Algeria’s state-owned utilities company Sonelgaz has signed an MoU to advance the development of renewable energy battery storage, according to a ministry statement. The agreement was signed with the Centre de Recherche en Technologie des Semi-Conducteurs pour l'Energétique and the Renewable Energy Development Center to develop battery storage systems for renewable energy, and no further details on a timeline or expected outcomes have been disclosed.

Dewa, Emerson may work on green energy projects: Dubai’s Water and Electricity Authority (Dewa) met with a delegation from US-based tech and engineering firm Emerson to discuss potential collaboration on renewable energy projects, Wam reports. Key projects discussed during the meeting included the 5 GW Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar park, and the 2.4 GW Hassyan Power Complex, and no details regarding the scope of the cooperation have been disclosed.

OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING ABOUT THIS MORNING-

  • Egypt’s Water Resources and Irrigation Ministry conducted a field visit on the outskirts of Kinshasa in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as part of a bilateral effort to establish some 12 solar-powered underground water projects. (Statement)
  • US-based AeroFarms AgX launched the world's largest indoor vertical farm in Abu Dhabi last week. The company last month entered a joint venture with KSA’s Public Investment Fund to build and operate indoor vertical farms. (Statement)
  • Adnoc Drilling launched a battery-based hybrid energy storage system at one of its land drilling units in Abu Dhabi last week in an effort to reduce emissions by 10-15%. (Trade Arabia)
  • Bahrain will issue a tender by the end of 2Q 2023 to hire a consultant to create a strategy for developing the kingdom’s electric vehicles industry. (Al Ayam)
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