Saudi Arabia has announced five new renewable energy projects with a combined capacity of 3.3 GW, the Saudi Press Agency reported yesterday. The projects consist of wind and solar farms, and were launched by the country’s power procurement agency, which is the principal buyer. The breakdown: The country announced three wind facilities that will have […]
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Germany’s Scholz leaves the region with no immediate solution to his energy woes
Scholz’s quest for Gulf gas didn’t quite pan out: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s whistle-stop tour around the Gulf over the weekend was supposed to secure the country new, long-term supplies of gas as it tries to enter its post-Gazprom future with minimum blackouts and as shallow a recession as possible. After spending two days talking […]
Adnoc hits financial close on a USD 3.8 bn project to make its offshore operations less carbon intensive
Adnoc and Abu Dhabi’s Taqa reach financial close on USD 3.8 bn subsea energy transmission project: State-owned Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) and government-controlled Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) have reached financial close on a USD 3.8 bn project that will see them build what they say is a “first-of-its-kind” subsea transmission network […]
New phase of UAE nuclear energy plant becomes operational
Barakah nuclear plant’s third 1.4 GW unit comes online: Emirati nuclear energy operator Nawah Energy Company started operating the third unit of the 5.6 GW Barakah nuclear plant on Thursday, the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) announced Thursday. The 1.4 GW unit — for which Nawah received a 60-year operating license back in June — […]
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Lafarge Algeria debuts low-carbon cement
Lafarge Algeria launched its low-carbon cement Chamil EcoPlanet, the company said on Wednesday. Lafarge’s latest product allegedly produces 40% less carbon emissions than regular cement. Egypt received a shipment of 42 wind turbine blades from Italy for the 262.5 MW RasGhareb wind farm in the country’s Red Sea governorate, according to a cabinet statement on […]
Moroccan scientist turbocharges EV industry with record-breaking batteries
Energizing news for EV enthusiasts: A Moroccan scientist says he invented a battery that can recharge electric vehicles (EVs) in 5-15 minutes. The engineer behind the new lithium batteries, Rachid Yazami, said that his batteries are three times faster than Tesla’s batteries, which take up to an hour to charge, according to Morocco World News. […]
SEPTEMBER 27-29 September (Tuesday-Thursday): WETEX & Dubai Solar Show, UAE. 27 - 29 September (Tuesday-Thursday): Africa Renewables Investment Summit, Cape Town International Convention Center 2, Cape Town, South Africa 28-29 September (Wednesday-Thursday): World Green Economy Summit (WGES), UAE. 28-29 September (Wednesday-Thursday): Hydrogen-Africa Summit 2022, Hilton Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa. 28-30 September (Wednesday-Friday): Ethio Weetex- Water, […]
TODAY: So much climate diplomacy at the UN + Al Gore wants to fire the WB prez. ALSO- Kudos to Oman + EIB isn’t considering natgas green anymore
Good morning, wonderful people, and welcome to the accidental food issue of Enterprise Climate. This morning we have a major food startup VC funding round from Qatar, a feature on alternative proteins and what they could mean for MENA, and another warning that morning cup of Joe is at risk. We break them all down […]
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