Company Insights Masdar Renewable Energy Masdar News EXCLUSIVE Energy Give private sector green incentives, says Sharjah oil CEO While the state-owned Sharjah National Oil Corporation plans to use its depleted fossil fuel resources to store carbon, its CEO believes that private companies are unlikely to follow Snoc’s green ambitions voluntarily, unless they are given incentives to act. The innovation could help to halve the UAE’s carbon emissions, but the company is owned by […] October 27, 2023 Renewable Energy Masdar expands clean energy footprint in Azerbaijan Abu Dhabi state clean energy company Masdar will develop solar and onshore wind projects with a total capacity of 1 gigawatt (GW) in Azerbaijan. The decision comes after the launch of the 230 megawatt (MW) Garadagh Solar Park, the region’s largest operational solar plant, Masdar said in a statement. Agreements include the first phase of […] October 27, 2023 Opinion Economy Bridging investment between the Gulf and Africa Building investor confidence in Africa as a viable business destination is paramount October 20, 2023 Transport Abu Dhabi signs up 3 more smart vehicle companies Masdar City’s smart and autonomous vehicles industry (SAVI) cluster has signed up three more companies, it was announced at Gitex Global this week. Abu Dhabi earlier this month unveiled plans to establish Savi, which aims to add up to AED120 billion ($33 billion) to the country’s economy. Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), an investment arm […] October 19, 2023 Renewable Energy Miral’s Yas Bay waterfront to run on renewable energy Abu Dhabi-based property developer Miral has awarded a contract to run Yas Bay waterfront on clean energy as part of achieving the Emirate’s goal of net zero emissions by 2050. The company has signed an agreement with Emerge, a joint venture between the UAE’s Masdar and France’s EDF, to establish a 524-kilowatt peak (kWp) solar […] October 17, 2023 Transport US developer to build flying taxis in Abu Dhabi The day is drawing closer when a taxi ride between Dubai and Abu Dhabi takes only twenty minutes in an aircraft built in the UAE. A US developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has signed an agreement with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) to set up a manufacturing centre in Abu […] October 16, 2023 Analysis Tech Gulf accelerates longevity push with AI and healthtech The Gulf is establishing itself at the forefront of the world’s fast-growing “longevity” sector. Saudi Arabia and the UAE in particular are making strides in the global race to prolong life, investing in health technologies that can predict medical risk and help develop medicines. They are investing in healthtech, building laboratories to support research and […] October 12, 2023 Energy Masdar’s $8bn to add 10GW to Malaysia’s renewable goal Abu Dhabi state clean energy company Masdar will invest $8 billion for producing up to 10 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy projects to help Malaysia realise its sustainable energy goal. The collaboration with state-owned Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) will facilitate Masdar to develop up to 10GW by 2035 through ground mounted, rooftop and floating […] October 10, 2023 Exclusive Energy FAB says it has traded $84m of carbon credits since May First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), one of the UAE’s largest lenders, has traded around €80 million ($84 million) of carbon credits since launching its carbon trading desk five months ago. The bank told AGBI it wants to develop the carbon trading market in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena). This is an emerging type […] October 6, 2023 Renewable Energy UAE adds wind to its energy mix The UAE has inaugurated its first large-scale utility wind power project, as the Gulf state strives to boost its renewable energy capacity ahead of hosting the Cop28 climate summit later this year. Abu Dhabi’s state clean energy company Masdar has developed four wind farms, which have a total combined capacity of 103.5MW and will power […] October 6, 2023 Posts navigation Previous 1 … 13 14 15 … 26 Next
EXCLUSIVE Energy Give private sector green incentives, says Sharjah oil CEO While the state-owned Sharjah National Oil Corporation plans to use its depleted fossil fuel resources to store carbon, its CEO believes that private companies are unlikely to follow Snoc’s green ambitions voluntarily, unless they are given incentives to act. The innovation could help to halve the UAE’s carbon emissions, but the company is owned by […] October 27, 2023
Renewable Energy Masdar expands clean energy footprint in Azerbaijan Abu Dhabi state clean energy company Masdar will develop solar and onshore wind projects with a total capacity of 1 gigawatt (GW) in Azerbaijan. The decision comes after the launch of the 230 megawatt (MW) Garadagh Solar Park, the region’s largest operational solar plant, Masdar said in a statement. Agreements include the first phase of […] October 27, 2023
Opinion Economy Bridging investment between the Gulf and Africa Building investor confidence in Africa as a viable business destination is paramount October 20, 2023
Transport Abu Dhabi signs up 3 more smart vehicle companies Masdar City’s smart and autonomous vehicles industry (SAVI) cluster has signed up three more companies, it was announced at Gitex Global this week. Abu Dhabi earlier this month unveiled plans to establish Savi, which aims to add up to AED120 billion ($33 billion) to the country’s economy. Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO), an investment arm […] October 19, 2023
Renewable Energy Miral’s Yas Bay waterfront to run on renewable energy Abu Dhabi-based property developer Miral has awarded a contract to run Yas Bay waterfront on clean energy as part of achieving the Emirate’s goal of net zero emissions by 2050. The company has signed an agreement with Emerge, a joint venture between the UAE’s Masdar and France’s EDF, to establish a 524-kilowatt peak (kWp) solar […] October 17, 2023
Transport US developer to build flying taxis in Abu Dhabi The day is drawing closer when a taxi ride between Dubai and Abu Dhabi takes only twenty minutes in an aircraft built in the UAE. A US developer of electric vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft has signed an agreement with the Abu Dhabi Investment Office (ADIO) to set up a manufacturing centre in Abu […] October 16, 2023
Analysis Tech Gulf accelerates longevity push with AI and healthtech The Gulf is establishing itself at the forefront of the world’s fast-growing “longevity” sector. Saudi Arabia and the UAE in particular are making strides in the global race to prolong life, investing in health technologies that can predict medical risk and help develop medicines. They are investing in healthtech, building laboratories to support research and […] October 12, 2023
Energy Masdar’s $8bn to add 10GW to Malaysia’s renewable goal Abu Dhabi state clean energy company Masdar will invest $8 billion for producing up to 10 gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy projects to help Malaysia realise its sustainable energy goal. The collaboration with state-owned Malaysian Investment Development Authority (Mida) will facilitate Masdar to develop up to 10GW by 2035 through ground mounted, rooftop and floating […] October 10, 2023
Exclusive Energy FAB says it has traded $84m of carbon credits since May First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), one of the UAE’s largest lenders, has traded around €80 million ($84 million) of carbon credits since launching its carbon trading desk five months ago. The bank told AGBI it wants to develop the carbon trading market in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena). This is an emerging type […] October 6, 2023
Renewable Energy UAE adds wind to its energy mix The UAE has inaugurated its first large-scale utility wind power project, as the Gulf state strives to boost its renewable energy capacity ahead of hosting the Cop28 climate summit later this year. Abu Dhabi’s state clean energy company Masdar has developed four wind farms, which have a total combined capacity of 103.5MW and will power […] October 6, 2023
