WASHINGTON, D.C., 29th June, 2022 (WAM) — The Atlantic Council Global Energy Centre recently announced the selection of its fourth class of fellows for its Women Leaders in Energy and Climate Fellowship, which saw UAE’s Sheikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan be named as the first woman from the GCC to be part […]
DUBAI, 27th June, 2022 (WAM) — Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced the launch of an Automatic Smart Grid Restoration System (ASGR), the first of its kind in the MENA region, to increase the control, management, and monitoring of its power network. The system works around the clock without any human intervention. It […]
ABU DHABI, 20th June, 2022 (WAM) — The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure announced the fact that the UAE has joined the International Partnership for Hydrogen and Fuel Cells in the Economy (IPHE), a new achievement added to the UAE’s long track record as a pioneer in the field of energy. The agreement was signed […]
ABU DHABI, 20th June, 2022 (WAM) — The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) is adopting innovative policies to achieve its vision for a more sustainable future, said Ahmed Al Rumaithi, Undersecretary of the DoE. He revealed that the DoE is currently working on developing the Abu Dhabi Hydrogen Policy and Regulatory Framework, including the […]
ABU DHABI, 19th June, 2022 (WAM) — H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ruler’s Representative in Al Dhafra Region, emphasised that the UAE is continuing to enhance its unique model to diversify energy sources and move towards environmentally friendly energy sources, to fulfil its international obligations regarding climate change phenomena, and achieve the objectives […]
ABU DHABI, 19th June, 2022 (WAM) — The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) emphasised that the Operating License, issued by FANR on 17th June, 2022, authorises the Nawah Energy Company (Nawah) to commission and operate the Unit 3 of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant with an estimated duration of 60 years. In a statement […]
ABU DHABI, 19th June, 2022 (WAM) — The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) announced today that its operating and maintenance subsidiary Nawah Energy Company has received the Operating License from the UAE’s Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) for Unit 3 of the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, and the process of loading fuel assemblies into […]
ABU DHABI, 17th June, 2022 (WAM) — The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), the UAE’s independent nuclear regulator, has today issued the Operating Licence for Unit 3 of the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant to Nawah Energy Company (Nawah), the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation’s (ENEC) subsidiary responsible for the operation of the nuclear power plant […]
ABU DHABI, 17th June, 2022 (WAM) — The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR) has issued nine licences for the Barakah Nuclear Power Plant over the course of 13 years, with the first issued in March 2010, according to a FANR report released today, with the issuance of the Operating License for Unit 3 of […]
VIENNA, 14th June, 2022 (WAM) — The UN chief said on Tuesday termed renewable energy as “the peace plan of the 21st century” and called on fossil fuel finance to be abandoned wholesale, in favour of the green alternative. António Guterres was speaking at the Sixth Austrian World Summit on the climate crisis, convened by […]