Environment & Energy | Tuesday 13 June, 2017 4:20 am

Empower’s ‘Smile at 24 degrees’ campaign set to drive optimal utility savings for district cooling consumers

As the mercury rises, Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, has launched its nationwide summer campaign – ‘Smile at 24 degrees’. The campaign will be running for three months and it aims to reduce the...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 12 June, 2017 2:23 pm

Superfood ‘kale’ now grown in UAE without soil

Global Food Industries part of the Albatha Group has revolutionized the agricultural industry in UAE by developing a huge aqua farm to produce kale, known as one of the most-healthiest superfood on the planet due to its nutritional properties. Once it’s harvested, it is rapidly processed with ...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 12 June, 2017 12:22 pm

Technical Committee of 3rd Emirates Energy Award (EEA) holds its 1st meeting to review participations

The technical committee of the Emirates Energy Award (EEA), which organised under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, under the theme “Innovative solutions for clean energy”, held its first meeting...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 11 June, 2017 3:50 pm

The 20th edition of Saudi Elenex Exhibition was concluded last week

  The 20th edition of Saudi Elenex and Saudi Aircon exhibitions were concluded on Tuesday 16th of May 2017, at the Riyadh International Convention and Exhibition Centre,   With the support of Saudi Electricity Company as a diamond sponsor, and a participating sponsor of Saudi...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 8 June, 2017 4:21 pm

Sadara expands its suite of specialty chemicals

Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara), the largest chemical complex ever built in a single phase, today announced the production of commercial quantities of butyl glycol ether (BGE), which will be refined into several specialty chemicals that Sadara will be producing in Saudi Arabia for the first time....

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 6 June, 2017 12:19 pm

Expo Astana outlines the future challenges of clean energy

A few days ago, the World Expo in Kazakhstan will be held under the theme "Future Energy". All Kazakh governmental and private institutions and authorities are ready to promote the success of this event, which is attended by 115 countries and 22 international organizations. Saudi Arabia,...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 6 June, 2017 5:28 am

NWC to pump 133m cubic meters of water during Ramadan

The National Water Company (NWC) has completed preparations for the summer season by approving its operational plan for the water services distribution sector in the four cities it serves (Riyadh, Makkah, Jeddah and Taif). The aim is to pump the largest quantity of water possible during the summer, ...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 5 June, 2017 5:25 am

Going green, keeping clean

The UAE is revolutionising environmental protection and preservation with world-class mega projects such as Mohammed Bin Rashid Solar Park, Dubai Sustainable City, Desert Rose and plans to host the world’s most sustainable Expo in 2020. The country is also a leading force for sustainability...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 4 June, 2017 12:43 pm

Energy minister calls for R&D on petrochemicals, renewables

Khalid Al-Falih, minister of energy, industry and mineral resources, has urged attendees of an economic forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, to invest in research and development of petrochemicals and renewable energy, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) said. The minister, who was addressing the 21st St....

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 1 June, 2017 1:09 pm

Sadara Starts Up Region’s First PMDI Facility

Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara), the largest chemical complex ever built in a single phase, today announced the production of commercial quantities of on-specification liquid Polymeric Methylene Diphenyl Diisocyanate (PMDI), the largest single train facility of its kind in the world. PMDI,...

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