Masdar has canceled plans for a 100 MW green hydrogen plant at EMSTEEL’s steel complex in Abu Dhabi, underscoring the growing gap between technical feasibility and commercial viability in the global hydrogen market.
GreenH2 Opportunities Pvt. Ltd., operating as Green H2 India, has signed a three year strategic collaboration agreement with Sharjah Research, Technology and Innovation Park (SPARK) to establish a Clean Energy Innovation Hub in Sharjah.
Tesla and UAE based digital utility company Esyasoft have announced a collaboration to develop and deploy an initial portfolio exceeding 15 GWh of utility scale battery energy storage systems across the United Kingdom, Western Europe, the Gulf Cooperation Council, and India.
Oman is advancing a new approach to infrastructure development by combining renewable power generation, desalination, energy storage, and hydrogen production into a single offshore platform. A newly signed joint venture between Shadid Capital, Shamel Petroleum Company, and strategic partners will develop the Oman Blue Infrastructure Platform (OBIP), reflecting a broader shift toward integrated energy systems designed to address multiple resource challenges simultaneously.
Global oil markets have retreated from crisis highs as exports through the Strait of Hormuz begin to recover, yet the latest assessments from the International Energy Agency suggest that the apparent stabilization masks structural vulnerabilities that extend well beyond the Middle East and increasingly shape energy policy across Asia.
The world added renewable energy capacity at a record pace and pushed clean electricity generation above 30 percent of global supply, yet 655 million people still lived without electricity in 2024 and roughly two billion lacked access to clean cooking technologies.
A recent agreement between the University of Sharjah and Lootah BioFuels aims to strengthen cooperation in renewable energy, scientific research, and circular economy development.
Saudi Arabia’s $9 billion NEOM green hydrogen project is becoming a test case for whether large-scale industrial developments can attract international capital by combining energy infrastructure, logistics, and investment incentives into a single platform.
