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Masdar Wins Dubai Solar Project: 1.8-GW Phase
Masdar has been selected as the preferred bidder for the 6th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum solar complex in Dubai. The project, with an LCOE of EUR 0.015/kWh, will cost up to AED 5.51bn and will be commissioned in stages from 2024. The solar park is planned to reach 5 GW by the end of the decade.
Aug 14, 2023 // Plants, Masdar, Dubai
Dubai Unveils Majestic 'World's Largest' Solar Plant
Dubai has unveiled the world's largest CSP project, the 950-MW fourth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. With the tallest solar tower in the world at 263 metres, the project is investing AED 15.8 billion to reach a capacity of 5,000 MW by 2030.
Dec 11, 2023 // Plants, Dubai, PV Power Plant
Solar-powered desalination plant in Kenya gives fresh water to 25,000 people a day
New solar-powered desalination plant provides fresh water in Kenya.
The plant is already able to support 25,000 people a day.
As more water-scarce regions pop up worldwide, technology such as this offers an energy efficient way to provide fresh water.
Aug 7, 2019 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, TESLA, Elon Musk, Kenya, desalination, Hayes Barnard, GivePower, World Health Organization, water, Africa
Solar-powered system extracts drinkable water from "dry" air
Scientists at MIT and somewhere else have significantly boosted the result from a system that can remove drinkable water straight from the air even in dry regions, using warmth from the sun or another source.
Oct 15, 2020 // Technology, Asia, Korea, MIT, Evelyn Wang, Guihua Yu
HBS completes 11.65 MW Anglian Water solar farm
A 11.65 MW solar farm has been installed by HBS New Energies as part of Anglian Water's Solar Delivery Programme.
Sep 21, 2020 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, UK, Europe, HBS, James Bull
Oman to Award Solar Energy Projects of $777 Mn for Country's Largest Solar Panel Project
Oman Power as well as Water Procurement Company (OPWP), in charge of acquiring power and water for all IPP/IWPP projects within the Sultanate of Oman, will certainly quickly award solar energy projects to international capitalists.
Mar 7, 2023 // Markets & Finance News, IPP, Asia, Oman, opwp, solar energy projects, APSR, electrcitiy regulation, solar energy park, olar Panels
Eco-Friendly Hydrogen: OHP Photoanode Boosts Water Splitting
A research team has developed a highly efficient OHP-based photoanode for the production of hydrogen through photoelectrochemical water splitting. The team found that the addition of GTMACl to the OHP photoanode suppresses internal and external losses for an unprecedented efficiency.
Aug 14, 2023 // Technology, hydrogen, efficiency, GIST, Gwangju Institute Of Science And Technology, KRICT, lawrence berkeley national laboratory, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology
Haitian Water Group Acquires Heraeus Silver Paste Assets
Haitian Water Group is set to enhance its footprint in the solar sector by acquiring Heraeus Holding's key operations for $68.5 million, forging a brighter future in photovoltaics!
Jan 9, 2025 // Markets & Finance News, Haitian Water Group
Water Agency In Pakistan Moves To Power Disposal Stations With Solar Energy
Lahore's Water as well as Sanitation Agency (Wasa) has intended to convert five of its significant disposal stations to solar energy.
Dec 14, 2021 // Plants, Asia, Pakistan, Lahore, PUNJAB, Syed Zahid Aziz, Water and Sanitation Agency, Wasa
Coupling pumped hydro with renewables and other storage technologies
The combination of pumped hydro with other storage technologies can increase renewables penetration, improve operational safety and reduce maintenance costs at large-scale hydropower plants, according to new research. The study also focuses on techniques to determine the optimal size of renewables-based pumped hydro storage systems. Costs for hybrid solar-pumped hydro projects currently range from $0.098/kWh to $1.36/kWh.
Dec 5, 2019 // Technology, Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Sweden, Poland, Europe, shanghai, Jiao Tong University, pumped hydro, Mälardalen University, AGH University of Science and Technology
Solar to power 7MW ‘water battery’ at Aussie university
Energy use by air conditioning can be both expensive and taxing for the environment, with the University of the Sunshine Coast (USC), Queensland, Australia, set to trial a three-storey ‘water battery’ to reduce both energy demand and cost.
Sep 4, 2019 // Storage, Thermal, Australia, queensland, Oceania, thermal energy storage, air conditioning, water battery, cooling, USC
Oman's Solar Water Treatment Plant Revolutionizes Oil Industry
Revolutionizing water treatment in Oman, Heliovis AG and Trevi Systems Inc collaborate on solar-powered plant for ARA Petroleum. Sustainable, efficient, and groundbreaking technology at work.
Aug 16, 2024 // Plants, Large-Scale, Commercial, Asia, Oman
New app helps charge Tesla EVs when electricity is greener and cheaper
With its app already present in Belgium and the Netherlands, start-up Jedlix is introducing smart charging in France. The solution enables Tesla drivers to optimize their charging strategy.
Dec 18, 2019 // Storage, Software, Transport, TESLA, France, Europe, Netherlands, Belgium, ev charging, Vincent Maillart, Julien Tchernia
Abu Dhabi Plans Solar, Water Plants in Drive for Net-Zero Target
Solar as well as better desalination to help in reducing emissions
Oil-rich emirate objectives to make power more affordable for industry
Jan 21, 2022 // Plants, Asia, UAE, Abu Dhabi, PV Power Plant
Carlsberg Partners With Solar Desalination Firm to Purify Sundarbans Water
The Carlsberg Group has partnered with solar desalination innovation firm Desolenator for converting brackish water to clean drinking water in the Sundarbans
Nov 26, 2020 // Technology, Plants, India, Asia, West Bengal, Carlsberg, clean water, Solar Desalination, Sundarbans









