The US and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have committed to invest $100 billion in renewable energy projects, with the goal of producing 100 GW of clean energy globally by 2035. On November 1, 2022, the US-UAE Partnership for Accelerating Clean Energy (PACE) was formally adopted in Abu Dhabi.
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The Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has invited developers to submit expressions of interest (EOIs) for a 1.5 GW solar photovoltaic (PV) project in Abu Dhabi. The Al Ajban Solar PV project would be built in the Ajban area of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. The solar project will have the capacity to power nearly 160,000 homes across the UAE once it is operational, displacing more than 2.4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide each year.
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United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) power production has long been driven by hydrocarbons. However, in recent years, the country has been focusing on clean power in a bid to cater to its ever-growing power demand and to save costs associated with it. These goals are clearly reflected in the UAE’s Energy Plan for 2050, which was announced in 2017. The Energy Plan envisages the production of 44 per cent of power from renewables, 6 per cent from nuclear, 12 per cent from clean coal and the rest from natural gas by 2050.
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Carlos Gascó Travesedo, Energy Policy Advisor, Abu Dhabi Department of Energy gave a detailed presentation on the hydrogen policy and regulatory framework in Abu Dhabi at Global Transmission Research’s Virtual conference on Green Hydrogen Middle East held on August 24-25, 2021. He also gave an overview of Department of Energy’s holistic approach to hydrogen regulatory policy framework.
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Abu-Dhabi based clean energy company Masdar and Abu Dhabi Airports, the owner and operator of the emirate’s five airports have announced the completion of the 3 MW solar PV project at Abu Dhabi International Airport. This is reported to be Abu Dhabi’s largest solar-powered car park. The project has been set up on the car shading at the short-term car park at the Midfield Terminal.
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Masdar City has announced that it is developing a pilot green hydrogen project in collaboration with the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy, Etihad Airways, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, Siemens Energy, Marubeni, and the Lufthansa Group. The eloctrolyser used in the project will be solar-powered and will be constructed in Masdar, Abu Dhabi. The project will aim at producing green hydrogen and sustainable fuels for road transport, aviation, and shipping.
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Mubadala Investment Company (Mubadala), the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), and ADQ, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish the Abu Dhabi Hydrogen Alliance. As part of this agreement, these partners will collaborate to establish a major green hydrogen economy in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
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Azelio, a public Swedish company specialising in thermal energy storage with dispatchable power, has signed an agreement with ALEC Energy to build a renewable energy storage site. Azelio will install a verification project in Abu Dhabi so as to evaluate its energy storage technology for inclusion in Masdar’s renewable energy product portfolio.
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Plans to develop a 2 GW solar power plant in the deserts of the Gulf have been given the go-ahead,...
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