Dewa awards contract for 400kV power transformer
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has announced the installation and launching of the main 400 kilovolt (kV) power transformer, in addition to a number of other projects worth a total...
Abengoa Reaches Deal With Creditors to Avoid Bankruptcy
Renewable energy and engineering company Abengoa SA said it had reached a restructuring deal with its creditors to avoid becoming Spain’s largest-ever bankruptcy. A group of investors including...
Masdar explores geothermal desalination
Researchers from the UAE’s Masdar Institute are exploring the feasibility of utilising geothermal energy for zero-carbon seawater desalination. The heat energy radiating from inside the earth...
Poop to Power homes in this Thai village
Alternative energy is any energy source that is an alternative to fossil fuel. They are mainly used as Eco-friendly solutions, and the most known types of them are wind and solar power. This...
Contract for Oman’s wind power project by next month
A contract to build the Sultanate’s first large-scale wind-based renewable power project is expected to be signed by next month. A European company is seen bagging the project, which will...
UAE leads GCC region in smart building solutions
The UAE is leading the GCC initiatives in smart building solutions with more than two-thirds of the 1,236 Leadership in Energy & Environmental Design (Leed)-certified projects, according to a...
Siemens’ wind & renewables profit jumps by 178% in fiscal Q3
German industrial group Siemens’ (ETR:SIE) pre-tax profit from continuing operations at the Wind Power and Renewables division nearly tripled to EUR 143 million (USD 159m) in its third fiscal...
Endesa acquires Enel’s Spanish renewables unit
Utility Endesa has acquired 60% of renewables division Enel Green Power Espana (EGPE), together with 1.6GW of online wind assets, from its parent company for €1.2 billion. The deal brings...
