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UAE’s Masdar successfully installed the first 4.7 MW wind turbine at its 500 MW wind farm in Uzbekistan, the company said. Masdar reached financial close for the Zarafshan Wind Farm in September, raising USD 600 mn to build the plant that is expected to power 500k homes and replace 1.1 mn tons of CO2 annually. […]
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Will Europe see another record drought this summer?
Europe may battle with yet another climate-driven drought this year: EU lawmakers are preparing for a potential climate-induced crisis this summer as Mediterranean countries including Italy recorded high temperatures this spring typically experienced in summer months, CNBC writes. The continent experienced soaring temperatures over the past winter — 10-20°C higher from France to Russia, taking […]
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Increased CO2 is warming our climate, but cooling the upper atmosphere
The middle and upper stratosphere — the second lowest layer in the atmosphere — is cooling dramatically because of rising CO2 levels, Yale Environment 360 said, citing a study published last month in the journal PNAS by pioneering climate modeler Ben Santer. The study used new satellite data to build on another recent study that […]
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JUNE 2023 5-15 June (Monday-Thursday): Bonn Climate Change Conference, Bonn, Germany. 5-8 June (Monday-Thursday): IDEA2023, Chicago, US. 8 June (Thursday): Envirotec and Energie Expo, Tunis, Tunisia. 11-12 June (Sunday-Monday): Arab-Chinese Business Conference, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 12-15 June (Monday-Thursday): Saudi Plastics & Petrochem, Riyadh, KSA. 13-14 June (Tuesday- Wednesday): The Arab Green Summit, Dubai, UAE. 13-14 […]
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TODAY: Acwa Power inaugurates KSA’s first large-scale solar-powered desalination plant + UAE may be getting a new EV assembly line
Good morning, wonderful people. It’s another busy start to the week in the region with plenty of climate updates to dive into. THE BIG CLIMATE STORY- Saudi renewables giant Acwa Power, Gulf Investment Corporation, and Al Bawani Water and Power Company inaugurated the Jubail 3A solar-powered independent water desalination plant. Over in the UAE, Canadian […]
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Acwa Power inaugurates KSA’s first large-scale solar-powered desalination plant
Jubail 3A desalination plant goes live: Saudi renewables giant Acwa Power, Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC), and Al Bawani Water and Power Company (AWP) have inaugurated the Jubail 3A independent water desalination plant, according to a statement. The companies received the commercial operation certificate from Saudi Water Partnership Co. (SWPC) to begin operations at the kingdom’s […]
Posted inELECTRIC VEHICLES
Canadian EV company AXL is looking to set up an assembly line in the UAE
A new EV assembly line coming to UAE: Canadian EV company AXL — which unveiled its all-electric SUV Sharx-5 last month — has plans to establish a UAE-based assembly line with a 50k production capacity either in Dubai or Abu Dhabi, CEO of AXL Electric Vehicles Ali Eslami told Khaleej Times. Strategic location: The company […]
Posted inGREEN HYDROGEN
UAE’s Adnoc, Strata, and Belgium’s John Cockerill sign agreement for UAE-based manufacture of hydrogen electrolyzers
The UAE is getting its first hydrogen electrolyzer plant: State-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) signed a strategic collaboration agreement with UAE’s Strata Manufacturing and Belgium’s John Cockerill Hydrogen aiming to manufacture electrolyzers for local use in the UAE and for export, according to a statement released on Thursday. The construction timeline, production capacity, […]
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