Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s green hydrogen project has produced around 90 tonnes of green hydrogen since it was launched in May 2021. Most of this hydrogen was used to produce more than one-gigawatt hour (GWh) of green energy, reducing about 450 tonnes of CO2 emissions. The green hydrogen project is the first of its
Through her multidisciplinary background in science and engineering, Dr Talia Sherrard has pursued a career helping engineering, consultancies and intergovernmental organisations to reduce costs, time and improve safety on their projects through the use of new technologies and Geo-data advice. The Service Line Manager – Consultant at Fugro Service Line Manager – Geophysics, Hydrography &
Low-carbon city heat network developer 1Energy has secured £75m of investment and three anchor customers for its heat pump-powered network in the UK city of Bradford. With the support of its key partners – the University of Bradford, Bradford College, and Bradford Courts – the Bradford Energy Network will enable the rapid decarbonisation of heating.
Asia’s renewable energy sector is expanding but policy inconsistencies, grid limitations, and reliance on fossil fuels mean that the continent still has a long way to go in its journey to decarbonise its economies, says a new report by trade association the Energy Industries Council (EIC). The EIC Asia OPEX Report, released on November 19,
Dutch startup SeaO₂ has announced over €2 million in new funding to advance its technology for removing CO₂ from seawater. The funding aims to support SeaO₂’s goals of removing one megaton of CO₂ by 2030 and one gigaton by 2045. SeaO₂’s Direct Ocean Capture (DOC) technology extracts CO₂ from seawater, returning carbon-free water to the
Vamo, a Cologne-based startup streamlining the switch to a high-efficiency heat pump, has expanded its seed round to over €10 million. After raising €3 million in 2023, Vamo has now additionally secured more than €7 million in an oversubscribed seed extension round. Led by Berlin’s Extantia Capital and Munich’s GET Fund, the fresh capital will
Oman’s leading solar PV and renewable energy company, Nafath Renewable Energy LLC, and US-based leader in sustainable energy technologies, FuelCell Energy Inc, have signed a collaboration agreement to drive advancements in green hydrogen production in Oman. The announcement was made during the third edition of IEEE PowerTalks, under the auspices of Dr. Khamis bin Saif
A groundbreaking US$3.6 billion energy industrial park is set to transform Beitbridge following a collaboration between the Government of Zimbabwe, Chinese mining firm Palm River Energy, and the Metallurgical Special Economic Zone. The park, located 20 km west of Beitbridge town, aims to bolster Zimbabwe’s mining and energy sectors through the production of stainless steel,
Switzerland’s glaciers experienced above-average melting in 2024, as a sweltering summer thawed through even the heaviest snowfall, according to a report by the glacier monitoring body GLAMOS. While glaciologists had initially hoped that the heavy winter and spring snowfall would slow the rate of glacier loss, the heat of the summer quickly erased those gains,
Saudi Arabia’s King Salman Energy Park (SPARK) has recently announced that it successfully attracted more than 60 investors, with expected investments currently totaling over $3 billion, in a recent statement on social media platform X. King Salman Energy Park is a leading industrial ecosystem with sustainability at its core. It connects the world to opportunities
