-month campaign will take place digitally across DEWA’s social media channels, as well as its internal and external channels, Gulf News reports. The campaign encourages individuals and organizations this summer […]
Gas prices are rising due to winter weather conditions and low stocks in European storage facilities. Electricity prices using fossil sources have become twice as expensive as green. This was reported by the analytical organization Ember in its report. In particular, this is due to the rapid rise in coal and gas prices. Coal prices […]
The number one energy source in the United States is still natural gas. But the same companies that own thermal power plants are instead investing in solar power plants and energy storage batteries. This does not mean that fossil fuels will disappear – but they are already losing their dominance, WSJ states. Decades ago, natural […]
NBB Group announced that it is undertaking a new initiative to install solar panels in select National Bank of Bahrain (NBB) and Bahrain Islamic Bank (BisB) branches across the Kingdom, further demonstrating its commitment to implementing ESG measures across its operations, Gulf-Insider reports. The new initiative, expected to be rolled out in the first quarter […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
