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UAE launches world's first GW level all-weather solar energy storage project
Seetao 2025-10-13 14:37
  • Total investment of 6 billion US dollars, equipped with 5.2GW photovoltaic and 19GWh energy storage systems
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Against the backdrop of accelerating global energy transition, achieving stable and sustainable supply of clean electricity has become a key challenge for the industry. The United Arab Emirates recently announced the launch of the world's first GW level 24/7 solar energy storage project, which aims to transform renewable energy into a reliable base load power source through an innovative combination of "photovoltaic+energy storage", marking a new stage in the development of clean energy worldwide.

This flagship project located in Abu Dhabi has multiple breakthrough features. From a technical configuration perspective, the project will build a 5.2GW solar photovoltaic installed capacity, coupled with a 19GWh large-scale battery energy storage system, to ensure stable power supply under any weather conditions. From the perspective of output benefits, the project can provide 1GW of reliable clean electricity per day after completion, which is equivalent to meeting the basic load electricity demand of a large city.

The CEO of Masdar elaborated on the project concept in the latest company documentary "The Power of Change": "Clean energy should not only be available during power generation, but should be supplied precisely when needed." This statement accurately points out the core pain point of the current development of renewable energy - intermittency, and this project provides an innovative solution for this.

The scale and environmental benefits of the project are equally remarkable. It will occupy an area equivalent to Manhattan in the United States, and after completion, it can reduce 5.7 million tons of carbon emissions annually, which is equivalent to one-third of the UAE's 2030 renewable energy target. This project is not only an important milestone in the UAE's energy transition, but also provides a quantifiable and replicable clean energy development model for the world.

Chairman Masdar further elaborated on the strategic significance of the project: "The future of energy must be clean, sustainable and stable, and more importantly, economically affordable." This vision reflects the fundamental direction of global energy development, and this project is an important practice to achieve this vision.

In terms of investment scale, the total investment of the project reached 6 billion US dollars, demonstrating the UAE's firm commitment to the clean energy sector. This large-scale integrated solution of "photovoltaic+energy storage" provides a practical and feasible technical path and business model for solving the global problem of renewable energy grid connection. Keywords: Photovoltaic New Energy, Photovoltaic New Energy News, Photovoltaic New Energy Information

With the implementation of the project in Abu Dhabi, the UAE is transitioning from a traditional energy powerhouse to a clean energy innovation center. This project not only provides a complete template for the world's first GW level 24/7 clean energy solution, but also heralds a critical turning point for renewable energy from supplementary energy to primary energy. In the future, the global replication and promotion of this model will profoundly affect the energy strategic layout of countries and accelerate the global carbon neutrality process. Editor/Xu Shengpeng


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