December 28th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
EDF Renewables and Jinko Power HK, two of the world's largest renewable energy developers, have just scored a big one — the financial closing of the 2 gigawatt (GW) Al Dhafra PV2 solar project in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This is a record breaking solar project in a few regards
October 8th, 2020 | by Zachary Shahan
We're finally getting electric fire trucks!
July 19th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
The UAE plans to help Tesla accelerate autonomous driving. Minister of State for Artificial Intelligence, Omar Al Olama, spoke to BloombergTV and shared how the Gulf nation wants to bolster its digital economy
June 8th, 2020 | by Carlo Ombello
A rather meaningful piece of energy news went almost unnoticed in recent weeks. The Abu Dhabi Power Corporation announced the lowest tariff for solar energy in the world. The new record came as the winning bid for the upcoming 2 GW solar power plant, the Al Dhafra Solar PV project, set the world’s most cost-competitive tariff for solar PV energy, at USD 1.35 cents/kWh
May 6th, 2020 | by Johnna Crider
The UAE's other major city, Dubai, set the low-solar-PV-price record in January 2015 at what was then a shocking 5.98¢/kWh, then did so again in 2016 at 2.99¢/kWh. Dubai also set a low-price record for concentrated solar power (CSP), at just 7.3¢/kWh. The new low-PV bid chosen by Abu Dhabi's public electric utility will bring down the cost of solar power to just 1.35¢/kWh
January 12th, 2020 | by Jacek Fior
I thought I would go back to the Zayed Sustainability Prize winners from last year to check what has changed and how the prize has impacted their operations
January 8th, 2020 | by Carolyn Fortuna
What would a Tesla Cybertruck look like if owned by your local police department
October 5th, 2019 | by Cynthia Shahan
Water goes everywhere. It reaches places and distances that other things can't with such flexibility and ingenuity. To attach pollutants to that ingenious reach is counter to intelligence and consciousness
August 3rd, 2019 | by Johnna Crider
It's just another day in the busy city of Casablanca, Morocco. There's lots of traffic, many pedestrians, and even a speed bump that Tesla's Autopilot handles with ease
June 21st, 2019 | by Saurabh
A tender for the fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai has attracted huge interest, on expected lines
June 13th, 2019 | by Saurabh
The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has expressed its intention to set up floating solar power projects in the Arabian Gulf. The company has issued a Request for Proposal to study the feasibility of such projects
March 28th, 2019 | by Saurabh
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and Saudi Arabia’s ACWA Power announced the financial closing of the 950 megawatt concentrated solar power project in Dubai.
March 4th, 2019 | by Saurabh
Within days of Abu Dhabi issuing an Expression of Interest for 2 gigawatts of capacity for a new solar power park, Dubai has issued a tender for the fifth phase of its Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.
February 2nd, 2019 | by Kyle Field
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
January 25th, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Solar market research company PV Market Alliance has concluded that at least 98 gigawatts (GW) of grid-connected solar PV was installed in 2018, adding another voice to an already confused reading of the 2018 solar industry
January 21st, 2019 | by Joshua S Hill
Countries from the Gulf Cooperation Council are expected to install almost 7 gigawatts (GW) of new power generation capacity from renewable energy sources by the early 2020s, according to a new report published by the International Renewable Energy Agency.
January 19th, 2019 | by Zachary Shahan
I started covering the solar energy industry seriously in 2009. It seemed like a hopping, exciting time in the industry — growth was exploding. I remember one early story in which readers admonished me a little because I put "Solar Power Exploding" in a headline, and they thought I was referring to genuine explosions. In 2019, 2009 and 2010 progress looks like anthills
