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Solar panel efficiency to increase 50% with “miracle” cells

Published on May 31, 2023

“Miracle” tandem cells are said to improve solar panel efficiency by 50% with the world’s first commercialisation of perovskite solar cells A South Korean company has made a groundbreaking achievement as they unveiled the world’s first production line dedicated to perovskite-silicon tandem solar cells. These innovative solar cells have the potential to boost efficiency by 50-75% compared […]

RTA rolls out strategy to transition to zero-emissions operations by 2050

Published on May 30, 2023

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has rolled out its ‘Zero-Emissions Public Transportation in Dubai 2050’ strategy, which makes it the first Middle Eastern agency to develop a long-term strategy for migrating towards Net-Zero Emission Public Transport by 2050. With this strategy, RTA aims to contribute to mitigating climate change and minimise its carbon footprint […]

Masdar plans huge increase in clean energy capacity

Published on May 24, 2023

Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) has nearly doubled its clean energy capacity and CO2 displacement in the space of two years, and is on track to become one of the world’s largest renewable energy companies by 2030. Masdar achieved a clean energy capacity of 20 GW in 2022, generated 18,000 GWh of clean energy […]

Dubai completes biogas-to-energy project at Warsan Wastewater Treatment Plant

Published on May 22, 2023

Dubai Municipality announced the completion of its biogas-to-energy project at its Warsan Wastewater Treatment Plant. The project is one of the municipality’s renewable energy initiatives that supports its strategic plan to transform its assets into green sustainable assets. The biogas power facility has the capacity to generate 44,250 MWh of electricity annually. The project’s daily […]

DEWA enhances strategic cooperation with Huawei

Published on May 17, 2023

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), welcomed a high-level delegation from Huawei Middle East headed by Steven Yi, President of Huawei Middle East and Central Asia, to promote the strategic partnership between DEWA and Huawei. The partnership has resulted in significant achievements over the past years in […]

LuLu warehouse to run on solar energy: Big step towards sustainability

Published on April 12, 2023

As part of Lulu’s ESG & Sustainability programs, a solar project is being installed at LuLu Warehouse in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in accordance with a contract with Kanoo Renewable Energy and CleanMax. As a result of the project, the first year is expected to generate 0.87 Mn kWh of electricity. With such a large solar […]

EU reaches deal on higher renewable energy share by 2030

Published on April 11, 2023

The European Union has reached a provisional deal to raise the share of renewables in its final energy consumption to 42.5% by 2030, under the revision of the Renewable Energy Directive (RED). The deal, reached on March 30, 2023, brings the EU one step closer to completing the ‘Fit for 55’ legislation to deliver the European […]

Roadmap identifies sustainable materials for energy harvesting

Published on April 5, 2023

Researchers have put together a roadmap for sustainable materials for energy harvesting systems, from solar cells to thermal energy and even RF energy capture. Ravi Silva at the Advanced Technology Institute at the University of Surrey in the UK with over 100 collaborators, including Prof Vincenzo Pecunia at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, looked […]

IsDB approves $403m in financing for three sustainability focused projects

Published on April 3, 2023

Three projects worth a total of US$403 million that support socio-economic development and promote sustainability have been approved by the board of executive directors for the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), it has been announced. During the 350th meeting of the board on April 1, 2023, in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the board, chaired by Dr Muhammed Al Jasser, IsDB president […]

First completely roll-to-roll printable perovskite solar cell

Published on April 3, 2023

Swansea University has established a low-cost and scalable carbon ink formulation capable of unlocking, for the first time, the potential for perovskite solar cells to be manufactured at scale. Using slot die coating in a roll-to-roll (R2R) process, academics from the SPECIFIC Innovation and Knowledge Center at Swansea University have established a way to create […]

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