SenseHawk raises $5.1m for software to optimise solar projects

The platform supports site and terrain management, construction monitoring, operations, thermography, work management and file organisation

New partnership formed for energy storage site in Masdar City

Azelio and ALEC Energy’s agreement covers a collaboration of more than 49MW of installed capacity

The heat is on! Abu Dhabi builds ‘world’s largest’ solar plant

CO2 emissions will be cut by 2.4 million tonnes annually, the same as removing 470,000 cars from the road

Abu Dhabi replaces 4,184 streetlights with LED lights

The $3m project is expected to contribute to more than 80% savings in annual energy consumption

Abu Dhabi set to ban single-use plastic by 2021

A new policy by The Environment Agency aims to foster a culture of recycling to reduce plastic dependency

UAE issues operating licence for first Arab nuclear power plant

The Barakah nuclear plant will consist of four units that will supply 5.6GW of electricity, helping meet up to 25% of the UAE’s power needs

New platform to help global businesses fast-track environment assessments

It is available as a remotely-hosted or intranet app and makes the assessment and reporting of environmental information ‘easier, faster and more unified’

Solar megaproject ‘to put UAE among world’s renewable leaders’

GlobalData says the 2GW facility would be the biggest single-site solar farm in the world

Solar plane completes historic world trip

A solar-powered plane has completed the final journey of its global flight, landing in Abu Dhabi. Solar Impulse concluded an 18-month trip today, flying a total of 40,000 kilometres using clean technologies. The 17,000-panel aeroplane touched down in the UAE capital, where it began its journey last year, after flying more than 48 hours from […]

Solar plane takes off for around-the-world trip

A record-breaking attempt to fly around the world in a solar-powered plane has got under way. Called Solar Impulse-2, the aircraft took off from Abu Dhabi to Muscat in the Sultanate of Oman yesterday. Piloted by Swiss co-founder and CEO André Borschberg, the zero-fuel, single-seater airplane landed in Oman after around 12 hours, covering 400 […]