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...
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...
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.
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...
Faced with rising consumption by its industries and power generators, Abu Dhabi is determined to leverage its domestic natural gas assets to reduce its reliance on imports. Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has developed an integrated Gas Master Plan as part of its 2030 Strategy that will see it investing in the expansion of its sour gas...
Rising demand for cleaner, greener modes of transport is driving the expansion and modernisation of filling stations across Abu Dhabi that increasingly cater to cars, buses and taxis powered by electricity, compressed gas, petrol or diesel. The Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) subsidiary responsible for meeting this demand, ADNOC...
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