Turkey reveals new national energy plan: Turkey will increase its quota of renewable energy generation in its energy mix by 7 percentage points by 2035 to 23.7% — up from 16.7% in 2020 — and will generate some 190 GW of clean power, Anadolu Agency reports quoting Natural Resources Minister Fatih Donmez. The country is […]
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UAE explores green hydrogen public transport + Abu Dhabi sets sights on first food-grade plastic recycling facility
The UAE has inked an agreement with Korea to develop Abu Dhabi’s low-carbon hydrogen public transportation, according to a statement. The Department of Municipalities and Transport signed an MoU with Korea’s Changwon City to create action plans to set up a hydrogen charging infrastructure, the operation of hydrogen buses, and the design, operation, and maintenance […]
JANUARY 2023 22-24 January (Sunday-Tuesday): Energy & Sustainability Forum, Manama, Bahrain. January 2023: Bid submission deadline for green hydrogen projects to Hydrogen Oman (Hydrom). FEBRUARY 2023 6-8 February (Monday-Wednesday): Saudi International Marine Exhibition and Conference, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 4-9 February (Saturday- Wednesday) International Association for Energy Economics’ International Conference, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. 13-15 February (Monday-Wednesday): […]
TODAY: Masdar inks agreements to develop solar projects in Africa and Central Asia + We have a logo and branding for COP28
Good morning, friends. We’re just about wrapping up what has shaped up to be a busy week for the climate world, both in our neck of the woods and abroad. THE BIG CLIMATE STORY- It’s all about Masdar. The Emirati giant inked several agreements to develop solar power projects in Ethiopia and Zambia, as well […]
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Masdar is ramping up solar and wind investments in Africa and Central Asia
Emirati renewables giant Masdar is ramping up its solar expansion in Africa with two new agreements in Ethiopia and Zambia, according to Wam and Reuters. The agreements signed on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week will see Masdar developing projects with a total capacity of 2 GW per country. The Zambian solar projects […]
UAE’s Ta’ziz signs shareholder agreement for large-scale ammonia factory
UAE’s Ta'ziz enters shareholder agreement on ammonia factory: Ta’ziz — a jointventure between Adnoc and ADQ — has signed a shareholder agreement with Fertiglobe, Korea’s GS Energy Corporation and Japan’s Mitsui & Co for a low-carbon ammonia factory in the UAE with an annual capacity of around 1 mn tons, according to a statement released […]
Acwa Power + Austria’s Verbund explore green hydrogen exports to Europe
Austria wants in on MENA hydrogen exports: Tadawul-listed Acwa Power signed an MoU with Austrian utilities company Verbund to explore the developments of green hydrogen projects in MENA for export, according to a statement. The green hydrogen produced would be distributed by Verbund in Central Europe, and specifically in Austria. Acwa recently expanded in Eastern […]
British finance accelerator will help fund sustainability-focused Egyptian projects
Egyptian renewables projects will get a financial boost from the UK: Nine green projects from across Egypt have been chosen to join the UK’s Climate Finance Accelerator (CFA) Egypt’s inaugural program, according to a statement (pdf) released on Tuesday. The projects will receive technical assistance to help them attract finance from international investors. The details: […]
KSA explores more waste recycling + Abu Dhabi is open for proposals on new 1.5 GW solar plant
Saudi Arabia’s Tadweeer inked a one-year MoU with the Kingdom’s Saline WaterConversion Corporation (SWCC) on Monday, according to a Tadawul disclosure. The companies will explore collaboration on waste conversion and recycling. Tadweeer, KSA-based Tebrak Trading & Contracting Company and Mounes Mohamed Alshayeb for Civil Construction signed a USD 11.36 mn agreement last week to develop […]