The United Arab Emirates has moved beyond pilot programs in the circular economy, embedding it into a broader economic restructuring agenda that now includes 22 approved and implemented policies spanning waste, materials, infrastructure, transport, and industrial design.
Saudi Arabia has completed the grid connection of its largest battery energy storage system (BESS) to date, totaling 7.8 gigawatt-hours across three southwestern sites in Najran, Khamis Mushait, and Madaya.
UAE-based investment firm Bin Zayed International (BZI) has assumed the lead investor role in a 200MW green hydrogen project in Terengganu, Malaysia, partnering with local developer Nova Re Suria (NRES).
A $142 million financing package from the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is set to catalyze Uzbekistan’s largest renewable energy and storage development to date — a 1 GW solar photovoltaic (PV) complex paired with 1,336 MWh of battery energy storage.
Oman’s state-owned green hydrogen company, Hydrom, has signed an agreement with Ankaa Space & Technologies LLC to oversee wind data collection, a step that signals the country’s growing focus on renewable energy as part of its broader energy transition strategy.
Saudi Arabia’s energy diversification strategy gained another regional dimension this week as the Saudi Arabian Refineries Company (SARCO) signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the UAE-based GO Energy Company to jointly assess the development of a green hydrogen and ammonia project in the Kingdom.
Europe’s clean energy transition is increasingly looking south, as Morocco positions itself as a strategic partner for the Netherlands in renewable hydrogen supply.
Masdar and Etihad Rail have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore how the country’s expanding rail infrastructure can support large-scale transport of hydrogen and its derivatives, addressing one of the key logistical bottlenecks in developing a viable clean fuel market.
Morocco’s ambitions to become a global hydrogen hub took center stage this week at the World Power-to-X Summit in Marrakech, where government officials and industry leaders offered contrasting perspectives on how to accelerate the sector.
