UAE’s leading clean energy hub: Al Maktoum solar park and innovation center spotlight ahead of COP28

As the global focus intensifies on sustainable solutions and climate action with the impending COP28 in the United Arab Emirates, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park at Dubai emerges as a shining example of the nation’s commitment to renewable energy innovation. Boasting the title of the world’s largest single-site Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) project in …

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority chooses Masdar for 1,800 MW solar park

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has announced its selection of Masdar, a state-owned renewable energy firm, to construct and manage the sixth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The project is estimated to cost up to 5.51 billion Emirati Dirhams. The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park is one …

Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park enhances UAE’s stature as renewable energy pioneer

The UAE is a pioneering country in developing the renewable and clean energy sector and finding alternatives to conventional energy sources. The country is continuing its efforts to achieve its objectives for the next 50 years, which include leading the efforts to ensure the energy sector’s sustainability, benefit future generations, promote sustainable development and support …

Shams Concentrated Solar Power: Ten years of renewable energy, reducing emissions

The Shams Concentrated Solar Power planr in the Al Dhafra Region will enter a new decade after a series of successes, underscoring the UAE’s leadership in renewable environmentally-friendly energy, and coinciding with the Year of Sustainability and the preparations to host COP28 in November 2023. Ten years after its establishment, the concentrated solar power station …

UAE’s first ‘solar concentrator’ installed at Masdar City Campus

Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Masdar City, and Wahaj Solar today jointly announced the installation of a first-of-its-kind solar concentrator in the UAE at the Masdar Institute Solar Platform. The installation is the first step in the development of a unique scalable high-temperature concentrated solar power system, CSP, including thermal energy storage for more …

Is UAE Leading the Way for Concentrated Solar Power in GCC?

In April 2019, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) published a report on a “roadmap to 2050” in terms of renewable energy. The report highlighted the possibility that by 2050, about 86 percent of the world’s power demands could be met by renewable power. It also highlighted that 50 percent of global electricity production could …

Renewable Energy the Most Competitive Source of New Power Generation in GCC

Under current plans, the region will install 7 gigawatts (GW) of new power generation capacity from renewable sources by the early 2020s. Renewable energy is the most competitive form of power generation in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries, according to a new report published today by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA). Abundant resources, together …

Construction progresses on final phase of Dubai concentrated solar power park

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority announces completion of 128 pillars of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Concentrated Solar Power Park’s solar tower. The fourth phase of the park is the largest single-site investment project in concentrated solar power (CSP) in the world based on the independent power producer (IPP) model. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, …