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ACWA Power signs strategic agreements with three Chinese entities during the second Belt and Road Forum
ACWA Power, a leading developer, owner, and operator of power generation and water desalination plants has signed strategic agreements with three renowned Chinese entities on the sidelines of the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (BRF). The agreements with PowerChina, China Gezhouba Group Company (CGGC) and Bank of China will lay the ground […]
WFES 2019
The 12thedition of World Future Energy Summit took place in Abu Dhabi between January 14thand 17th, at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, and was held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces. The event, an integral […]
A Vehicle for Everything
Integrated energy company ENGIE partnered with Hitachi Europe Ltd. and Mitsubishi Motors to explore the potential of electric vehicles for the optimisation of building and grid energy management For this collaboration, Hitachi provided its V2X charger, which enabled bi-directional charging between the electric car battery and the building or electricity grid. It is also supplied […]
Sustainable Tourism – Is Everyone Joining In?
As DCCE chairman, Eng. Waleed Salman, says, the UAE is at the forefront of sustainable tourism both in the region and further afield. Government initiatives publicly support the drive to become one of the world’s leading sustainable tourism destinations in the world, and the country actively embraces current global thought policies on sustainability within the […]
Airlines
Think of carbon footprints and chances are, you’ll think of air travel. Hardly one of the most environmentally friendly ways to travel, flying has come in for its fair share of criticism in the past few years. But are airlines working towards making air travel more sustainable? Here in the Middle East region, it appears […]
Sticking To Sustainability
Henkel operates 171 production sites worldwide. We work continuously at all of these sites to reduce our environmental footprint while maintaining high quality and safety standards. We have set concrete targets for our production sites to maximise our impact and help steer progress toward our long-term goal to become three times more efficient by 2030 […]
Product Assessment Key To Sustainable Manufacturing
The characteristics of a company’s products’ are critical to the environmental performance of the business, as well as the customers’ ability to manage their own environmental impact. The quality of the products, often more than anything else, helps to define the reputation of the business, inspire the employees in their daily activities and decisions and […]
CORSIA
With travel – and particularly air travel – an enormous part of tourism, and particularly sustainable tourism, it stands to reason considerable efforts are underway to ensure air travel is as sustainable as possible. According to recent forecasts issued by ratings agency Moody’s, the Middle East is set to be the fastest-growing region in the […]
Smelting For Sustainability/ Sustainbility Smelting Pot
“Ultimately, we want to see responsibility becoming a clearer commercial advantage, but for that to happen consumers need to care more about where the aluminium in their products comes from than perhaps some do today.” Abdulla Jassem Kalban, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Emirates Global Aluminium How does Emirates Global Aluminium define sustainable […]
Smelting for sustainability/ Sustainbility smelting pot
How does Emirates Global Aluminium define sustainable development? The principles of sustainability are embedded in everything we do at EGA. We are a strong supporter of the UAE Vision to ‘ensure sustainable development while preserving the environment, and to achieve a perfect balance between economic and social development’. Sustainable development has been defined by the […]
