Company Insights Masdar Renewable Energy Masdar News Renewable Energy Masdar and Boeing work on SAF global acceptance Abu Dhabi’s state clean energy company Masdar and the American plane-maker Boeing have agreed to jointly work on accelerating global sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) regulations. The partnership document, signed at Adipec 2023, strives to support the commercial aviation industry’s goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. The two companies will advance and support the development […] October 5, 2023 Finance Finance invitees dominate Cop28 thematic programme The finance sector dominates a list of those invited to attend the thematic programme of Cop28 in Dubai later this year, AGBI can reveal. The presidency of the UN Climate Change Conference has unveiled a two-week agenda of topics to deliver on a four-pillar climate action plan. It will run alongside the negotiations process and […] October 4, 2023 Sustainability Cop28 launches hub to help Mena SMEs cut carbon The Cop28 presidency has set up a dedicated programme to help small and medium-sized enterprises in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) to cut their carbon emissions. The team behind the climate conference, which is being held this year in Dubai, has joined forces with the global not-for-profit SME Climate Hub and the We […] October 4, 2023 Renewable Energy Masdar enters Tajikistan with solar and hydro ambitions A joint venture between Abu Dhabi state clean energy company Masdar and W Solar Investment is exploring floating solar power and hydropower projects in landlocked and water-abundant Tajikistan. MW Energy has signed an agreement with Tajikistan’s Ministry of Energy and Water Resources and plans to develop at least 500MW capacity of clean energy. With an […] October 3, 2023 Renewable Energy Kuwait to resurrect renewable energy mega-project Kuwait is ramping up plans for its much delayed first utility-scale solar and wind powered project, as the Gulf state lags behind its neighbours in its renewable energy ambitions. Kuwait set a target in 2012 for renewable energy to comprise 15 percent of its total energy mix by 2030. Government data shows that renewables accounted […] October 2, 2023 Analysis Trade Southeast Asia on the rise as UAE shifts trade focus Officials from the UAE are headed to Singapore as the country looks to improve ties and strengthen trade with Southeast Asia. Top officials from the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) stock exchange will arrive in Singapore on Wednesday to hold their first international investor roadshow there. The debut aims to underline DFM’s commitment to broaden its […] September 27, 2023 Energy Solar power scaled up at Amaala giga-project Saudi developer Red Sea Global has signed a 25-year concession agreement with France’s EDF and UAE’s Masdar to service its Amaala giga-project on the northwestern coast of the kingdom. The off-grid renewable energy system will have the capacity to generate up to 410,000 MWh per annum, enough to power 10,000 households, the companies said in […] September 11, 2023 Renewable Energy Next $1.5bn phase of Dubai’s solar park to be ready in 2024 Dubai Electricity and Water Authority and Masdar have signed an agreement to build and operate the 1,800-megawatt sixth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The next phase of the world’s largest single-site solar park will cost AED5.5 billion ($1.49 billion). “This phase will power over half a million residences while reducing […] September 7, 2023 Video length: 03:55 Renewable Energy Cop28 to invest billions in African clean energy A UAE finance initiative led by Cop28 will put $4 billion direct investment and has pledged billions more into clean energy projects in Africa, the climate change summit’s president-designate Sultan Al Jaber said this week. Al Jaber told the inaugural African Climate Summit in Nairobi on Monday that the initiative – involving high-profile UAE-based investors […] September 5, 2023 Sustainability UAE companies pledge $450m to buy African carbon credits The UAE Carbon Alliance, a coalition of UAE companies aiming to develop a carbon market in the emirates, has pledged to buy $450 million of African carbon credits by 2030. The alliance signed a non-binding agreement with the Africa Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI), which was launched last year at Cop27 in Egypt to harness potential […] September 5, 2023 Posts navigation Previous 1 … 14 15 16 … 26 Next
Renewable Energy Masdar and Boeing work on SAF global acceptance Abu Dhabi’s state clean energy company Masdar and the American plane-maker Boeing have agreed to jointly work on accelerating global sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) regulations. The partnership document, signed at Adipec 2023, strives to support the commercial aviation industry’s goal of achieving net-zero emissions by 2050. The two companies will advance and support the development […] October 5, 2023
Finance Finance invitees dominate Cop28 thematic programme The finance sector dominates a list of those invited to attend the thematic programme of Cop28 in Dubai later this year, AGBI can reveal. The presidency of the UN Climate Change Conference has unveiled a two-week agenda of topics to deliver on a four-pillar climate action plan. It will run alongside the negotiations process and […] October 4, 2023
Sustainability Cop28 launches hub to help Mena SMEs cut carbon The Cop28 presidency has set up a dedicated programme to help small and medium-sized enterprises in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) to cut their carbon emissions. The team behind the climate conference, which is being held this year in Dubai, has joined forces with the global not-for-profit SME Climate Hub and the We […] October 4, 2023
Renewable Energy Masdar enters Tajikistan with solar and hydro ambitions A joint venture between Abu Dhabi state clean energy company Masdar and W Solar Investment is exploring floating solar power and hydropower projects in landlocked and water-abundant Tajikistan. MW Energy has signed an agreement with Tajikistan’s Ministry of Energy and Water Resources and plans to develop at least 500MW capacity of clean energy. With an […] October 3, 2023
Renewable Energy Kuwait to resurrect renewable energy mega-project Kuwait is ramping up plans for its much delayed first utility-scale solar and wind powered project, as the Gulf state lags behind its neighbours in its renewable energy ambitions. Kuwait set a target in 2012 for renewable energy to comprise 15 percent of its total energy mix by 2030. Government data shows that renewables accounted […] October 2, 2023
Analysis Trade Southeast Asia on the rise as UAE shifts trade focus Officials from the UAE are headed to Singapore as the country looks to improve ties and strengthen trade with Southeast Asia. Top officials from the Dubai Financial Market (DFM) stock exchange will arrive in Singapore on Wednesday to hold their first international investor roadshow there. The debut aims to underline DFM’s commitment to broaden its […] September 27, 2023
Energy Solar power scaled up at Amaala giga-project Saudi developer Red Sea Global has signed a 25-year concession agreement with France’s EDF and UAE’s Masdar to service its Amaala giga-project on the northwestern coast of the kingdom. The off-grid renewable energy system will have the capacity to generate up to 410,000 MWh per annum, enough to power 10,000 households, the companies said in […] September 11, 2023
Renewable Energy Next $1.5bn phase of Dubai’s solar park to be ready in 2024 Dubai Electricity and Water Authority and Masdar have signed an agreement to build and operate the 1,800-megawatt sixth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The next phase of the world’s largest single-site solar park will cost AED5.5 billion ($1.49 billion). “This phase will power over half a million residences while reducing […] September 7, 2023
Video length: 03:55 Renewable Energy Cop28 to invest billions in African clean energy A UAE finance initiative led by Cop28 will put $4 billion direct investment and has pledged billions more into clean energy projects in Africa, the climate change summit’s president-designate Sultan Al Jaber said this week. Al Jaber told the inaugural African Climate Summit in Nairobi on Monday that the initiative – involving high-profile UAE-based investors […] September 5, 2023
Sustainability UAE companies pledge $450m to buy African carbon credits The UAE Carbon Alliance, a coalition of UAE companies aiming to develop a carbon market in the emirates, has pledged to buy $450 million of African carbon credits by 2030. The alliance signed a non-binding agreement with the Africa Carbon Markets Initiative (ACMI), which was launched last year at Cop27 in Egypt to harness potential […] September 5, 2023
