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Masdar to invest in Austria's Largest Hydrogen Project

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The United Arab Emirates' state-owned energy company Masdar will invest in Austria's largest hydrogen project, run by oil and gas firm OMV, Austria's APA news agency reported on Wednesday.According to an agreement with the Emirati government announced by Austria's economy ministe

Masdar, a UAE-based company, invests in Austria's biggest hydrogen project

Austrian news agency APA reported that Masdar, the state-owned energy firm of the United Arab Emirates, will invest in Austria’s largest hydrogen project run by oil and natural gas company OMV. According to APA, according to…

Sponsored: UAE Breaks Ground on GW-Scale Renewable Energy Hybrid

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In line with the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, world-first project reaffirms UAE’s leadership position in clean energy, directly addressing intermittency of renewables.

Indonesia begins construction of 92 Megawatt floating solar power plant

As part of Indonesia's drive to increase renewable energy, the state-owned utility company Perusahaan Listrik Negara announced on Friday that it had begun construction of a 92 megawatt floating solar power station in West Java.

Indonesia sovereign wealth fund INA targets AI in healthcare and renewables, data centres and the Indonesian sovereign wealth fund INA

Chief Investment Officer of the Indonesia Investment Authority, Mr. Agung, said that the fund's priority areas are digital infrastructure, healthcare, and renewables, as it seeks to support the economic development of the country and find foreign partners.

Masdar and Iberdrola, both from the UAE, invest in a 1.4 gigawatt UK wind farm

Masdar, Abu Dhabi's renewable energy company owned by the government and Iberdola of Spain will invest together in a 1.4 Gigawatt (GW), wind farm in United Kingdom. This was announced in a Thursday statement from Masdar's parent firm TAQA.

ADNOC, the UAE's oil company, boosts US investment and says AI is a once in a lifetime opportunity to invest.

ADNOC Chief Sultan al-Jaber stated on Tuesday that the state oil company in the United Arab Emirates aims to increase its U.S. investments by six-fold, to $440 billion over the next ten years. Jaber, speaking at an event in Washington…

Masdar, a UAE renewable energy company, has completed the purchase of Terna Energy in Greece

Masdar, the renewable energy company of the United Arab Emirates, announced on Thursday that it had acquired a 100% stake in Terna Energy Greece, following its purchase of a majority share last year. This is a step further in their international expansion strategy.

UAE renewables firm Masdar weighs possible IPO, sources say

Three people familiar with the situation have confirmed that Masdar, Abu Dhabi's state owned renewables company, is considering a public offering. Two sources said that the company was considering a dual listing, one in New York and another in Abu Dhabi…

Sources: Masdar, the UAE's solar energy company, is in negotiations with Endesa for a $200 million deal.

According to a document and two sources who are familiar with the matter, Masdar Abu Dhabi Renewable Energy Company and Endesa Spanish Power Utility are close to a deal in which Masdar would pay approximately $200 million for a 49% stake in Endesa's solar portfolio.

Iberdrola is looking for a partner to help it develop a 1 GW renewable energy portfolio, according to sources

According to two sources familiar with the situation, Spanish energy company Iberdrola seeks a partner who is willing to purchase a minority interest in a renewables portfolio of about 1 gigawatt. Sources described the project…

Indonesia: UAE's Emirates Global Aluminium to build nuclear power plant

In a Wednesday statement, the Indonesian Economic Affairs Ministry said that UAE-based Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), plans to build in Indonesia a nuclear plant with a maximum capacity of 5 gigawatts. According to the ministry…

Masdar, UAE launches facility for uninterrupted production of 1GW renewable energy

The chairman of Masdar, a state-owned renewables company in the UAE, announced on Tuesday that the firm has opened a facility to produce clean energy at a rate of 1 gigawatt per hour. At the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week opening…

Egypt rushes solar energy to catch up as gas prices soar

Egypt, with its few clouds, vast deserts, and well-developed electrical grid, has everything it needs to expand solar energy generation. It is only now that Egypt has begun to take advantage of these resources, as the price of imported natural gas has risen.

ReNew Energy, India's energy company, has offered to be privatized in a $2.82 billion deal

Filings with the U.S. Securities And Exchange Commission show that some of the largest investors in ReNew Energy Global are offering to take the company public. The proposed deal values the generator, according to calculations, at $2.82 Billion.

Norwegian infrastructure fund Aker to launch 1 billion euros in 2025

The head of the Infrastructure unit at Industry Capital Partners, a Norwegian investment fund for energy transition, backed by Aker ASA industrial group, said that it plans to launch a 1 billion euro ($1.08 billion), inaugural fund in 2019.

UAE's Masdar eyes Iberian renewables champion after recent deals

Masdar, the renewable energy company of the United Arab Emirates, will continue to grow its presence on the Iberian Market after signing two deals there in recent months. Masdar has signed its second major renewables deal with Spain in the last two months.

Masdar, a UAE-based company, buys Brookfield Saeta in a $1.4 billion deal

The United Arab Emirates renewable energy company Masdar announced on Tuesday that it had reached an agreement with Canada's Brookfields to purchase green energy firm Saeta Yield in a $1.4 billion deal. Masdar will acquire 745…

Floating Solar: DNV Advises on Indonesian Floating Solar Photovoltaic Project

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Floating solar photovoltaic (PV), initially considered a niche technology, is now the fastest-growing solar PV category, alongside ground-mounted utility-scale solar and rooftop PV. As of August 2020, more than 60 countries have actively pursued the deployment of floating PV…

Danska Commodities Inks PPA with Hywind Scotland

Danish energy trading company Danske Commodities signed a 20-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with the world’s first floating wind farm, Hywind Scotland.Hywind Scotland, the world's first commercial-scale floating wind farm, was officially opened in October 2017.