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What Will Come of Saudi Arabias Renewable Energy Drive?

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As one of the largest exporters of oil in the world, it may seem surprising that Saudi Arabia has now made a significant commitment to investing in renewable energies. This has largely been a result of falling oil prices and the acknowledgement that  [...] 

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40% of Energy Companies Believe Digitalization Can Save 16% or More in Operating Expenses

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Aspen Technology, Inc., the asset optimization software company, has announced the results of a recent survey of over 400 energy industry managers and executives about the impact of analytics and big data on the energy business in the next 24 [...] 

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DEWA awards AED871-million contract for seawater reverse osmosis-based desalination plant in Jebel Ali

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The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, DEWA, has awarded an AED871 million contract for the construction of a 40 Million Imperial Gallons Per Day, MIGD, Seawater Reverse Osmosis, SWRO, based desalination plant in Jebel Ali, to a joint venture comprising [...] 

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OFID loan to help build solar power plants in Cuba

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The Director-General of OFID (The OPEC Fund for International Development) Suleiman J Al-Herbish has signed a public sector loan agreement with partner country Cuba for a project aimed at improving access to renewable energy sources.

The US$45 million [...] 

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DEWA inaugurates Innovation on Wheels in cooperation with Schneider Electric

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HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), inaugurated the ‘Innovation Hub on Wheels’ at DEWA Head Office, in collaboration with Schneider Electric. DEWA hosts the event during its Innovation Week [...] 

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Investment in clean energy tops agenda at WETEX 2016 from 4-6 October in Dubai

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Investing in clean energy will top the agenda of discussions during the 18th Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX 2016) which will be organised under the directives of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President [...] 

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At 23 percent Chinese solar manufacturer LONGi Solar breaks its own world record for the highest efficiency of monocrystalline PERC solar cells

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Chinese solar manufacturer LONGi Solar Technology Co., Ltd. (“LONGi Solar”) held a press conference in Japan on February 28, 2018, at which the company announced that it had achieved a record 23.6% conversion efficiency with its monocrystalline [...] 

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