Environment & Energy | Monday 17 February, 2020 11:30 am

Imdaad Raises Awareness on Importance of Environmental Sustainability Practices

In an effort to increase awareness on the importance of protecting the environment, Imdaad, a Dubai-based group of companies that provides integrated, sustainable facilities management services that enhance operational efficiencies of physical assets, recently participated in the ‘Innovation...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 12 February, 2020 5:14 pm

Start of Construction at the Dammam West ISTP Project Site Marks the Next Stage of Development for this Benchmark Project

Today marks the start of construction at the first Independent Sewage Treatment Plant Project (ISTP) in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Dammam West. The Notice to Proceed (NTP) allowing the contractors to mobilise and start construction on site has been issued following the execution of relevant...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 12 February, 2020 3:14 am

Saudi delegation participates in IFAD meeting in Rome

Assistant Finance Minister for International Finance and Policies Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Abdulaziz bin Miteb Al-Rasheed led his country's delegation to the meeting of Governors Council of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) on behalf of Minister of...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 8 February, 2020 3:32 pm

Dumat Al-Jandal Wind Farm Project Wins PFI Award

Dumat Al-Jandal Wind Farm Project has won the Project Finance International (PFI) Renewable Deal of the Year in Middle East and Africa Award for 2019. This comes after the project achieved a new record represented in recording the lowest flat rate of electricity generation of USD 0.0199 per...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 5 February, 2020 11:19 am

ENOC Group announces plans to open 22 new service stations across the UAE in 2020

ENOC Group today announced its plans to open 22 new service stations across the UAE by the end of 2020.   As the leading integrated energy player sets out to deliver more than a two-fold growth in service stations as compared to 2019, The Group plans to open ten service stations in...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 5 February, 2020 2:09 am

Johnson Controls Affirms Long-Term Commitment Towards Transition to a Green Economy  

Johnson Controls International, a global leader in building technologies and solutions, has joined the World Green Economy Organization (WGEO) as one of its latest affiliate members under the Private Sector Platform. The company’s commitment to sustainability dates to its inception in 1885,...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 30 January, 2020 9:08 am

NEOM Adopts Pioneering Solar Dome Technology for Sustainable Desalination Project

NEOM announced on Wednesday that it will adopt pioneering solar technology to produce low cost, environmentally friendly water, strengthening NEOM's reputation as an emerging hub for innovation and conservation.   The company has signed an agreement with U.K.-based Solar Water...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 28 January, 2020 2:07 am

Food Security and Water Management are at Center of G20 Agriculture and Water Agenda

Fostering global food security and encouraging global collaboration to achieve water sustainability, through integrated management, were on top of the agriculture and water deputies’ agenda. Exchanging best practices to set food loss and waste targets, promoting responsible investment in...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 22 January, 2020 2:25 am

UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science Announces New Cycle

The UAE Research Program for Rain Enhancement Science today revealed that the call for project proposals for the fourth cycle of the grant program will officially open for submission beginning of 2021 and will target new research areas under the program’s new structure and evaluation criteria ...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 19 January, 2020 4:14 pm

Apicorp Headquarters Gets Green Makeover, Signs Solar Lease And Shared Energy Savings Agreements With Yellow Door Energy

 In line with its commitment to promote long-term sustainability and green initiatives, the Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation (APICORP), a multilateral development financial institution, announced today that it signed two agreements with Yellow Door Energy (YDE), a leading sustainable...

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