Middle East's solar energy plans entail huge financing
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are seeking to add 1,000 megawatts of solar capacity enough to electrify 200,000...
Renewable Energy
GORD develops GSAS Infrastructure Scheme
Gulf Organization for Research and Development (GORD), which is based in Qatar, recently announced the development of its latest scheme...
70 CBOs selected to implement solar panel project in Jordan
The Jordan River Foundation (JRF) has selected 70 community-based organizations (CBOs) to which citizens can apply to benefit from a...
Masdar to design sustainable UAE embassies
The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) and Masdar signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to enhance the sustainability attributes...
Renewable energy use gaining momentum worldwide
Renewables like solar and wind represent the fastest-growing source of energy power generation and will make up a quarter of...
Renewable energy investment in the MENA region rises 40%
While worldwide renewable energy investment was 12 percent lower in 2012 compared with 2011, investment in the sector in the...
Dubai to be a green city by 2020
The civic body announced that it aims to make Dubai green by 2020 by turning four per cent of the...
World’s most sustainable building can now be found in Dubai
If Dubai is home to the tallest, the largest, and everything else worthy of the record books, it can also...
Hotels in Qatar toast to green initiative
Hotels in Qatar have joined hands to pursue a new green agenda. The initiative is being led by Qatar Green...
Sharjah boosts eco-tourism with new project
A 25,000 hectare area in the Maleiha region of Sharjah is being transformed into a major eco-tourism destination that will...
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