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"The United Arab Emirates is in the spotlight this week as some 70,000
premiers, potentates, and poseurs descend on Dubai to attend the COP 28 climate
conference, from which much is hoped but little is expected. Not far away, 35
kilometers outside of Abu Dhabi City, the Al Dhafra Solar Facility was switched
on just days before the climate summit is scheduled to begin.
The timing is not a coincidence. It is meant to send a signal to the world that
while the UAE remains one of the largest producers of oil and methane gas in
the world, it recognizes that change can and must occur. The UAE is
historically hot. Burning the fuels it produces makes it even hotter. The Al
Dhafra solar installation is expected to reduce atmospheric carbon emissions by
2.4 million tons each year.
It is no coincidence that Sultan Al Jaber is both the leader of the COP 28
climate talks and head of ADNOC, the official oil and gas production company
for Abu Dhabi. At the ceremony to commission the 4 million solar panel, 2 GW Al
Dhafra solar farm — the largest single point solar installation in the world at
20 square kilometers — Al Jaber said, “Al Dhafra is part of a long and proud
history of energy innovation, made possible thanks to the vision of Sheikh
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE.
“This world leading solar project demonstrates remarkable progress in solar
power efficiency, innovation and cost competitiveness — setting a new record
low tariff. To create Al Dhafra, Masdar brought together three partners from
around the world: TAQA, EDF of France, and JinkoPower of China. With just days
to go before the start of COP 28, I will be asking the world to unite and
deliver the energy transition by tripling renewables capacity and doubling
energy efficiency by 2030. Al Dhafra is an example of the scale of the ambition
needed around the world.”
In less than fifteen years, the UAE has become a global leader in solar energy.
In 2009, Masdar switched on the country’s first solar project at 10MW. The Al
Dhafra solar installation is 200 times that size. As the countdown to COP28 in
the UAE begins, this mega project initially achieved the world’s lowest tariff
at financial close, and demonstrates the country’s longstanding commitment to
decarbonization at home and around the world.
The UAE is also a world leader in solar energy use according to the latest data
from The Energy Institute Statistical Review of World Energy. It ranks second
globally in terms of
per capita solar energy consumption. In under a decade,
the country has surpassed leading nations by installing solar energy as part of
the country’s energy diversification."
Via
Future Crunch, who wrote "Next time someone tells you there’s not enough
room for solar, show them this. The Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park
near Los Angeles says its 12 MW solar canopy project to cover all parking areas
with solar panels is nearly complete. Once operational in 2024, it will be the
largest single-site commercial renewable energy project in California."
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Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
