Environment & Energy | Tuesday 27 September, 2016 7:35 am

18th WETEX takes place on 4-6 October

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has completed preparations for the launch of the 18th Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) 2016, which will be held under the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 25 September, 2016 3:04 pm

Empower to serve as ‘Global Partner’ of the World Green Economy Summit (WGES) 2016

The Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), world’s largest district cooling company, announced its sponsorship of the World Green Economy Summit (WGES) 2016 as a Global Partner. WGES will be held under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 21 September, 2016 4:54 pm

Saudi Agriculture 2016 Exhibition Showcasing the The latest agricultural trends in line with the vision 2030

Saudi Arabia’s vision 2030 emerged based on the government belief in the need to develop the economic sector and achieve sustainable growth and development in the country.  One of the focal points of the vision is reserving the natural resources of the Kingdom, which includes the...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 21 September, 2016 4:44 am

Shams Dubai initiative creates new energy landscape in Dubai

British ESA astronaut Tim Peake took some incredible photos of Dubai and Palm Jumeirah from a space station recently. He tweeted: ‘Here’s #Dubai at night – always easy to recognise.’ The day picture will be even brighter with the Shams Dubai initiative, when Dubai’s ...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 20 September, 2016 11:55 am

Permanent Representative of Qatar visited Beloyarsk NPP and Ural Electrochemical Integrated Plant

a delegation of the Permanent Representatives of foreign countries to the International Organizations in Vienna visited Russian nuclear industry enterprises -Beloyarsk Nuclear Power Plant and Ural Electrochemical Integrated Plant. Gulf States were represented by Mr. Ali Khalfan Al-Mansouri,...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 20 September, 2016 2:13 am

GE brings groundbreaking new Silicon Carbide technology to strengthen efficiency of region’s solar industry

GE (NYSE: GE) has unveiled its groundbreaking new Silicon Carbide technology that will strengthen the efficiency of the region’s solar energy production. This follows the introduction by GE of 1,500 volt inverters that are poised to take a strong share of the utility scale market, and...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 17 September, 2016 2:15 pm

Oil prices fall to multi-week lows on oversupply jitters

Crude oil prices fell more than 1 percent on Friday to multi-week lows as swelling Iranian exports reinforced fears of a global glut, while gasoline rallied on refinery and pipeline outages. Falling US equity prices and a rising dollar also weighed on crude futures and other industrial commodities ...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 16 September, 2016 5:10 pm

Slovenia 1st country in the world with a sustainability rating

 In 2015, the Slovenian Tourist Board developed the Green Scheme of Slovenian Tourism, a special program used to assess the sustainable operations of Slovenian destinations and operators according to international criteria. The first winner of the Slovenia Green quality label was Ljubljana,...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 16 September, 2016 5:07 pm

Oil jumps 2% as Libya set to resume exports from some ports

Oil prices rose about 2 percent on Thursday, ending a two-day slide as prices tracked a surge in gasoline futures and higher US equity markets. Prices remained lower for the week so far. Over the previous two sessions, oil fell 6 percent, pressured by data showing large weekly builds in US...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 16 September, 2016 5:03 pm

Al-Fadli meets Romanian counterpart in Bucharest

Abdul Rahman Al-Fadli, Minister of Environment and Water, held a meeting with his Romanian counterpart on Friday to boost cooperation between the two countries. Al-Fadli, who is on a four day visit to the country, met Romanian Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Achim Irimescu in...

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