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Building the Cities of Tomorrow
Upgrades to our urban centres, and the creation of brand-new smart cities, are the key to sustainable growth in the region By H.E. Khaled Al Huraimel, Group CEO of Bee’ah Sharjah, UAE, March 3, 2020 The term ‘smart city’ is used a lot these days and for good reason. Here in the Middle […]
Breathable ‘Magic’ Sand for Ending UAE’s Food & Water Deficit
Dake Rechsand, a collaboration between South Africa’s Dake Group and the Rechsand Technology Group from Beijing, today announced the launch of their revolutionary ‘magic sand’ technology and its affiliated sand-made product range in the Middle East region. The joint venture is the result of their mission to take these innovative technologies to the global market […]
Solar Energy Startup PAWAME Announces USD 2.5mil Funding
Pawame, a UAE-based off-grid solar start-up, has announced that it has successfully secured USD 1.7 mil in grant commitments, plus USD 750k in equity including USD 250k from Launch Africa. The company has also announced that it is now launching its USD 5 mil series A funding round to further boost its growth and expansion […]
Smart Acres Vertical Farming Company Set To Launch in UAE This 2020
Expected to launch in the third quarter of 2020, Smart Acres will be the UAE’s latest addition to the hydroponic vertical farming industry, set to bring a green and efficient way of producing a new set of clean crops locally. Currently in the proof-of-concept stage, Smart Acres is located in Abu Dhabi on the Armed […]
TRSDC Awards Facilities Management Contract for TRSP’s Coastal Village
The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), the developer behind the world’s most ambitious regenerative tourism project, has awarded a contract to El Seif Group for facilities management services at The Red Sea Project’s Coastal Village. El Seif Group, based in the Middle East, will be responsible for delivering facilities management services to 18 residential buildings, […]
startAD reveals winners of its Youth Entrepreneurship Program during virtual showcase event
startAD, the Abu Dhabi-based global accelerator anchored at NYU Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) and powered by its partner Tamkeen, has today announced the winners of its Youth Entrepreneurship Program. The three-month program, which initially kicked off during UAE Innovation Week, supports university students between the ages of 18-25 to advance tech-enabled startup projects. The winners were […]
JinkoSolar Reaches Record-breaking New High Efficiency
JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. (“JinkoSolar” or the “Company”) (NYSE: JKS), one of the largest and most innovative solar module manufacturers in the world, today announced that the maximum solar conversion efficiency of its large-area N-type monocrystalline silicon solar cells reached 25.25%, setting a new world record for large-size contact-passivated solar cells. This result has been […]
Eco-Friendly Eid Gift Box
Creat’Elle is a small business based in Sharjah, which offers handmade items aimed at reducing waste. The goal is to facilitate and encourage people to change their habits with simple gestures. Step by step, we can reduce waste together. We are not perfect but we can be better than yesterday. In this confinement period, […]
Bee’ah and Chinook Sciences Announces Region’s First Waste-to-Hydrogen Project
Building on its commitment to zero-waste cities and clean energy solutions, Bee’ah, the Middle East’s sustainability pioneer, today announced that it will be pursuing plans for the region’s first waste-to-hydrogen project in the UAE. The project includes a green hydrogen generation plant and a hydrogen vehicle fuelling station, in collaboration with UK-based Chinook Sciences. The […]
Herman Miller Increases Use of Ocean-bound Plastic with Aeron Chair
Today, Herman Miller (NASDAQ;MLHR) announced that its entire portfolio of Aeron Chairs will contain ocean-bound plastic, including a new color, Onyx Ultra Matte, which contains up to 2.5 pounds (1.13 kg) of mismanaged plastic waste found near waterways per chair. These material changes in the Aeron Portfolio specifically are projected to save the ocean from […]
