Environment & Energy | Thursday 23 March, 2017 2:05 pm

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Inaugurates 200MW Second Phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has inaugurated the 200 megawatt (MW) second phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The project reflects a new era in the excellence and leadership of the UAE, as it increases the ...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 23 March, 2017 8:47 am

Three-day environmental forum opens next month

Under the patronage of Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman, the General Authority for Meteorology and Environment Protection will host the 6th International Gulf Environment and Sustainable Development Forum and Exhibition entitled “Environmental Technology Transfer”, in...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 23 March, 2017 8:35 am

Unstable weather to continue for five days

The General Authority of Meteorology and Environment has said unstable weather will continue in most of Saudi Arabia over the next five days. The weather will be foggy and visibility obscured in Tabuk, Northern Borders, Jouf, Madinah, Makkah, Qassim, Hail, Riyadh, Jazan, Najran, Asir, Baha and...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 23 March, 2017 3:00 am

Al Seef Resort & Spa by Andalus Calls On Guests, Community To Act On Climate Change

Al Seef Resort & Spa by Andalus will join the world to switch off lights to pay tribute to Earth Hour on 25 March 2017. Between 8:30 pm and 9:30 pm, the resort will have all its lights turned off as an act of involvement to the worldwide simultaneous environmental movement. The resort will...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 21 March, 2017 2:15 pm

Energy experts discuss carbon capturing and storage techniques at AUS lecture

An innovative new technique that focuses on reducing the contribution of fossil fuel emissions to global warming and ocean acidification was the focus of a lecture held at American University of Sharjah (AUS), recently. Organized by the AUS Student Chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 21 March, 2017 6:15 am

H.E. DR THANI BIN AHMED AL-ZEYOUDI, MINISTER OF CLIMATE CHANGE & ENVIRONMENT OPENS GFIA

His Excellency Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, has officially opened the fourth edition of the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture (GFIA) today. During the opening ceremony, HE Dr Thani delivered the welcome address to hundreds of VIPs,...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 20 March, 2017 5:15 am

GLOBAL FORUM FOR INNOVATIONS IN AGRICULTURE OPENS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ABU DHABI FOOD CONTROL AUTHORITY

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mansour Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister of the UAE, Minister of Presidential Affairs and Chairman of ADFCA, the Global Forum for Innovations in Agriculture will open on Monday 20 March at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. Held in...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 18 March, 2017 3:00 pm

Rain, dust storms forecast over coming days

The Presidency of Meteorology and Environment (PME) has forecast unstable weather throughout the Kingdom starting Saturday, saying an active southern surface wind will carry dust and prevent horizontal visibility. This will be accompanied by higher temperatures in Tabuk, the Northern Frontier...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 18 March, 2017 6:00 am

Water Quality Testing Advances Ten Times the Current Standards with new Promega AppliTek Collaboration

Rapid and reliable on-line measurement of water quality with sensitivity more than ten times current standards is now available to the water industry. Promega Corporation and AppliTek (Belgium, Europe) are teaming to offer advanced technology for microbial pathogen monitoring of process water and...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 16 March, 2017 12:36 am

OOCEP named fastest-growing oil & gas company in the Middle East

Oman Oil Company Exploration & Production LLC (OOCEP), a subsidiary of Oman Oil Company S.A.O.C, has been named as the fastest-growing oil company in the Middle East since 2015, by Wood Mackenzie, a global leader in commercial intelligence for the energy, metals, and mining industries. OOCEP...

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