Energy

    Zero-carbon emission development in Oman: What’s new in 2021
    09 Jun 2021

    Oman Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Company has signed an agreement with Shell to deliver Oman’s first carbon-neutral LNG cargo from Oman LNG’s world-class facility in Qalhat, Sur, Times of Oman reports. “The cargo is the first carbon-neutral LNG from the Middle East using nature-based carbon credits to offset full lifecycle CO2 emissions generated across the […]

    ACWA Power signs MoU with neutral fuels to supply Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea project
    07 Jun 2021

    ACWA Power, a leading Saudi developer, investor and operator of power generation and desalinated water plants, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Neutral Fuels, the GCC’s largest biofuel producer, for future collaboration on the supply of its Net Zero Biofuel™ for Saudi Arabia’s most ambitious regenerative tourism project on the Red Sea coast. […]

    Germany will allocate €8 billion for the implementation of 62 hydrogen projects
    07 Jun 2021

    The German government has identified 62 large-scale hydrogen projects that will receive government funding in the amount of €8 billion under the European Union’s IPCEI program (important projects of European interest), Euraktiv reports. Germany’s Federal Ministry of Economics (BMWi) and the Federal Ministry of Transport (BMVI) selected 62 large-scale hydrogen projects this week, which are […]

    “The People against Shell”:  Netherlands court orders oil giant to cut emissions
    02 Jun 2021

    Climate activists won a landmark victory over Anglo-Dutch Shell corporation, effectively forcing the company to accelerate plans to cut carbon emissions by 45% by 2030. Achieving these goals could put pressure on the company’s new production projects. On May 26, a Dutch court ordered Shell, one of the largest oil and gas companies and the […]

    Denmark started running its entire economy on 100% wind energy
    31 May 2021

    Countries all over the world are making major strides in renewable energy. Many nations are investing in new clean energy infrastructure. It allows them to supply enough power to meet their energy needs by great percentages, if not entirely. In February, Denmark generated enough energy with its wind turbines to power the entire country for […]

    Biden’s plan in U.S. likely to encourage Middle East to be net renewables exporter
    30 May 2021

    The Biden Administration’s ambitious plans to scale up renewable energy in the U.S. will have a wider impact on the energy landscape in the Middle East, especially in the Arabian Gulf, according to the top official of a global body, experts and major industry players in the region. Talking to Emirates News Agency (WAM) about […]

    UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund awards EPC contract to build resilient clean-energy project worth US$50m in Dominica
    22 May 2021

    The UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund, the largest renewable energy investment of its type in the region, which is fully financed by Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, has announced the signing of an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract to build a hurricane-resistant clean energy project worth US$50m in Dominica, WAM reports. Masdar, one of the […]

    Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park launches global virtual hackathon towards more sustainable energy
    20 May 2021

    The Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park (SRTI Park), which launched in 2020 the MEA Energy Innovation Hub, is looking for participants in the 48-hour global hackathon. It will identify and co-create innovative solutions that provide a multidisciplinary and socially beneficial response to urgent energy challenges, WAM reports. Calling all university students and professors around […]

    Students in Oman produce coal from coffee residue
    16 May 2021

    A group of Muscat students have managed to produce quantities of charcoal made from coffee residue. Used coffee grounds are usually incinerated or sent to landfill – and in landfill, rotting coffee grounds generate methane, a greenhouse gas around 34 times more potent than carbon dioxide. Is there a better way to recycle coffee grounds? […]

    German scientists invented “smart glass” that detects the presence of the user and reduces energy consumption
    13 May 2021

    German scientists have developed glass that reduces energy consumption and regulates the temperature in the room. This was announced by the University of Kassel in an article “MOEMS micromirror arrays in smart windows for daylight steering”, published recently in the first issue of the journal of optical microsystems, techxplore.com reports. “Our smart glazing is based […]