Environment & Energy | Monday 20 February, 2017 2:53 pm

UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF THE MINISTRY OF MUNICIPAL & RURAL AFFAIRS (MOMRA), DAR AL RIYADH AND NISPANA JOINTLY ANNOUNCE THE FIRST SAUDI SMART CITIES CONFERENCE 2017

With the economic diversification plans in place, key government authorities across kingdom are emphasizing on providing the best quality of life for their citizens, which means seamless transportation, state-of-the-art healthcare facilities, round the clock security, affordable housing and most...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 20 February, 2017 2:47 pm

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy, Industry, and Mineral Resources Issues Request for Qualifications for Round 1 of the National Renewable Energy Program

The Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPDO), of Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources today launched its first requests for qualifications (RFQ) for the Kingdom’s National Renewable Energy Program (NREP). The RFQ process for the NREP is open to...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 16 February, 2017 3:43 am

Empower pledges to support and sponsor the updated edition of District Cooling Guide

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, announced its support to update the “District Cooling Guide,” published by ASHRAE. In addition, the company also announced its support of ASHRAE to develop a new...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 14 February, 2017 10:36 am

Saudis push for oil market recovery with lowest output in 8 years

Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest crude exporter, told the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) that it cut oil production to its lowest level in more than eight years, signaling its seriousness in supporting market recovery. The level of Saudi cuts in January shows that...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 8 February, 2017 3:16 am

Abdul Latif Jameel Energy’s FRV signs agreement on solar farm in Australia to power 45,000 homes

  Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV), a leading global developer of large-scale solar power plants and part of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy, has continued its success in Australia with the signing of a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the Lilyvale Solar Farm in Queensland.   The...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 6 February, 2017 12:32 am

Dubai Supreme Council of Energy puts spotlight on 3rd Emirates Energy Award 2017 in Saudi Arabia

As part of its efforts to attract the best innovations in the region and worldwide, Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) puts the spotlight on the 3rd Emirates Energy Award (EEA 2017) that is held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 5 February, 2017 3:59 am

Empower celebrates National Environment Day

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, celebrated ‘National Environment Day’ on 4th of February, in association with UAE companies to highlight environmental challenges such as global warming and climate...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 3 February, 2017 5:53 am

Dubai Carbon Future is in Waste

  Dubai Carbon’s District Waste Proposal has made it to the final round of interview in the Spring Version of Dubai Future Accelerators 2017, it was announced today.   Challenging conventional wisdom, Dubai Carbon proposes the transformation of the current waste rooms in...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 29 January, 2017 4:22 am

Oil prices fall as focus shifts to US output

 Oil prices slipped on Friday, giving up gains from earlier in the day, as the market shifted its focus toward production increases in the US from efforts by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and other producers to support prices by cutting supplies. Brent crude...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 26 January, 2017 3:12 pm

GE announces mega-deals in Iraq to generate over 2 GW of new electricity

GE has further strengthened its collaborations in Iraq to support the country’s power infrastructure, and to meet the growing need for electricity from people and industry.   GE signed agreements that will add over 2 gigawatts (GW) of power, and secure the delivery of ~1.75 GW of...

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