Environment & Energy | Tuesday 17 March, 2015 12:37 am

Abu Dhabi Attracts Prestigious International Conference on Applied Energy

Global Gathering of Energy Experts Lands in the Capitol for its First Ever Appearance in the RegionThe Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, today announced that experts in...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 16 March, 2015 12:00 am

US supply and potential Iran deal have Crude back on the run

Head of Commodity Strategy at Saxo Bank Ole Sloth HansenThe rising dollar has become one of the most watched features and one the biggest drivers across most asset classes. During the past month the Greenback has rallied by almost 5% against a basket of 10 leading global currencies, as improved US...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 9 March, 2015 12:25 am

LAUNCH OF “THE FUTURE IS CLEAN” INITIATIVE

This morning in Abu Dhabi, ahead of the departure of the First Round-The-World Solar Flight, starting Monday morning March 9th at 7:30, Solar Impulse launched the #FutureIsClean movement to gather worldwide support for the use of clean energy.Swiss Explorers Bertrand Piccard and André Borschberg, ...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 8 March, 2015 1:39 pm

Dampened Middle East oil and gas transaction activity in 2014

While the Middle East has substantial oil and gas reserves and production, in the context of the global transactions market both current and historic levels of activity are relatively low, according to EY’s Global Oil and Gas Transactions Review 2014. In the Middle East, transaction activity in...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 5 March, 2015 7:55 am

Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo inaugurates Solar Power Plant for sustainable energy

The Energy Division of Yusuf bin Ahmed Kanoo Company Ltd inaugurated a 60kW Solar Power Plant to provide a green energy to its facility, in the presence of South Korea’s Consul to Saudi Arabia Nakyoung Oh and Sheikh Khalid Bin Mohammed Kanoo, Group Deputy Chairman and Ahmed Fawzi, Kanoo Area...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 5 March, 2015 7:42 am

Falling oil prices have global implications: Aon Political Risk Map 2015

Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc (NYSE: AON), today unveiled its 2015 Political Risk Map which portrays political risk in emerging markets. Topping the list of political risks facing emerging market investors is the increasing instability in already-fragile oil...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 3 March, 2015 12:37 am

H.H Sheikh Hamdan Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Inaugurates 40th Edition of MEE

His Highness Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai and the Minister of Finance and Industry of the UAE, has officially opened the 40th Anniversary Edition of Middle East Electricity (MEE) which takes place until 4 March, alongside partner event Solar Middle East, at Dubai World ...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 3 March, 2015 12:07 am

GE Lighting announces new lines of businesses to support region’s focus on driving energy efficiency

GE Lighting (NYSE: GE) has announced its new organizational structure for the Middle East, Africa and Turkey (MEAT) region with a focus on enhanced customer service delivery and promoting sustainable lighting solutions. The new organizational structure shifts from managing geographies to focus on...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 2 March, 2015 1:14 pm

Dow Chemical and NEST collaborate for Thermal Energy Storage Research at Masdar Institute

Dow, through an affiliate of The Dow Chemical Company, has announced its collaboration with Norwegian firm NEST (New Energy Storage Technology) AS on a Thermal Energy Storage (TES) pilot project in Abu Dhabi, in association with Masdar Institute of Science and Technology. The project, to be...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 28 February, 2015 10:23 am

Oil market 'may have bottomed out'

Oil prices have probably touched bottom and should recover in the second half of 2015 as the collapse in the market over the last year begins to curb production, a Reuters survey of analysts showed on Friday.Oversupply is likely to keep a lid on oil over the next few months, and prices could...

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