Saudi Arabia

ACWA Power has actually IPO accepted by Saudi market authority
Saudi designer ACWA Power has seen its initial public offering (IPO) application approved by the nation's Capital Market Authority (CMA) as well as means checklist its shares on the Main Market of the Saudi Stock Exchange.
Sep 3, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Saudi Arabia, IPO, Asia, ACWA Power
Electric gains in battery efficiency
A high-performance variation of the zinc-ion battery will enable stationary power storage space that assures to be less expensive, much safer and also a lot more environmentally friendly than lithium-ion batteries.
Aug 30, 2021 // Technology, Storage, Saudi Arabia, Asia, lithium-ion battery, KAUST, Yunpei Zhu, zinc-ion battery, battery efficiency
ACWA Power Attains Financial Close for 1500 MW Sudair Solar Plant
Using bi-facial components with tracking innovation, the plant is expected to be with the ability of powering 185,000 houses, while countering nearly 2.9 million lots of discharges annually.
Aug 16, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Markets & Finance News, Saudi Arabia, Asia, ACWA Power, PV Power Plant, NREP, National Renewable Energy Program, Public Investment Fund, PIF
Saudi Aramco joins ACWA-led consortium creating 1.5 GW PV plant
A consortium that is establishing Saudi Arabia's largest solar project has gotten to economic close for the plant and has protected the backing of state oil producer Saudi Aramco.
Aug 16, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Saudi Arabia, Asia, ACWA Power, PV Power Plant, aramco
Scientists in Saudi Arabia Make 27% Effective n-i-p Perovskite Tandem Cell
The previous record for n-type perovskite tandem solar cells was 22% performance. Monolithic perovskite/silicon tandem solar cells have high power conversion efficiency potential at budget-friendly expense.
Jul 13, 2021 // Technology, Saudi Arabia, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Asia, solar cell, perovskite, efficiency, KAUST, n-type cell architecture, tandem devices
Is 'Oil Miracle' Middle East Now Seeking to Come To Be a Hydrogen Resources?
In the wake of hydrogen, specifically environment-friendly hydrogen (generated via electrolysis using renewable energy), being posited as an excellent choice to nonrenewable fuel sources for generating power, the oil giant Middle East has actually set out to become a major producer of the brand-new tidy fuel-- green H2.
Jun 1, 2021 // Solar to Fuel, Saudi Arabia, Asia, middle east, Oman, green hydrogen, carbon neutrality
Solar Tracker Maker PVH readied to Open up First Solar Facility in the Middle East
California-headquartered PV Hardware (PVH), a Spanish solar tracker and also placing systems manufacturer, announced yesterday its plans to open up a production facility in Saudi Arabia.
May 19, 2021 // Manufacturing News, Saudi Arabia, Asia, PVH, middle east, PV Hardware, Youssef El-Sayed
L&T wins 1.5 GW solar agreement in Saudi Arabia
The renewable energy branch of Larsen and also Toubro's (L&T) Power Transmission as well as Distribution service has secured an engineering, purchase and also building (EPC) contract for a solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in Saudi Arabia.
Apr 12, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Saudi Arabia, PPA, Asia, PV Power Plant, L&T, Sekharipuram Narayanan Subrahmanyan
Masdar and EDF start construction deal with 300MW solar plant in Saudi Arabia
A consortium between Abu Dhabi-based Masdar, EDF Renewables and Nesma Holding Company has broken ground on a 300MW PV project in Saudi Arabia.
Apr 12, 2021 // Plants, Masdar, Saudi Arabia, PPA, EDF, Asia, power purchase agreement, middle east, EDF Renewables, Bruno Bensasson
Saudi Arabia secures PPAs for near to 3 GW of fresh solar
Power acquisition contracts (PPA) for approximately 3 GW of solar photovoltaic or pv (PV) projects have been checked in Saudi Arabia, it was announced on Thursday.
Apr 9, 2021 // Plants, Saudi Arabia, PPA, Asia
Total types joint venture for C&I solar release in Saudi Arabia
French oil significant Total and also industrial empire Zahid Group have developed a joint endeavor (JV) focused on distributed solar generation for Saudi Arabia's business as well as industrial (C&I) sector.
Mar 4, 2021 // Plants, Large-Scale, Markets & Finance News, Saudi Arabia, Asia, Total, distributed solar, Julien Pouget, joint venture, commercial and industrial, oil and gas majors
Not Yet Time For Batteries And Photovoltaic Solar Panels In Saudi Arabia
Two Saudi Arabian scientists, Professor Alberto Boretti and Dr. Wael Al-Kouz Prince Mohammad Bin Fahad University, together with Dr. Stefania Castelletto, an Associate Professor from Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) University, Australia, announced in a recent publication of IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science that contrary to claims that 100% renewable energy is possible in Saudi Arabia using PV single-axis and battery storage, the assumption is impractical and not feasible.
Feb 4, 2021 // Storage, Market Research, Saudi Arabia, Australia, Asia, Oceania, solr panel, Alberto Boretti, Wael Al-Kouz, Stefania Castelletto
International scientists create two-sided solar cells to accumulate scattered light
To raise the performance of solar panels, a team of scientists based in Saudi Arabia, Italy, Germany and Canada has developed a bifacial, or two-sided, tandem solar cell, constructed by combining the very best of the perovskite and silicon innovations.
Jan 13, 2021 // Technology, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Germany, Italy, solar cells, Europe, Asia, North America, KAUST, Stefaan De Wolf, Ted Sargent, Yi Hou, Michele De Bastiani
Pollutants improve efficiency of organic solar cells
Sunshine uses a prospective service in the look for an energy resource that does not damage the planet, but this relies on discovering a method to successfully turn electro-magnetic power into electricity. Scientists from KAUST have demonstrated how a recognized herbicide can improve this conversion in natural devices.
Jan 7, 2021 // Technology, Saudi Arabia, solar cells, Asia, efficiency, KAUST, organic solar cells, Yuanbao Lin, Thomas Anthopoulos
ACWA Power safeguards US$ 125m funding center to sustain development of renewables portfolio
Saudi Arabian designer ACWA Power has actually signed a US$ 125 million facility that will serve as a funding resource to support the growth of its eco-friendly power portfolio.
Jan 6, 2021 // Markets & Finance News, Saudi Arabia, Asia, ACWA Power, mena, apicorp, Kashif Rana, Nicolas Thévenot