Japan will invest USD 1.6 bn to back a Japanese-Australian joint venture project producing hydrogen from brown coal, Reuters reports. The USD 336 mn Hydrogen Energy Supply Chain (HESC) project is led by Kawasaki Heavy Industries and creates Japan's first hydrogen supply chain between Australia’s Victoria state and Kawasaki, the newswire quotes Japanese Industry Minister […]
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MARCH 2023 12-16 March (Sunday-Thursday): Oman Sustainability Week, Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC), Muscat. 14-16 March (Tuesday-Thursday): Arab Aviation Summit (AAS), Al Hamra International Exhibition & Conference Centre, Ras al Khaimah, UAE. 15-19 March (Wednesday-Sunday): Qatar International Agricultural and Environmental Exhibition, Doha, Qatar. 20-21 March (Monday-Tuesday): Copenhagen Climate Ministerial. 27-29 March (Monday-Wednesday): First Meeting […]
TODAY: Egypt’s Ras Ghareb wind farm gets c. USD 501 mn fresh financing
Good morning, friends. It’s quiet on the regional front in terms of climate updates but we’re going to pull a rabbit out of a hat and serve you with a mixed bag of updates from home and abroad. THE BIG CLIMATE STORY- Red Sea Wind Energy — a JV between leading Egyptian and global stakeholders […]
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Egypt’s Ras Ghareb wind farm will receive a c. USD 501 mn syndicated loan
Fresh loan for Egypt’s 500 MW Red Sea wind farm: Red Sea Wind Energy (RSWE) — a JV between leading Egyptian and global stakeholders — will receive a c. USD 501 mn syndicated loan for a 500 MW Ras Ghareb wind farm in Egypt, according to a statement. The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) […]
How AI startups are facilitating the regional energy transition
In part one of this story, we looked at the role of government-led initiatives in AI adoption and how they’re supporting climate change mitigation and adaptation. With AI adoption potentially contributing over 6% to the region’s energy GDP by 2030, the private sector is seeing the potential to aid governments in streamlining operations and contribute […]
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UK energy giant pushes for reforms amid energy transition + TotalEnergies becomes a leading player in Poland’s biogas market
UK energy giant pushes for reforms on energy transition: Urgent reforms in the UK are needed to accelerate the pace of transitioning to renewable energy, leading energy supplier Scottish Power CEO Keith Anderson told The Financial Times, warning that the government is dissipating a “God-given” chance for a greener future. “It only takes us two […]
Can towing icebergs from Antarctica be the solution to freshwater scarcity?
The berg controversy: Almost one year after the UAE announced its plan to import anAntarctic iceberg to the Fujairah coast — which sparked much debate and mockery in the international press — the discussion about whether icebergs can be a feasible solution for water scarcity is back once again, according to Nature. In his book […]
MARCH 2023 8-9 March (Wednesday-Thursday): Earthna Summit, Doha, Qatar. 12-16 March (Sunday-Thursday): Oman Sustainability Week, Oman Convention and Exhibition Centre (OCEC), Muscat. 14-16 March (Tuesday-Thursday): Arab Aviation Summit (AAS), Al Hamra International Exhibition & Conference Centre, Ras al Khaimah, UAE. 15-19 March (Wednesday-Sunday): Qatar International Agricultural and Environmental Exhibition, Doha, Qatar. 27-29 March (Monday-Wednesday): First […]