Environment & Energy | Saturday 29 April, 2017 5:39 am

HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Honours 10 Winners from 8 Countries at Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award

HH Sheikh Maktoum bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, honoured 10 winners from 8 countries at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Award, which is worth USD 1 million. Also present was HH Mansoor bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. The Award was launched by HH Sheikh...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 29 April, 2017 12:21 am

Sadara Chemical Company Announces Startup of Fourth and Final Plastics Plant

  Sadara Chemical Company (Sadara) announced today the startup of its fourth and final polyethylene unit, the High Pressure Low Density Polyethylene (HP-LDPE) Train. This marks a significant milestone for the company as it continues to bring its world-scale manufacturing facilities on...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 22 April, 2017 4:44 am

Siemens improves resilience of Saudi Arabian power grid with mobile substations

Siemens has been awarded an order to supply two mobile substations to National Grid SA, the transmission operator of Saudi Electricity Company. Based on the unique specifications from National Grid SA, Siemens has combined its existing innovative mobile substation modules to design and manufacture...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 7 April, 2017 3:53 pm

Kingdom signs MoU to set up Arab Common Market for Electricity

MINISTER of Energy, Industry and Mineral Resources Khalid Al-Falih signed on Thursday in Cairo a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for setting up an Arab Common Market for Electricity. This took place on the sidelines of the 12th session for the Arab Ministerial Council for Electricity at the...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 7 April, 2017 4:45 am

On the occasion of the “Sustainable Energy for all forum” in New York District Cooling Solutions (DCS) to optimise climate change

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (EMPOWER), the world's largest district cooling service provider, accentuated the importance of implementing a less expensive and greener alternative to air conditioning, such as District Cooling Solutions (DCS) tooptimise climate...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 4 April, 2017 7:00 pm

HE Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, visited the Future Cities Show 2017 to review the innovative projects on display

HE Dr. Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, Minister of Climate Change and Environment, visited the inaugural edition of the Future Cities Show, on Tuesday April 4th, to review the innovative projects presented at the show, which serves UAE vision for sustainable and happy future cities.   HE Al...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 4 April, 2017 4:55 pm

Saudi Elenex and Saudi Aircon exhibitions Kick Off this coming May

Driven by the growth of the construction and industrial sectors and the rapid increase in population, Saudi Arabia is deemed the fastest growing electricity sector in the GCC, with an expected investment of over SR 337 Billion. Having realized the importance of efficient energy consumption in...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 3 April, 2017 4:10 am

Siemens powers Saudi Bio-Acids plant in Jeddah

Siemens received an order to supply a SGT-500 gas turbine that will power the new citric acid plant of Saudi Bio-Acids Company, located 35 km south of the Jeddah port. Siemens’ solution will address the base and peak load power requirements of the plant, which is expected to be operational by ...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 2 April, 2017 5:59 pm

Empower achieved remarkable power saving of 1000 MW in 2016; equivalent to AED 2.6 billion

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (EMPOWER), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, has recorded a milestone achievement in power saving that touched 1000 megawatts in 2016, equivalent to AED 2.6 billion. The company said the saving isn’t only impressive in...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 29 March, 2017 12:00 pm

Water Sustainability to dominate the inaugural edition of Future Cities Show

The inaugural edition of ‘Future Cities Show’ in Dubai, UAE, which will run from April 2nd - 4th, will highlight the importance of water sustainability. The show will showcase a series of new water technologies that have been developed as viable alternatives to older, less feasible...

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