News - United Arab Emirates

		Developing a CSP strategy for the Middle East and North Africa
		2013/04/22 For the concentrated solar power industry, the MENA region represents a key pocket of opportunity. But understanding and explaining the CSP proposition is also a challenge that needs to be tackled.

		New technology opens Europe up to Middle East concentrating solar power
		2013/04/19 The world’s largest concentrated solar power plant opened in March in the middle of Abu Dhabi’s western region, amid the country’s giant oil fields.

		Wave of CSP activity across the MENA region
		2013/04/15 While attention has focused heavily on the Saudi Arabian solar opportunity, it should not be forgotten that there are a number of pipelines now opening for CSP companies in the Middle East.

		Shams 1 CSP features a dry-cooling system that significantly reduces water consumption
		2013/04/07 Shams 1 Concentrating Solar Power features a dry-cooling system that significantly reduces water consumption - a critical advantage in the arid desert.

		Renewable Agency applauds hails UAE concentrated solar power launch
		2013/03/31 The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has welcomed the activation of the world’s largest operational Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) facility to date.

		Masdar, Total and Abengoa Launch Shams 1, the World’s Largest Concentrated Solar Power Plant in Operation
		2013/03/30 The inauguration of Shams 1, a 100 MW solar thermal plant, is a major milestone in the development and deployment of renewable energy in the Middle East.

		Solar takes giant leap as Shams Concentrating Solar Power up
		2013/03/24 The Shams 1 project has three main partners - the UAE sustainable technology firm Masdar, the Spanish concentrated solar power company Abengoa Solar, and the French-energy giant Total.

		Total announces launch of Shams 1, the world’s largest concentrated solar power plant
		2013/03/21 Masdar, along with its partners, launched Shams 1, the largest concentrating solar power plant (CSP) in operation in the world.

		Masdar launches Shams 1, the world's largest concentrated solar power plant in operation
		2013/03/21 His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Abu Dhabi officially inaugurated Shams 1, the largest concentrated solar power plant (CSP) in operation in the world.

		Masdar sets sights on Saudi solar power market
		2013/03/21 Masdar is bidding for a slice of Saudi Arabia's burgeoning solar market after opening the 100 megawatt Shams-1 Concentrating Solar Power plant in Abu Dhabi.

		President inaugurates Shams 1 concentrating solar power plant
		2013/03/21 President His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan today inaugurated the Shams 1 concentrated solar power plant in Abu Dhabi's Western Region.

		Solar energy revolution in the Gulf
		2013/02/23 SHAMS1, the first Concentrated Solar Power or CSP plant in the Middle East will soon provide up to 20,000 homes with climate-friendly power.

		Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Solar Power Market Outlook, 2013-2017
		2013/02/13 The report offers solar energy (PV and Concentrating Solar Power) project details for each market along with country-specific demand forecasts to 2017.

		Shams 1: The World’s Largest Concentrated Solar Plant Nears Completion
		2013/01/26 After receiving funding under the United Nations Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), the plant owned by Masdar, Abengoa and Total was launched at a time when PV was prohibitively expensive.

		The Rise of Solar Energy in the United Arab Emirates
		2013/01/17 Demand for electrical power across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is growing due to rising population, increased urbanization, and economic growth driven by industrialization.

		Middle East beginning to embrace solar power
		2012/12/07 Covering nearly 300 football fields in a remote patch of desert, the Shams 1 concentrated solar power project carries plenty of symbolic significance for the United Arab Emirates.

		Zayed Future Energy Prize Jury Members Visit Masdar's Shams 1 CSP Plant
		2012/10/30 The largest CSP plant in the Middle East and North Africa when commissioned later this year, Shams 1 will offset nearly 175,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide each year.

		UAE leads regional focus on solar energy development
		2012/07/09 Shams 1 in Abu Dhabi will be the world's largest concentrating solar power plant which is expected to be completed by August 2012.

		Gulf states look to the CSP
		2012/06/26 Masdar is about to complete one of the world's largest Concentrated Solar Power plants in the desert south of Abu Dhabi. Shams 1 solar thermal is a JV with Spain's Abengoa Solar and French Total.

		Masdar invests in solar energy
		2012/06/23 Masdar is deploying Shams One, a 100 MW concentrated solar power plant in Abu Dhabi; London Array, a 1 GW offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom; and Gemasolar, a 20 MW concentrating solar power plant.