UAE clean energy giant Masdar is on a big clean power investment streak. It has announced more clean energy project progress this month than most companies in the field announce in a year. Hold onto your hats, this is going to be a big news update. Belt & Road Initiative … [continued]
The Chinese electric car market is on fire. However, Chinese automakers know their sales in China can only reach a certain level, and there’s a lot more potential out beyond China’s borders if they can move quickly. There’s very little EV supply in many markets still — or even none. … [continued]
By Andries Wantenaar of Rethink Energy Azerbaijan has announced a partnership with UAE-based developer Masdar for 1 gigawatt (GW) each of solar and onshore wind, with 2 GW on integrated offshore wind plus green hydrogen production — marking the first offshore wind in the Caspian Sea. This first 4 GW … [continued]
Looking over an active few weeks for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, it is reassuring to find something positive regarding clean energy. Israel’s government has shared plans for a decade-long renewable energy shift.
As of January, 2020, add Israel to the list of countries where people can buy a Tesla.
Global wind turbine order intake increased by 7% in the first quarter of 2019, eclipsing the previous record set a year earlier by 875 megawatts (MW), according to Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables.
The Electric Vehicle Road Trip (EVRT) was created with the simple goal of raising awareness of electric vehicles by touring them around various parts of the world where EVs are not finding traction. The oil- rich Middle East is one such region — which should come as no surprise, since oil is providing the economic fuel for much of the region.
YallaMotor, the Middle East’s largest and fastest-growing automotive portal, has announced a strategic partnership with Global EVRT to better understand electric vehicle buyers — their opinions, perceptions and purchasing intentions in the region.
The Sultanate of Oman faces many regulatory challenges and see similar emerging macro trends as the rest of the globe, in addition to additional geographic hurdles, consumer preferences, current availability and variety of electric vehicles and uncertainty regarding the economics, TCO, leasing options, and business case.
But the opportunities presented by an accelerated shift to electric mobility are also great.
After covering Africa in the first chapter of this “Emerging Markets” series, we now analyze the EV market and EV potential in the Middle East. In the next and final chapter, we will cover Latin America.
