Saudi Arabia will play its part in the global fight against climate change by pushing new technologies and ramping up its solar power capacity, the kingdom’s energy minister said. Lawmakers and industry executives from around the world have gathered virtually for the government-backed German Energy Transition Dialogue 2021. While the Saudis are promoting tech, politicians […]
Saudi Arabia Eyes Big Piece Of The Hydrogen Market
Saudi Arabia, the world’s top crude oil exporter, has been active in embracing new energy revenue opportunities in recent years after it became painfully clear the world was changing and it would not be able to rely on oil for its sustained wealth forever. Now, the desert kingdom has set its sights on green hydrogen. […]
Saudi Arabia ‘could pipe green hydrogen to Europe to keep leading energy role’
Executive planning renewable power system for mega-city says country could see giant pipeline as way to retain status as international ‘reliable supplier’ Saudi Arabia sees renewable hydrogen as a way to maintain its role as a “continuous, reliable energy supplier to the world” under a strategy that could even see the green fuel sent by […]
Saudi Arabia offers Europe ‘green’ hydrogen by pipeline
Hydrogen is regarded by many experts as the clean energy of the future The need to fight global emissions is key to the “circular carbon economy” championed by Saudi Arabia as a way to achieve climate change goals DUBAI: Saudi Arabia is offering to transport “green” hydrogen by pipeline to Europe in the next stage […]
Saudi Arabia to determine cost of cheap solar energy this month
RIYADH: Minister of Energy Prince Abdulaziz Bin Salman said that Saudi Arabia would start working on determining the cost of cheap solar energy for the electricity production model in this month. “The project has started to be implemented in NEOM and has come out with successful results,” he said while attending the activities of the […]
Africa infrastructure bank looks forward to greener future
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Green hydrogen plant in Saudi desert aims to amp up clean power
Developers behind the world’s largest planned green hydrogen project hope a growing global thirst for emission-free fuels will pay dividends Can a multibillion-dollar project in the Saudi desert jump-start the demand for green hydrogen, an elusive energy source that could help eliminate carbon emissions from vehicles, power plants and heavy industry? The allure of hydrogen […]
Saudi Arabia welcomes Biden’s vow to help KSA defend its sovereignty
JEDDAH : Saudi Arabia has welcomed US President Joe Biden’s speech, in which he reiterated the US’s commitment to cooperate with the Kingdom to defend its sovereignty and address the threats facing it. Biden said the war in Yemen “must end” during his first foreign policy speech on Thursday since taking office. “At the same […]
How Saudi Arabia is transitioning from fossil fuel hub to solar power
Saudi Arabia has needed a change of approach towards energy consumption and production for many years. Despite having a population of just over 30 million people, the Kingdom is the largest oil consumer for electricity generation on the planet, where the fuel makes up roughly 42 percent of the Kingdom’s electricity mix. With its heavy […]
Saudi Arabia Building 100-Mile-Long “Linear” City
Saudia Arabia is planning to invest between $100–$200 billion to build a green oasis in the desert—a futuristic city with no cars, no streets, and zero net carbon emissions. Announced this month by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, “the Line” is a 106-mile-long belt of hyperconnected communities stretching from the mountains of northwest Saudi Arabia […]