Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced the launch of its new research and development centre at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. DEWA’s R&D Centre, the only facility in the UAE that focuses on renewable energy, smart grid technologies and energy efficiency, was inaugurated by HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al […]
Largest Solar Park to Launch Its Third Phase in Dubai
Mohammed bin Rashed Al-Maktoum Solar Park, the largest of its kind in the world, is about to launch its third phase according to Saeed Mohammed Al-Tayer, the managing director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA). The Dubai-based, AED 50-billion solar park, which is designed based on the independent power producer (IPP) model, […]
Renewable energy shaping the future of sustainability
Renewable energy is key requirement to sustainability, and stands at the forefront of Dubai’s and the UAE’s strategic priorities. The UAE leads the efforts to adopt the latest innovations that address climate change, mitigate the effects of global warming, and plays a major role in supporting the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals 2030. The UAE […]
Two new solar-powered ENOC service stations open in Dubai
ENOC Group today announced that two service stations have opened at Dubai Hills and Lehbab First, expanding ENOC’s network to 135 stations across the UAE. Commenting on the announcement, Saif Humaid Al Falasi, Group CEO, ENOC, said, “The launch of the new service stations is in line with our vision to invest into the country’s […]
Dubai to build $13.6 Billion solar park
Under the Arabian sun, a monumental construction effort is making headway. Located deep within Dubai’s desert interior, the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park — named after the emirate’s ruler and the United Arab Emirate’s vice president and prime minister — continues to grow and has just passed another milestone. In its eighth year […]
Dubai selected to host first-ever MENA Climate Week 2020 coinciding with Expo 2020
HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Chairman of the World Green Economy Organization (WGEO) has announced that the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Secretariat has chosen Dubai, the United Arab Emirates to host the MENA Climate Week 2020, the first of its kind climate event to be held in the Middle East and […]
Emicool, Total launch solar plant at Dubai Investment Park
Emirates District Cooling (Emicool) said it has joined hands with Total Solar Distributed Generation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of French energy giant Total mainly dedicated to the development of distributed solar energy solutions for commercial and industrial partners, for a key solar system at the Dubai Investment Park (DIP). A leading district cooling service provider in […]
Phanes Group Selects Huawei Smart PV Solution to Power the Largest Distributed Solar Project in UAE
Dubai, UAE: Phanes Group, an international end-to-end solar provider headquartered in Dubai UAE, has partnered with Huawei to deliver the UAE’s first medium voltage (MV) rooftop connection solar project. The 25.8 MW distributed rooftop project was developed for DP World – the 2nd largest port operator worldwide. This is currently the largest distributed development in […]
Record low bids for DEWA’s latest solar offer
Solar prices fall to new record low in Saudi-led bid for 900MW Dubai project A consortium led by Saudi Arabia-based ACWA Power has reportedly lodged a world record low price bid of $16.953 ($A25) a megawatt hour for a 900MW solar park in Dubai. The bid – reported by infrastructure journal IJGlobal – is one […]
Cleanmax Solar fits 1,200kWp solar plant at Danube hub in Dubai
Indian rooftop solar power provider’s work at Danube Group’s Techno Park facility in Dubai to cut 845t of annual CO2 emissions Indian rooftop solar power provider Cleanmax solar revealed it had partnered with Dubai’s Rizwan Sajan-founded Danube Group to commission a 1,200kWp rooftop solar plant at the building materials company’s manufacturing facility at Techno Park, […]