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Mitsubishi Power, a power solutions brand of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), is demonstrating its commitment to supporting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s clean energy infrastructure and boosting national talent within the energy sector.
at this year’s Saudi Aramco In-Kingdom Total Value Add (iktva) Forum.
Emerge, a joint venture between the UAE’s Masdar and France’s EDF, has signed an agreement with Coca-Cola Al Ahlia Beverages, Coca-Cola’s bottler and distributor in the UAE, said the report.
The MoU is to develop a 1.8-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) plant for its Al Ain facility.
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Industry and Mineral Resources on Tuesday issued the first industrial licence to NEOM Green Hydrogen Co. at Oxagon, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
According to the report, the people of the Middle East have a long tradition of trying to control water, whether that be through ancient irrigation methods or modern cloud seeding.
One key method is the use of dams. The longest-operating one on the planet is found in Syria, at the Lake Homs Dam. It was constructed by the Ancient Egyptians between 1319 and 1304 BC.
In 2023, they will remain crucial to the region's prosperity and security.
Earlier this week, The National visited one of the most exciting dam projects underway in the Middle East—a hydroelectric plant being built to turn the water of Hatta Dam, which is outside Dubai in the Hajar Mountains, into electricity, highlighted the report.
The media say that the Beeah Group, which is based in Sharjah and is the leading sustainability pioneer in the region, is taking a number of steps to raise awareness and get community members and institutions, like schools, involved in making a sustainable future.
The group launched Beeah Education at the World Future Energy Summit, which was held during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and just ended.
Khaled Al Huraimel, the group CEO of Beeah, said that the new initiative brings together and improves its efforts to recognise and empower individuals, schools, institutions, corporations, and government agencies in the field of sustainability.
A report says Serco, a global provider of public services in key sectors such as rail and transport, has announced the launch of a new division, "Advisory with Purpose," that will focus on driving environment, social, and governance (ESG) goals and empowering governments to accelerate their national visions.
"Through this new unit, Serco aims to support clients with an end-to-end service as it looks to enable regional governments to meet their ESG commitments," said senior officials during Serco’s two-day Middle East Leadership Conference, held in the Sustainability District at Expo City, stated the report.
As the UAE warms up to hosting COP28 in Dubai, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the UAE’s president, has already declared that 2023 will be the "Year of Sustainability."
In fact, for someone who has lived in this region for the last six years, every year seems to be a year of sustainability given the level of related activity.
January has been declared the busiest month for the construction industry, according to the media.
As anticipated from the million-dollar agreements, government agendas, and sustainability goals set this year, it comes as no surprise that the first month of the new year welcomed its fair share of new project launches.
The Islamic Corp. for Insurance of Investment and Export Credit has signed an agreement with Masdar, a UAE government-owned renewable energy firm, during ADSW, said the report.
CEO of ICIEC Osama Qaisi says that the goal of the agreement is to improve the coordination and efficiency of activities in member states that increase the production of renewable energy.
Tamweely Microfinance has opened its first fully solar-powered branch in Egypt's Astal, Samalut District, Minya Governorate, according to a press release.
This is a step taken by a financing company within the context of the green transformation strategy.
It involves the application of sustainable environmental concepts and principles in a way that is compatible with the state’s plan, according to the report.