Environment & Energy | Sunday 20 March, 2016 5:44 pm

Jumeira Rotana, Rihab Rotana and Villa Rotana took part in the World Earth Hour

As the world stands at a climate crossroads, it is powerful yet humbling to think that our actions today will decide what tomorrow will look like for generations to come. By spending an hour in the dark on Saturday, 19th of March 2016, Jumeira Rotana, Rihab Rotana and Villa Rotana reconfirmed their ...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 20 March, 2016 11:20 am

Easy Taxi Offices Go Dark for the 10th Edition of Earth Hour!

Believing that this movement is more than just a symbolic gesture to protect our planet, Easy Taxi will also be taking action this Saturday, March 19 at 8:30pm local time, by turning out all lights in its offices for one hour.   Going dark is a powerful reminder of what we can do to...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 20 March, 2016 5:17 am

Empower marks the Earth Hour by taking part in the cycling parade in Bay Avenue Park

As part of the Earth Hour activities held in Dubai, many of Empower’s employees participated in this global event in Bay Avenue Park, Business Bay by taking part in the cycling parade.   “Protecting the environment against the ongoing challenges of climate change is a key...

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Environment & Energy | Friday 18 March, 2016 7:06 am

Lights out – on and offline – at Majid Al Futtaim’s websites and malls in honour of Earth Hour 2016

Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East and North Africa, is supporting the global Earth Hour movement on March 19, 2016, through an innovative digital and onsite initiative, to raise awareness about the importance of reducing energy...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 9 March, 2016 5:18 am

767kW solar power project in Vanuatu marks UAE-Pacific Partnership Fund’s latest success

The recent completion of a solar power project for the Pacific nation of Vanuatu marks the latest stage of the ground-breaking United Arab Emirates-Pacific Partnership Fund (UAE-PPF). The installation of three new solar PV plants represents another milestone for an imaginative and innovative...

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Environment & Energy | Tuesday 8 March, 2016 2:56 pm

Emirates Insolaire’s solar glass at Danish school to create one of the world’s largest photovoltaic façades

Emirates Insolaire LLC, a pioneer in the development and application of the unique KromatixTM solar technology and a joint venture of Dubai Investments & SwissINSO Holding Inc., has announced that it has won the supply contract of over 12,000 coloured solar glass for Copenhagen International...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 6 March, 2016 3:23 pm

Operations Underway at the World’s First Facility Growing Both Food and Fuel in a Desert Ecosystem

The world’s first research facility to grow both food and fuel, using desert lands irrigated by seawater, began operations today on a 2-hectare site in Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The facility, operated by Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, is funded by the...

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Environment & Energy | Sunday 6 March, 2016 3:09 pm

Empower awarded CSR Label from Dubai Chamber for the second time in a row

Empower, the world’s largest district cooling services provider, has been awarded the Dubai Chamber CSR Label honoring its sustainable and responsible corporate operations and its role in serving the society. The company was awarded the label at an event held at Dubai Chamber’s...

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Environment & Energy | Thursday 25 February, 2016 12:21 pm

World Nuclear Exhibition moves to the summer

Following on from its successful launch, the World Nuclear Exhibition (WNE) will be held for the second time from 28th to 30th June 2016 at Paris Le Bourget, hall 2B. Larger and more international, it will occupy 50% more space and is expected to attract over 10,000 visitors from all around the...

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Environment & Energy | Wednesday 24 February, 2016 12:14 pm

First Solar Achieves Yet Another Cell Conversion Efficiency World Record

First Solar, Inc. (Nasdaq: FSLR) today announced it has established yet another world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic (PV) research cell conversion efficiency, achieving 22.1 percent efficiency certified at the Newport Corporation’s Technology and Applications Center (TAC) PV ...

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