Environment & Energy | Thursday 14 July, 2016 5:08 am

Dubai leads with recycling initiatives in the region along with top 70 cities in the world

 Dubai Chamber Sustainability Network in partnership with Dulsco organised the ‘Open Source Circular Economy’ Days. Dubai is the only city in the region to be part of ‘OSCE Days’ among 70 other global cities. The industry experts from Dubai shared best practices...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 13 July, 2016 4:44 pm

Recycling – A Priority For Mediterranean Countries

In an attempt to encourage the young minds of the future to be environmentally responsible and also venture into a new and growing industry represented by environmental services and sustainability, the European Union (EU) funded multilateral cross-border cooperation Program ‘Mediterranean Sea ...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 13 July, 2016 2:38 am

Momentum Builds for 23rd World Energy Congress

With just 100 days to go until the 23rd World Energy Congress takes place in Istanbul, the 250th world class speaker has been confirmed. In addition, leading business network CNBC has been announced as the official business media partner for what is regarded as the most influential and inclusive...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 12 July, 2016 6:33 am

Solar plane leaves Spain for penultimate leg of world tour

 The Solar Impulse 2 left southern Spain on Monday on its way to Egypt for the penultimate leg of the solar-powered airplane’s landmark round-the-world journey. The experimental aircraft took off from Seville at 6:20 a.m. (0420 GMT) for a flight that should last about 50 hours and...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 30 June, 2016 4:36 am

Top Executives from ADNOC and Saudi Aramco to open the 11th Annual GPCA Forum

The Gulf Petrochemicals and Chemicals Association (GPCA) today announced the keynote speakers for the 11th Annual GPCA Forum. Based on the theme “Competitiveness: Riding New Waves”, the Annual Forum will be held from November 27- 29, 2016, in Dubai. H.E. Dr. Sultan Al...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 28 June, 2016 5:00 pm

Empower wins 2 IDEA Gold Awards at the International District Cooling Conference held in Saint Paul, USA

The International District Energy Association (IDEA) awarded Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, two Gold awards for‘Most total number of buildings’, and ‘Most Total Square Footage’committed to ...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 23 June, 2016 3:33 pm

Bee’ah Rolls out Wi-Fi bins in Sharjah

Bee’ah, the Middle East’s award-winning and leading integrated environmental and waste management company, has installed today Wi-Fi supported, solar-powered bins at the Heart of Sharjah District, with strategic partnerships established with Du and Shurooq. Designed and built by...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 21 June, 2016 1:57 pm

Empower participates in special recognition meeting for UNEP’s DES partners in St. Paul, Minnesota – USA

Empower has participated at the special recognition meeting for UNEP’s District Energy in Cities initiative at the sidelines of the 107th IDEA Annual Conference & Tradeshow being held at St. Paul, Minnesota – USA until 23rd June.   Empower has been recognized as a major...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 17 June, 2016 5:48 am

Investing In Africa – Tackling Medical Waste

It is widely known that waste generated by health care activities includes a broad range of materials, from used needles and syringes to soiled dressings, body parts, diagnostic samples, blood, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, medical devices and radioactive materials. Poor management of health care...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 5 June, 2016 3:00 pm

DEWA organises DEWA-Japan Business Seminar

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), in cooperation with the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), organised a DEWA-Japan Business Seminar & Networking day. Over 50 Japanese companies participated in the seminar, which was held at DEWA’s Sustainable Building in Al Quoz. The...

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