Environment & Energy | Thursday 1 August, 2019 7:20 am

EBRD to finance largest private-to-private solar project in Jordan yet

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced on Wednesday it would grant a $35-million financial package to support Jordan’s largest private-to-private solar project in Jordan yet. Under new regulations that allow private consumers to establish their own energy...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 31 July, 2019 2:26 pm

Dubai Culture donates resources to support technology education

Dubai Culture & Arts Authority (Dubai Culture) donated a large number of its used technological equipment and resources to Dubai Municipality’s Digital Devices Refurbishment Centre to be revamped and reused. This initiative is part of a project where devices reconditioned by Dubai...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 30 July, 2019 1:44 pm

Ford Launches 20th Edition of its Conservation and Environmental Grants, Incorporating World Environment Day Theme of “Beating Air Pollution” with a Total Prize Pool of $50,000

Ford Motor Company launches the 20th edition of its Conservation and Environmental Grants programme, with $50,000 made available to successful entries from around the Middle East and North Africa region, including a special category grant for this year’s World Environment Day theme, Beating...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 28 July, 2019 7:44 pm

Monitoring a new bird in the sky of Aqaba

The Royal Society for the Conservation of Nature (NPR) team at the Aqaba Bird Observatory recorded a first-ever Serenice bird in the Bird Observatory. The head of the observatory, Firas al-Rahhalah, said: "This bird crosses our region during the migration seasons. It is considered a rare...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 25 July, 2019 11:01 am

GE’s Gas Turbine Upgrades Increase Output and Efficiency at Kuwait’s Sabiya West CCGT 2,000 MW Power Plant

The Kuwaiti Ministry of Electricity & Water (MEW) and GE Power have successfully started implementing Total Plant Solution upgrades at the MEW’s 2,000 megawatts (MW) Sabiya West Combined Cycle Gas Turbine Power Station. Phase 1 of the project, which included installing GE’s...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 23 July, 2019 8:56 am

OMAN TO HOST KEY HEAVY OIL EXPERTS ADDRESSING INDUSTRY DELEGATES ON LATEST TECHNOLOGIES AND SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

Held under the auspices of the Ministry of Oil and Gas of the Sultanate of Oman, the 10th annual World Heavy Oil Congress & Exhibition (WHOC) will host over 80 international senior heavy oil experts. Industry leaders from Petroleum Development Oman (PDO), TDA Research, Unipetrol, Indian Oil,...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 23 July, 2019 1:30 am

Consortium led by EDF Renewables and Masdar reaches financial close on the Dumat Al Jandal wind project in Saudi Arabia

The consortium consisting of EDF Renewables and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (‘Masdar’) has completed the financing of the Dumat Al Jandal utility-scale wind project in Saudi Arabia, with the backing of Saudi and international banks.   The Renewable Energy Project...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 19 July, 2019 9:06 am

Green for Growth Fund accredits Jordan development bank

The Ministry of Environment, the Cities and Villages Development Bank and the Global Green Growth Institute signed a memorandum of understanding to grant the bank accreditation from the Green for Growth Fund (GGF). Under the agreement, the bank will get ministry support to fund projects to combat...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 17 July, 2019 8:37 am

Karak part of study to grow climate change resistant grains

 A research team from Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) in Germany has recently bred a new line of barley that achieves good crop yields even under harsh heat and drought conditions.  Their study was originally published in “Scientific Reports” in April, and...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 15 July, 2019 11:20 pm

Ministry of Energy: Global oil prices climb in July's second week

 Prices of international oil derivatives during the second week of July increased compared to their prices in the first week of the month, according to a report by the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources on Monday. The report stated that the price of gasoline octane 95 rose 5.1 percent ...

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