Environment & Energy | Sunday 20 January, 2019 3:31 am

ACWA Power plans to double water desalination and power generation capacity in 5 years

ACWA Power, a global leader in water desalination and power generation, successfully wrapped up its presence at the 12th edition of the World Future Energy Summit (WFES), which took place on Jan. 14-17, 2019 as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW). ACWA Power cemented its position as a...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 19 January, 2019 12:58 pm

$10bn investments in South Africa: Al-Falih

Saudi Arabia plans to build an oil refinery and a petrochemicals plant in South Africa as part of $10 billion of investments in the country, Minister of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih said on Friday. Saudi oil would be used in the planned refinery whose...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 17 January, 2019 4:28 am

Saudi Arabia to use N-energy for electricity production, asserts Al-Falih

Minister of Energy, Industry, and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih announced on Wednesday that Saudi Arabia will use nuclear energy in the production of electricity. “We will start using nuclear energy in electricity generation in Saudi Arabia through building two nuclear reactors in the...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 17 January, 2019 2:00 am

Masdar City and German Embassy to the UAE Host Exhibition on Germany’s Energy Transition at Masdar City

The German Embassy to the UAE and Masdar City are hosting a photographic exhibition at Masdar City to highlight the transformation of Germany’s energy system. The exhibition titled ‘Energiewende’ – meaning energy transition – explains how the German energy transition...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 17 January, 2019 1:19 am

Masdar-led Global Clean Water Desalination Alliance and IOWater partner to improve global water security

The Global Clean Water Desalination Alliance (GCWDA) has entered into a partnership with the International Office for Water (IOWater), a France-based not-for-profit organisation dedicated to improving global water resource management.  The collaboration was signed during Abu Dhabi...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 16 January, 2019 4:22 pm

Mr. Rapil Zhoshybayev paid a working visit to Abu-Dhabi sustainability week

On January 11-14, the Kazakh delegation led by the Chairman of the International Green Technologies and Investments Center Mr. Rapil Zhoshybayev paid a working visit to Abu-Dhabi sustainability week. The event happened within the framework of 9th Session of International Renewable Energy Agency and ...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 16 January, 2019 10:09 am

Masdar launches ‘Noor’ solar home system solution

Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, has positioned itself in the commercial off-grid energy sector by increasing its capacity to rapidly deploy solar kits in off-grid communities around the world. Building on the company’s extensive experience delivering renewable solutions in...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 16 January, 2019 5:16 am

UAEREP’s First Cycle Awardees Present Outstanding Final Project Results At the 3rd IREF

The UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science’s 3rd International Rain Enhancement Forum (IREF) today featured the final project results of its 1stCycle awardees at the 2019 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW). In the presence of a distinguished audience of VIP dignitaries,...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 16 January, 2019 1:52 am

Masdar agrees to acquire stakes in two US wind farms

The Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), has announced the execution of a share purchase agreement (SPA) to acquire John Laing Group plc’s (John Laing) interest in two wind farms in the United States, marking the first time the Abu Dhabi-based company has invested in renewable energy...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 16 January, 2019 12:27 am

Saudi urges ‘fair’ energy transition, defends oil

Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia called Tuesday for a “fair” and gradual global energy transition as it unveiled an ambitious domestic renewable energy program. Experts say energy output from renewables, especially solar and wind, is growing faster than anticipated, threatening to...

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