The UAE’s Foreign Minister said: ‘Climate action is one of the main pillars of our national economic strategy and our internal and external policies’

The first unit of the nuclear plant has started producing the first megawatts

The nation’s Federal Electricity and Water Authority has invited expressions of interest for the development of the photovoltaic clean power plant in Umm Al Quwain

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

It will use the money to help develop alternative energy sources

Assystem and Nama Development Enterprises have signed a deal to create a new engineering business

A management services firm and Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company are to pursue joint sustainability projects. BMS and Masdar have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore opportunities to improve the energy and water efficiency of buildings and facilities across the United Arab Emirates (UAE). They aim to help companies decrease their energy consumption and […]

The United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) first nuclear plant has had its links to the grid approved. The 5,600MW Barakah nuclear plant is currently under construction and the first of its four reactors is scheduled to be operational by May 2017, making it the first Arab state to have a nuclear power programme. A transmission project worth 63 million Emirati […]

A shopping centre in Dubai has won a prestigious global certification for being sustainable. City Centre Mirdif was awarded the Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (LEED) Gold EBOM (Existing Buildings Operation and Maintenance) certification. It is the US Green Building Council’s programme that recognises best-in-class building strategies and practices. Majid Al Futtaim, which owns the […]

The Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) boosted its crude output by 130,000 barrels per day (b/d) in August, according to analysts. A monthly survey by energy information provider Platts found that OPEC countries pumped an average of 30 million b/d last month. John Kingston, Platts global director of news said: “OPEC needed to […]