"All energy projects in the UAE are in line with the country's strategy to achieve a 50% mix of clean energy by 2050," said Mohammed Jamil Al Ramahi, CEO of Masdar. "There are a number of projects under study and development, but the closest current tender is the existing local solar tenders, including a large project in Dubai with a capacity of 900 MW solar and another in Abu Dhabi with a capacity of two GW solar," Ramahi said. He pointed out that it is «expected to award those tenders and announce the winners by the end of this year, or the beginning of 2020». He explained that «(Masdar) to bid for Dubai, in cooperation with its partners, while in Abu Dhabi will represent government shares in the project through its agreement with the Emirates Electricity and Water Company». “The World Energy Conference and other major events in the UAE, such as ADIPEC and Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, all contribute to the consolidation of the UAE and Abu Dhabi as the energy capital of the region. On the other hand, Masdar announced its contribution to an investment fund to develop the infrastructure for charging electric vehicles, launched by the British Treasury, and the total value of £ 400 million, as part of the UK plans to invest more than half a billion pounds in the development of green technologies .
According to a statement released yesterday, Masdar and the British government will provide the first installment of the fund, worth 70 million pounds, and will be allocated for the establishment of 3000 charging stations for electric vehicles, which will contribute to double the number of stations to 5000 stations in the UK by The fund is managed by ZUK Capital, which is headquartered in London.
The new vehicle charging stations will reduce the charging time to just 20 minutes compared to the current technology, which takes 40 minutes, as this step will make the use of electric vehicles easier throughout the UK.
Lage winners revealed
LAND ART GENERATOR (LAGI) and Masdar announced yesterday at the World Energy Conference the two winners of the 2019 LAGI Global Competition.
The New York-based Starlet Stratos project, which is based in New York, is the first example of modern urban design by using a variety of solar panels that change their appearance throughout the day and turn into glowing celestial bodies. Night.
The Sun Flower project, designed by Ricardo Solar Lizama, Victoria Kovaleva and Armando Solar in second place, is a rose-shaped structure with petals mounted on solar panels.