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Hydrogen

Wind contract awarded for “world’s largest” green hydrogen project – to be built on floating city
Saudi awards wind contract for part of its $500 billion green energy project called Neom. But can it be done?
Amalyah Hart

Jun 9, 2023

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Renewables

Saudi Aramco invests in Swiss energy storage company Energy Vault
World’s biggest oil and gas company makes strategic investment in Swiss based energy storage innovator Energy Vault.
Joshua S Hill

Jun 4, 2021

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Solar

Saudi solar plant locks in new record low price for power: 1.04c/kWh
A 600MW solar project recently signed up to a power purchase agreement in Saudi Arabia has locked in a record low price of just over $US10/MWh ($A13/MWh).
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 13, 2021

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Electric Vehicles

Saudi oil attack highlights Australia’s vulnerability – and failure to embrace EVs
Australia’s dependence on imported oil – and federal government’s ongoing failure to minimise this through renewable and EV policies – in spotlight, after bombing of Saudi oil plant.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 16, 2019

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Wind

Saudi auction secures record-low price for wind energy
A renewables consortium from France and Saudi Arabia has won the tender to build a 400MW wind farm at a record-low price of 2.13 cents per kWh.
Joshua S Hill

Jan 16, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

World’s biggest oil exporter bets $2 billion on electric cars
The world’s biggest oil exporter has placed a massive bet on Tesla – the company whose entire goal is transitioning the world off of oil.
Joe Romm

Aug 9, 2018

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Solar

That’s not a solar farm. This is a solar farm!
Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund and Japanese technology conglomerate SoftBank plan 200GW of solar projects by 2030 to replace heavily subsidised petroleum power.
Andy Saunders

Apr 3, 2018

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Other Good Stuff

Saudi Arabia to offer more than 1GW of solar & wind in new tender
The plans are part of the Saudi Arabia’s recently-announced intention to grow its renewable energy sources and spur development of wind and solar.
Joshua S Hill

Apr 26, 2017

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Renewables

Saudi Arabia makes first steps in 10GW renewable energy rollout
Saudi Arabia makes first steps in 10GW renewable energy rollout , as India solar auction produces record low bids.
Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Feb 22, 2017

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Other Good Stuff

Saudi Arabia to focus on solar, wind in $US50bn clean energy plan
Saudi Arabia says it will focus on solar and wind energy in a new $US50 billion energy plan that is about to be unveiled.
Ilias Tsagas

Jan 18, 2017

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