The plant will manufacture solar panels and integrated photovoltaic modules for businesses across industries
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ADNOC
ADNOC to add solar panels to service stations in Dubai
UAE fuel giant ADNOC will install solar panels on top of its service stations
DEWA
DEWA files patent for a robot that could transport solar panels easily, ‘more patents underway’
The research arm of the utility provider has published over 100 research papers in international conference and journals
carbon footprint
General Motors regional division drives towards goal of 95 percent reduction in carbon footprint by 2024
By 2035, GM operations in the UAE will have reduced carbon emissions by approximately 24,000 metric tonnes, equivalent to planting approximately 876,000 trees, from a 2022 baseline
clean energy
Saudi solar power prices surge amid silicon-supply crunch
Cost of polysilicon, a material used in photovoltaic solar panels, has risen to its highest since April 2019, partly due to factory shutdowns in China
carbon emissions
Video: As solar energy rises in the Middle East, will the sun set on the oil & gas sector?
As a plentiful source of energy, the sun’s rays have the potential to energize our daily lives with less damage to our planet than fossil fuels.
energy storage
Video: The future of energy storage beyond lithium ion
Over the past decade, prices for solar panels and wind farms have reached all-time lows.
automation robots
Video: Revolutionary solutions for Saudi Arabia’s clean energy sector
Harsh weather can affect the function of Solar panels in the desert, this is how a Saudi startup is using robots to keep them clean.
energy efficency
Rooftop solar panels to be fitted to 5,000 Emirati homes
Etihad Energy Services Company says to install 65,000 PV panels, 295,000 LED lights and 50,000 water savers at villas in Dubai
ABB
Swiss power firm part of Dubai clean energy project
5,000 houses across Dubai will benefit from clean energy harnessed with ABB’s solar inverter technology
DEWA
Plan revealed to install solar panels on Dubai homes of Emiratis
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority says solar panels will be installed in 10% of homes of UAE nationals in Dubai
Global Solar Council
India to target UAE, Saudi Arabia with new renewables export body
Renewable Energy Export Promotion Council is aimed at promoting Indian private sector developers of solar and wind energy
DP World
Dubai’s Jafza launches the UAE’s first green warehousing
Some cool storage facilities in Jebel Ali Free Zone are now running entirely on solar energy, says DP World
Majid Al Futtaim
Video: What Mall of the Emirates’ solar transformation means
As part of Majid Al Futtaim’s strategy to become net positive in water consumption and carbon emissions by 2040, it recently unveiled the first phase of Mall of the Emirates’ solar photovoltaic (PV) plant, set to generate three GWh of clean energy, saving up to AED1.4m energy costs per year.
Majid Al Futtaim
The explainer: Mall of the Emirates adopts solar
The energy saving initiative is an obvious and welcome move for the mall, so why only now for the move to solar panels?
Dubai Shopping Malls
Ski Dubai ‘uses less energy than a 120-room hotel’
Mall of the Emirates will install new solar panels to save even more energy