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Saudi Arabia has launched a tender to award 4.5 GW of renewal energy capacity --- mainly wind and solar projects --- across the desert kingdom. The Saudi Power Procurement Company...

BP has acquired 49 percent in Oman's Hyport Duqm green hydrogen project, the UK oil and gas company announced while revealing quarterly financial results. "On June 13, BP signed an...

Abu Dhabi has issued a Request for Proposals for the development of 400 MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS) in the desert emirate to bidders who passed its earlier qualific...

Saudi green hydrogen developer ACWA Power has signed a memorandum of understanding with Tunisia to develop a multi-gigawatt green hydrogen project that will export output to Europe...

The EWEC (Emirates Water and Electricity Company), the sole procurer and supplier of water and electricity in the emirate of Abu Dhabi on Thursday (March 7) invited developers and...

Joby Aviation Inc. (Joby), a California-based developer of all-electric aircraft for commercial passenger service has signed a definitive agreement with the Dubai Road and Transpor...

The country has 32 projects that could supply ~3.2 mn tonnes of GH2 annually by 2030, but many are stuck in final investment stages or yet to begin construction...

Cleantech startups in the MENA region are helping their countries transition towards a sustainable and low-carbon future. Backed by government-led initiatives, venture capital fund...

From multilateral climate talks at COP28 to the commissioning of groundbreaking cleantech projects, 2023 witnessed some momentous developments giving us hope and keeping alive the...

Electric vehicle manufacturer under the 'Joy e-bike' brand in India, Ward Wizard Innovation and Mobility Ltd (Wardwizard) has signed an agreement with the BEEAH Group co-owned by t...

Abu Dhabi-based smart energy storage solutions provider, Volts UAE Ltd (Volts) and global leader in energy management and industrial automation, Scheider Electric have si...

Saudi Arabia's Acwa Power on Wednesday (Dec. 20) signed an agreement to develop a green hydrogen project worth more than $4 billion in Egypt. The framework agreement follows the si...

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) opened "H2GO" the region's first high-speed green hydrogen pilot refueling station in Masdar City on Saturday (Nov 24.) The pilot will be...

With less than a month to go for the 28th session of the Conference of Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework for Climate Change (UNFCC), global voices calling for acceler...

As countries around the world prepare for COP28, the COP28 Presidency along with two global renewable energy organizations on Monday (Oct. 30) released a report urging governments...

Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) and Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) on Sunday, announced the launch of an electric vehicle infrastructure company. The company aims...

Canadian company Brookfield is buying the renewable energy division of UK-based Banks Group, the companies announced. The size of the transaction was not disclosed, but a report in...

Triton Electric Vehicle (TEV) on Wednesday (September 20) said the company is set to introduce 3.5T Triton EV pickup truck for Indian and Middle Eastern Market from TEV's EV range....

The Government of India and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia earlier this week signed an agreement to strengthen their partnership and cooperation in the field of energy. In a Memo...

The Middle East is primed for a 'clean revolution' with installed renewable energy capacity in the Middle East-North Africa (MENA) region set to grow from 40 GW in 2022 to 220 GW b...

India's Ministry of Education signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Abu Dhabi Department of Education and Knowledge (ADEK), and the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (...

Norway-based Aker Carbon Capture and Aramco, one of the world's leading integrated energy companies, have signed a deal to explore partnership opportunities to deploy car...

Saudi Arabia's NEOM Green Hydrogen Co. (NGHC) earlier this week announced that it has achieved financial closure on an $8.4 billion green hydrogen production facility after si...

The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) on Thursday announced $1 million (AED3,670,000) Decarbonisation Technology Challenge in collaboration with Amazon Web Services (AWB), bp,...

Francesco La Camera, Director General of IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency), talks to ETN Editor-in-Chief Ashok Thakur on barriers limiting the off-take of renewable ene...

It is time to supercharge climate finance, formulate smart policies, and encourage breakthroughs in new energy -- this was the resounding message that emer...

The United Arab Emirates has pushed back in favour of conventional sources of energy, suggesting countries agree to phase out emissions rather than fossil fuels. Countries should a...

The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) opened in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt on 6 November. The 27th Conference of the Parties will take place under the Presiden...

Energy storage solutions, whether applied to the power grid or EVs, make systems more flexible and are suitable for meeting low cost, low carbon electricity demands. Following is a...

The Ministry of Energy, Mines, and Environment of the Kingdom of Morocco has entered a strategic partnership with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) to boost renewab...