The United Arab Emirates has broken ground on a combined solar power and battery storage facility designed to deliver one gigawatt (GW) of continuous, round-the-clock baseload renewable energy. The project, described by developers as the largest and most technologically advanced of its kind, represents a capital investment exceeding $6 billion. The facility is being developed by Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar and Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC). Once operational in 2027, the system aims to overcome the intermittency…