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  • US Red Sea coalition weak because regional powerhouses abstained-Yemen VP

    The U.S.-led coalition meant to safeguard commercial traffic in the Red Sea against attacks by Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis is weak because regional powerhouses Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Egypt did not take part, Yemen's vice president said on Tuesday.

    The Houthis have been attacking shipping in the Red Sea to protest against Israel's bombardment of Gaza, a war that threatens to spread across the Middle East.

  • Scientists unveil blueprint for affordable solar cells to power Saudi Arabia and beyond

    The authors of the article, published in Science, include Prof. Stefaan De Wolf and his research team at King Abdullah University of Science (KAUST) and Technology Solar Center. The team is working on improving solar efficiency to meet Saudi Arabia' solar targets.

  • Hunt for Critical Minerals Draws World Powers to Saudi Arabia

    Government officials and top mining executives descended on Riyadh this week to tap in to the gusher of cash the Saudis are pouring into mining investments. The kingdom is positioning itself at the center of a “super region” extending from Central Asia to the Middle East and Africa, which it says holds at least a third of the world’s natural resources, including critical minerals.

  • Hunt for Critical Minerals Draws World Powers to Saudi Arabia

    Saudi Arabia—The U.S., China and Russia are racing to secure critical metals needed to power the energy transition away from fossil fuels. Their latest battleground: oil-rich Saudi Arabia. Government officials and top mining executives descended on Riyadh this week to tap in to the gusher of cash the Saudis are pouring into mining investments. The kingdom is positioning itself at the center of a “super region” extending from Central Asia to the Middle East and Africa, which it says holds at least a third of the world’s natural resources, including critical minerals. Robust attendance at a mining conference held in the Saudi capital this week wasn’t solely about sealing financial deals, with foreign governments also eager to cement broader diplomatic relationships with the kingdom.

  • Saudi Arabia Powers Up its Green Energy Evolution With Carbon Capture

    The Saudi Power Procurement Co. (SPPC) has put out bids for four separate power plant projects, totalling 7,200 megawatts in capacity. Two of these projects, Rumah1 and Rumah2, are slated for the central region, while Nairyah1 and Nairyah2 will be in the eastern region of Saudi Arabia. Each of these projects is designed to produce 1,800MW of power, using natural gas combined-cycle technology and incorporating carbon capture methods. Carbon capture involves the use of various technologies that draw in CO2 from the atmosphere and store it away or use it for other purposes.

  • Ancient Saudi city to get world’s longest battery-powered tram

    The AlUla Experiential Tramway will run 22km with 17 stations.
    It will link five historical districts in the ancient oasis city, which is located on the Red Sea coast in Medina province.
    The company is also supplying 20 of its Citadis trams, equipped with Mitrac B batteries, and what Alstom describes as its “fast and invisible ground-based static charging system”.

  • Egypt, Saudi developer ACWA Power invest over $4 billion to develop green hydrogen project

    The project’s first phase will have a production capacity of 600,000 tons of green ammonia annually, Shaker revealed. The second phase will expand that number to two million tons per year, he added. For his part, Arcelli emphasized the project's significance, highlighting the role of green hydrogen as the fuel of the future, poised to experience tremendous demand in Europe and beyond.

  • Saudi’s ACWA Power signs $800 mn power purchase agreement for South African hybrid renewable project

    Saudi’s ACWA Power has entered into a power purchase agreement to support South Africa’s largest hybrid renewable power project, enhancing its portfolio of green energy initiatives. The project, known as Project DAO, is currently under construction and has a total cost of approximately $800 million. In addition, the investor consortium for the project includes ACWA Power as the leading developer, along with Thebe Investment Corporation and Aventro Investments.

  • Football’s shift of power tilts again to Saudi Arabia at Club World Cup

    It turns out things are not always that straightforward. Benzema’s poor effort was parried by Mohamed El Shenawy; Al-Ahly went on to win 3-1 on Friday evening and, by full time, most of the home support had left. An hour later, N’Golo Kanté and Fabinho trudged dejectedly on to the bus, offering a reminder that you cannot always microwave seamless cohesion into a group of superstar imports. Anyone wondering if they had been watching a fast-tracking of Saudi Pro League arrivistes to the verge of global domination was obliged to discard their tinfoil hat.

  • As Saudi Arabia gives shape to NEOM, Enowa is out to power it

    NEOM aims to be home to the world’s first large-scale 100 per cent renewable energy system by 2030, providing abundant, affordable energy to residents and industries.  It’s an interesting challenge because, on a personal level, if you join the team with an attitude of ‘I’ll just bring my experience and that’s going to be enough’, it’s probably not going to work. Because while a number of us have worked on legacy systems, that skillset alone is not going to allow us to build a new renewable system from scratch.