Abu Dhabi / WAM Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, has acquired a stake in Hywind Scotland, a 30-megawatt (MW) floating offshore pilot wind farm in the North Sea. Dr Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and Chairman of Masdar; Dr Thani Al-Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment; Tone Skogen, State Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ...

  Abu Dhabi / WAM Construction of the 800 megawatt (MW) phase 3 of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai will start at the end of this month following the award of the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the project. This was announced on Tuesday at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2017. A Masdar-led consortium was ...

  Dubai / WAM The Dubai Maritime City Authority (DMCA) has launched the Dubai Maritime Virtual Cluster (DMVC) initiative which provides an important platform for facilitating effective communication among members of the cluster and removing the constraints of time and distance. The project will also promote engagement among the global maritime community on Dubai’s maritime activities based on four main objectives: ...