Environment & Energy | Saturday 13 August, 2016 2:18 am

23rd World Energy Congress Set to Shape Future Global Energy Landscape

Momentum is building towards the 23rd World Energy Congress, due to take place in Istanbul between 9th and 13th October, just two months away. Government ministers from almost 50 countries are among the 261 influential senior leaders confirmed to speak at the event. The...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 11 August, 2016 1:48 pm

Gulf Safety Forum attracts unprecedented levels of support from diverse industries

Safety is of paramount importance for companies across all sectors as the smallest incident can lead to disastrous consequences. From Union Carbide’s Bhopal disaster in India in 1984, to the Macondo explosion and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, all these incidents had a clear impact...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 10 August, 2016 5:13 pm

Averda is Set to Build Republic of Congo’s First Municipal Solid Waste Landfill

members of the Parliamentary Committee of the Congolese Government and the Economic and Financial Commission of Congo National Assembly, representatives of Brazzaville Municipality and the Mayors of Pointe Noire and Brazzaville, visited Lifoula landfill site – this will become Republic of...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 10 August, 2016 10:35 am

Newest, most powerful in Russia nuclear reactor of Novovoronezh NPP has released first electricity to the grid

On the 5th of August 2016, the innovative power unit of Generation III+ at Novovoronezh NPP has been connected to the national grid and produced first 240 MW of electricity. At 03 hours 35 minutes (MSK) one of the most important and critical operations at the stage of the first power was carried...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 9 August, 2016 3:31 pm

Empower warehouses in Al Qouz achieve LEED Gold Certification from US Green Building Council

 As part of its commitment to enhance sustainability activities in Dubai, Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), world’s largest district cooling company, has achieved LEED Gold Certification from the US Green Building Council for its warehouses located in Al Qouz,...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 4 August, 2016 5:29 am

Empower introduces advanced and unified billing system targeting better customer servicing standards  

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, has launched a unified billing system. The new system caters to the needs of customers the minute they subscribe to Empower’s services until the time the service is completed, ...

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Environment & Energy | Monday 1 August, 2016 12:02 pm

EmiratesGBC joins hands with Dubai Supreme Council of Energy to double rate of energy efficiency by 2030

Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC), an independent forum aimed at conserving the environment by strengthening and promoting green building practices, has joined hands with the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy for initiatives to double the rate of energy efficiency in buildings by...

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Environment & Energy | Saturday 30 July, 2016 4:34 am

Oil industry suppliers see light at end of the tunnel

European suppliers to the oil industry, hit by their customers’ spending cutbacks over the past two years, have produced stronger than expected second-quarter earnings and are cautiously pointing to signs of recovery in demand. These companies, which encompass oil drillers, engineering...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 28 July, 2016 11:40 am

Al Salem Johnson Controls Provides YORK Cooling and Air Conditioning Rental Solutions

 Al Salem Johnson Controls is a cooling industry expert and a pioneer provider of a complete line of YORK chillers, and air conditioner/air handler rentals, which are the best solutions when a chiller goes off-line for maintenance or your system suddenly goes down, or when additional or backup ...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 28 July, 2016 5:37 am

Empower to participate in the Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX 2016) in Dubai

As part of its pioneering role in energy, environment and district cooling, Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, will participate in the Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX 2016) organised by...

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