A report, titled ‘COP28 Progress or Regression?’ published by Turkey’s Uskudar University in partnership with the UN-Accredited Caribbean ASEAN Council shows that the climate action plan proposed by the UAE’s presidency of this year’s COP climate summit offers the most ambitious agenda to date ever put forth by a COP presidency in 28 years. This new analysis is authored by a series of leading global academics and practitioners, including a UN environment advisor, It has compared the four previous COP summits to the agenda of the current COP28 presidency across four key areas viz. emissions reduction targets, renewable energy targets,…
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With the view to drive Oman’s ambitious pursuit of carbon neutrality by 2050, Sohar Port and Freezone have introduced the Sohar Net Zero Alliance (SNZA) in alliance with ENGIE and other key industrial tenants. France’s energy firm, ENGIE, with its substantial contributions to renewable energy ventures are set to play a pivotal role in the SNZA’s success. In its press note, the firm said that ENGIE’s Green Hydrogen Project, intends to capitalise on Oman’s renewable energy potential to hasten the Sultanate’s energy transition. “The SNZA’s primary objective is to bolster Oman’s ‘2050 Net Zero Commitment’ by strategically emphasising the acquisition…
In an ambitious plan to bring green energy from Egypt to Europe via a 1,000km undersea cable, a pact has been signed by the two nations to move forward with the plan and begin the groundwork for the project. Talking about the project, Belgian contractor Jan De Nul said that it had signed a “milestone agreement” with Egypt to start a study for the construction of the cable, which will transport more than 2GW of solar and wind power. It may be noted that in late September, the Egyptian government had reaffirmed its plans to build an undersea electricity cable…
Dubai based firm DP World, a logistics management services company, has cut down its carbon emissions from its UAE operations by nearly 50% this year by accessing renewably produced power from the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). As per reports, DEWA has issued more than 200,000 International Renewable Energy Certificates (I-RECs) to DP World so far this year, proving that the electricity consumed is generated from renewable sources, with each equivalent to 1 megawatt-hour of electricity. In its statement, the firm said that I-RECs from DEWA are generated by the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. These power DP World’s UAE operations…
The Qatari Minister of State for Energy Affairs, Saad bin Sherida Al-Kaabi, has disclosed that in partnership with French firm Total Energies, it is ready to provide Lebanon with three alternative energy plants with a production capacity of 500 megawatts. Al-Kaabi said that this would be in a form of a gift with soft conditions. Lebanon will have to do provide the necessary land plots to implement the project. The Lebanese authorities will choose their locations according to their priorities and need. It may be noted that Lebanon has set an ambitious target to cover 30% of its energy consumption…
Saudi energy firm ACWA Power has received the initial commercial operation certificate from the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) to operate the second phase of the Noor Energy 1 independent power project. In its statement, the company said, “The development will add 200 megawatts to the project, thus taking the total operational capacity to 717 MW. The financial impact of this 950 MW project is expected to begin from the first quarter of 2024. “ The Noor Energy project, the largest single-site concentrated solar power plant, is located in the fourth phase of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar…
Utico, the UAE’s private utility firm has partnered with sustainable energy developer Yellow Door Energy (YDE) to develop a solar plant and a battery energy storage system in Umm Al Quwain. Yellow Door Energy, the project developer, is responsible for financing, designing, building, commissioning, operating and maintaining the solar plant and the hybrid system integration. The plant will generate 4,700 megawatt-hours of clean energy annually, said the firm. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed at the recently concluded Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment (WETEX) exhibition in Dubai, where they announced the solar plant will remove 82,000 metric tonnes of carbon…
In a step towards sustainable telecom infrastructure, Ooredoo Kuwait has launched Solar Hybrid signal boosters in the nation. In its statement, the firm said that it believes that the outcomes of this initiative will pave the way for a greener and more cost-effective future in the telecommunications industry. Ooredoo Kuwait, the leading ICT provider introduced solar hybrid-powered signal boosters in selected rural locations on the mainland and islands of Kuwait. With this trial, the firm aimed to embrace green energy solutions, with the primary goal of significantly reducing reliance on diesel generators. “This, in turn, would lower carbon emissions and…
Tristar Group has launched a second solar power project in Dubai, with a capacity of 464-kilowatt peak (kWp). The project is located at its specialised warehouse facility inside Jebel Ali Free Zone (JAFZA). The firm said that this is the second project launched by the company since 2021, in partnership with TotalEnergies. The project has 1,190 photovoltaic (PV) panels, with an annual capacity of 750 megawatt hours (MWh) of renewable electricity, which equates to 90 per cent of the facility’s total power consumption. This solar installation will enable an annual reduction of 318 tons of CO2, equivalent to planting approximately…
Oman’s wholly state-owned ore carrier Sohar Max will be fitted with rotor sails to harness wind energy on its voyages to and from the Sultanate of Oman. This will be a first such initiatiev for Oman’s ocean-going maritime cargo transportation sector. To this end, Vale and Omani’s Sohar Max, owned by Asyad Shipping, a subsidiary of Asyad Group will install wind-assisted propulsion technology on the world’s largest ore carrier, a 400,000 metric tonne capacity Very Large Ore Carrier (VLOC) that falls in the category of the world’s largest ore carriers, known as Valemax. As per the statement, together with three…