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World Future Energy Summit 2018 to map transition to a sustainable economy and lead ‘cleantech’ innovation
Environment & Energy | Sunday 10 December, 2017 1:36 pm
The World Future Energy Summit (WFES), the top global event for advancing renewable energy and clean technology, will return to Abu Dhabi from 15-18 January 2018. Part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), the eleventh WFES will showcase and discuss solutions and innovations that will...
 Effat University initiates Solar Energy training program
Environment & Energy | Wednesday 6 December, 2017 2:10 pm
Aligning its mission with one of the key aims of Vision 2030, Effat University has introduced a Solar Energy training program to enable students and faculty members acquire the knowledge and the experience to diversify and capitalize on renewable energy sources.   This project involves...
SABIC to open office in Iraq as relations improve
Environment & Energy | Wednesday 6 December, 2017 4:44 am
Petrochemical giant Saudi Basic Industries Corp (SABIC) plans to open an office in Iraq soon, Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said during a visit to Iraq’s southern oil city of Basra, as relations between Riyadh and Baghdad thaw.   The headquarters of Saudi Basic Industries...
US firms invited to bid for Saudi nuclear plants
Environment & Energy | Tuesday 5 December, 2017 1:34 am
Saudi Arabia has invited US firms to take part in developing its civilian nuclear power program, Energy Minister Khalid Al-Falih said on Monday, adding the Kingdom was not interested in diverting nuclear technology to military use. Reuters has reported that Westinghouse is in talks with other...
Schneider Electric and the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) Sign an MoU to Optimize Energy Uses and Performance
Environment & Energy | Sunday 3 December, 2017 2:16 pm
Schneider Electric and the Saudi Electricity Company (SEC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to provide the Saudi Electricity Company with high quality range of products and solutions especially designed for the utility market.   The MOU was signed by Country President of...
The Abraaj Group to build a 500 MW natural gas-fired power generation platform in Mexico
Environment & Energy | Saturday 2 December, 2017 12:31 am
The Abraaj Group (“Abraaj” or the “Group”), a leading investor operating in growth markets, today announced it has invested in a 111 MW natural gas-fired power plant in Chihuahua, Mexico. The investment represents the first phase of Abraaj’s plan to develop a 500 MW...
Siemens partners with Iraq Ministry of Electricity to modernize four power plants
Environment & Energy | Thursday 30 November, 2017 3:22 am
In a move to help enhance Iraq’s energy supply, Siemens announced today the signing of multi-million euro service contracts with the country’s Ministry of Electricity. The project will see the maintenance and upgrade services of seven power generating units inside four power plants...
Sadara, Gulf Interchem sign MOU to build a chemical by-product recycling facility in PlasChem Park
Environment & Energy | Tuesday 28 November, 2017 2:40 pm
Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Gulf Interchem, a Bahrain-based technology company focused on innovating in the field of low-value chemical by-product recycling, for a by-products upgrade project based in PlasChem Park, a collaborative industrial...
Saudi Aramco, SABIC to build $20bn oil-to-chemicals complex
Environment & Energy | Monday 27 November, 2017 5:35 am
Saudi Aramco and petrochemical producer Saudi Basic Industries Corp signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday to build a $20 billion complex converting crude oil to chemicals in the Kingdom. The project, which the partners said would be the largest crude-to-chemicals facility in the...
Middle East Electricity Show Surges as Regional Demand Dynamics Shift
Environment & Energy | Thursday 23 November, 2017 3:35 pm
Middle East Electricity (MEE), the region’s leading annual international trade event for the power industry, is undergoing major expansion in 2018 to service the shifting demand dynamics of the regional sector.   To aid ongoing growth, Informa Exhibitions, the event organiser, has...
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