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THE COUNTRY & THE ENVIRONMENT - SOLAR ENERGY
 UAE national rolls out world's first solar wheelchair
Posted on 25/01/2010
When UAE national Haidar Talib Erabeh invented what could be the world's first solar wheelchair, he was not thinking of profit or fame. His main concern was how to help the handicapped, for the man himself is disabled.
Dozens of curious people saw the wheelchair that was displayed at last week's World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi. What attracted their attention were neither the seat nor the wheels but the massive panels hanging overhead and overshadowing the chair.
Some of them mistook
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 Masdar’s new slant on solar energy
Posted on 17/01/2010
Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Government's clean energy firm, is testing a new type of solar technology that could cut costs and "revolutionise” the industry, the company's chief executive said yesterday.
A small pilot plant has been completed at the site of Masdar City, the carbon-neutral development on the outskirts of the capital, and is already operating under researchers at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology. If advertised efficiency improvements pan out, the technology could be
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 ENPARK and DIAC install solar tracker
Posted on 17/01/2010
The Energy and Environment Park (ENPARK), a comprehensive eco-friendly community, and Dubai International Academic City (DIAC), the world's only free zone dedicated to higher education - both members of TECOM Investments - have announced the installation of a pioneering 5kW solar tracker at DIAC.
Donated by the founders of Switchpower, a team of renewable energy experts from Sweden, the solar tracker powers 129 lamps, which can save approximately six tonnes of CO2 emissions annually. It can
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 Solar panel makers see business potential in UAE
Posted on 25/11/2009
Solar panel manufacturers are hoping to pick up orders from alternative energy projects in the UAE and the Middle East.
A number of projects similar to Abu Dhabi's $22 billion (Dh80.8bn) Masdar zero-emissions city are being planned in Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan and other countries, said an official from Sharp Solar.
They include Dubai's proposed eight million sq ft Enpark, the Qatar Energy Park, the Shams Maan project in Jordan and a zero-emissions city in Saudi.
"Masdar is the first
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 UAE solar power could outshine Europe, US
Posted on 06/07/2009
Solar power in the UAE has the capability to outdo US and European targets of producing 20 to 30 per cent of energy from renewable sources by 2020, thanks largely to abundant revenues from oil, trade, tourism, and real estate to boost it, the world's largest solar panel manufacturer has said.
The Middle East's first 10-megawatt solar park at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi was connected to Abu Dhabi's electrical grid at the end of May this year, and is using power to finish the zero-waste,
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 Dubai plans to build region's biggest solar energy plant
Posted on 02/06/2009
Dubai is planning to set up the region's largest solar energy manufacturing plant, Ali bin Abdullah Al Owais, executive director for the electricity affairs at the UAE Energy Ministry, has said.
Speaking at the workshop on the "feasibility of renewable energy uses", held here today at City Centre Hotel, Al Owais noted that the UAE was keen about meeting its future electricity demand as it is set to diversify the energy sources", citing the launch of Masdar City, the first carbon-emission free
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 Bangladesh supports UAE's initiative to host IRENA's H.Q.
Posted on 16/05/2009
Bangladesh extends its support to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) initiative to host the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency in Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, stressed Bangladesh's Foreign Minister Dipu Moni.
"Bangladesh has taken the necessary procedures to join IRENA's membership upon ratifying its charter in order to support UAE's initiative", added Moni as she met visiting UAE Environment and Water Minister Rashed Ahmed Bin Fahad.
For his part, the UAE minister expressed
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 Arab countries to support UAE's bid to host headquarters of IRENA
Posted on 14/05/2009
A top official of the Arab League has reiterated the support of the Arab countries to UAE's bid to host the headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi.
The Arab League's Assistant Secretary General for Economic Affairs Mohammed Al-Tuwaijri alluded to the decision taken in this regard at the Arab summit in Doha earlier in March this year supporting the UAE bid.
The UAE officially submitted its bid to host the interim and eventual permanent seat of the
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![]() Singapore and Vietnam support UAE's Irena bid
Posted on 13/05/2009
If the UAE's bid to home headquarters of Irena (International Renewable Energy Agency) succeeds, it will be helpful for developing countries to build up renewable energy sources, the Vietnamese Ambassador told Gulf News.
When many countries are giving subsidies for fossil fuels which pollute the environment, the UAE is building solar energy sources to protect the environment - a credential for its bid, Nguyen Quang Khai said. "Vietnam is not a member of Irena, but I am confident that the UAE
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 Solar panel shades in Musaffah offer alternative energy model
Posted on 28/01/2009
Solar panels sitting on top of parking shades in Musaffah are providing answers to a puzzle the world is racing to solve: how to efficiently feed power from alternative sources into the main electricity grid.
More solar panels are set to be installed on top of a city office building in the next few months, as part of the emirate's aim to have at least seven per cent of the capital's energy capacity generated from renewable sources by 2020.
The 14 photovoltaic (PV) panels in the Musaffah
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 Region’s largest solar hot water system to be set up in Abu Dhabi
Posted on 21/01/2009
Millennium Energy Industries (MEI), a leading solar solutions company operating in the MENA region, will set up a huge central solar hot water system at the Modern Residential City, coming up at the Al Musafah area in Abu Dhabi.
Described as the largest unit of its kind in the UAE and in the region, the solar system is expected to be capable of supplying 1.3 million litres/day of hot water for domestic use for the 25,000-odd residents who will be staying in the 48 buildings to be located in
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 Dh18bn Solar Island prototype to be fully operational by 2009
Posted on 26/10/2008
The prototype for a Dh18 million "Solar Island" announced in Ras Al Khaimah in January this year to produce around 250 KW of electricity will be fully operational by the beginning of 2009, according to the company managing the project.
The island, 88 metres in diameter, is built inland but floats on water for cooling purposes, Philippe Mueller, Construction Manager at the Swiss Centre for Electronics and Micro Technology (CSEM), the builders of the project, told Emirates Business.
"That is
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 Dh18bn Solar Island prototype to be fully operational by 2009
Posted on 21/10/2008
The prototype for a Dh18 million "Solar Island" announced in Ras Al Khaimah in January this year to produce around 250 KW of electricity will be fully operational by the beginning of 2009, according to the company managing the project.
The island, 88 metres in diametre, is built inland but floats on water for cooling purposes, Philippe Mueller, Construction Manager at the Swiss Centre for Electronics and Micro Technology (CSEM), the builders of the project, told Emirates Business.
"That is
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![]() RAK to test floating solar island
Posted on 24/01/2008
The Swiss Centre for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) is working with Ras Al Khaimah emirate to develop a prototype for a 'solar island'. The project has a US$5 million budget aims to demonstrate that it is possible to convert solar energy into hydrogen on a very large scale and at low cost, said Daily News Wednesday. It added that the concept for the full-scale project involves huge floating islands covered in solar panels to convert sunlight into electricity or hydrogen.
Dr Thomas
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 Wind turbine for homes to reduce costs naturally
Posted on 13/01/2008
Miniature wind turbines or solar powered water heaters now available in the market could reduce your home energy bill by 20 per cent and reduce carbon emissions to combat global warming.
For around Dh6,000 a mini wind turbine can be connected to the circuit breaker of a house and with an extra electricity inverter can power your home's electrical needs. This does not power air conditioning.
Turning your home into an energy saving unit with the flick of a switch is the future, said Dilip
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