What significance does the UAE’s first civil nuclear programme hold for society at large?
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Interviews & Viewpoints | Mohamed Al Hammadi, CEO, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC): Interview from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2017
Articles & Analysis | Abu Dhabi looks to nuclear power to meet energy needs from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2017
The UAE will soon have its first nuclear energy plant. The world’s largest new nuclear construction site, with four units being constructed simultaneously, is progressing successfully at Barakah, located on the coast around 50 km west of Ruwais.
Articles & Analysis | Abu Dhabi utilising R&D to maximise energy production from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2017
New technologies are being deployed across Abu Dhabi’s energy sector to extract as much oil and gas from the sea bed and desert sands as possible to reap the optimum return on investment. However, developing new technologies can be expensive, and in a commercial setting R&D budgets may be the first to be trimmed when the focus is on...
Articles & Analysis | Abu Dhabi harnessing solar power and other alternative fuels from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2017
Renewable energy has quite literally taken off in Abu Dhabi, with the emirate taking centre stage in the first solar-powered flight around the planet, while Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority (ADWEA) received a new world record lowest bid for a solar power generation project. With a new 2050 energy strategy in place at the federal level...
Interviews & Viewpoints | Sheikh Abdulla bin Mohammed Al Hamed, Chairman, Regulation and Supervision Bureau: Interview from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2017
What have been the most significant results of the rationalisation of water and electricity tariffs?
Articles & Analysis | Abu Dhabi continuing to improve utilities service provision from The Report: Abu Dhabi 2017
With widespread coverage of potable water, waste-water and electricity networks, Abu Dhabi maintains utility services that are on a par, if not better than, many countries in Europe and North America. At the same time, the emirate’s government has been committed for many years to boosting power and water infrastructure further still, with 2017...