However, this has started to change significantly over the past five years. In 2013, the UAE emirate of Abu Dhabi commissioned the region’s first utility-scale solar plant, the 100MW Shams 1 concentrated solar power (CSP) facility. Since then …
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DEWA Visits Dubai’s 3D Printed Laboratory, Now 87% Complete
which recently launched the third cycle of the Dubai Future Accelerators program. The 3D printed laboratory is appropriately based in the solar park, another center of advanced technology, and will likely bring about a significant amount of progress in the …
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Dispatchable solar, strong growth to come: An analyst’s take on Middle East’s energy storage future
First of all the solar PV markets are starting to take off and develop across some of the countries in the region. The UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar despite being quite a small country and across the Northern Africa region which you obvously wouldn’t …
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Powering the future
But today, a revolution in the GCC power sector is taking shape right at the heart of this expanse located at Dubai-Al Ain road. It is at Seih Al Dahal that for the first time in the GCC, electric power will be generated from a solar plant even after …
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DEWA awards $1.7m water reservoir contracts
RELATED ARTICLES: DEWA facility at Dubai solar park 50% ready | DEWA visits 3D-printed lab at MBR Solar Park | DEWA’s $136m R&D facility to be completed by 2020 Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has awarded a consultancy contract worth $1.7m …
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8 must-attend events in Dubai this August
Enjoy free entry to Hangry Hangar; an air-conditioned, Wi-fi enabled spot to gorge on your favourite food truck treats all throughout the summer months. Enjoy an escape from the soaring temperatures at Dubai Ladies Club Ice Dome! Yes, you heard that right.
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Emirates recognised in Future Travel Experience Airline Passenger Experience Power List
In the last year, he spearheaded a number of projects including the “Together” initiative, a collaborative project bringing together the airline, Dubai Customs … expansion of its popular free inflight Wi-Fi service with generous rates and doubling …
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Practice safe Internet on the road
“Never trust open Wi-Fi networks that require no passwords,” says Michael Canavan, a Kaspersky senior vice president. I reviewed the places where I’d logged into an open network. At the airport in Orlando. In Dubai. At the InterContinental in Nairobi.
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7 things happening in the UAE this week
Revo Café at Anantara The Palm Dubai Resort is offering guests bottomless coffee and a slice of cake for Dh35 until the end of August. Enjoy free Wi-Fi and a relaxed atmosphere – perfect for a work day out. They also serve breakfast all-day in case you …
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Customising ICT solutions for clients
If you come to me and you say you have a problem with your accounting, say it is hosted in Dubai or the US, how I help you achieve … Let’s say you want a Wi-Fi connection, what product are you using to achieve or deliver this? The product is one …
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Ship was parked at Karachi port for two days: Coast guard
“The ship was parked at Karachi port for two days after it arrived from Dubai. It then left for Alang ship-breaking … The vessel was found transmitting its identity on wireless,” a coast guard official said. During earlier voyages, the vessel was …
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Cellphone service could be spotty for rural eclipse-watchers
“We have actually experimented with this vehicle flying in Dubai’s skies.” Here’s hoping it works. And that we can get a fleet of them for Austin. We’d all like better, more consistent Wi-Fi networks, right? Well, Qualcomm on Monday rolled out some …
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Mashreqbank psc : Mashreq launches MashreqPay banking wallet in the UAE
Mashreq Bank, has announced the launch of MashreqPay – a digital mobile wallet providing secure easy-to-use payment for purchases, anywhere in the world where cards are accepted and the merchant terminal has NFC (near-field-communication) capability.
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Dubai Investments Real Estate signs AED 1.1 billion financing deal with FAB and ADCB
The deal was signed by Khalid Bin Kalban, Managing Director & CEO of Dubai Investments and Chairman of DIRC, André Sayegh, Deputy Group CEO of FAB, and Colin Fraser, Head of Wholesale Banking at ADCB. Commenting on the transaction, André Sayegh said …
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FAB Wealth Sentiment Index down 1.3pc in July
he First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) Wealth Sentiment Index (WSI) for the UAE has decreased slightly from 1054.52 in June, to 1040.66 in July 2017, reflecting a 1.3 per cent change. The July score reflects a range of factors, including a fall in inflation …
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Dubai Investments unit signs $299m loan deal
Dubai Investments Real Estate Company (DIRC) has signed a Dh1.1 billion ($299.47 million) financing deal with First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB) and Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank (ADCB) for its Mirdif Hills development in Dubai, UAE. DIRC is the real estate …
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Clyde & Co. bolsters construction practice with Dubai partner hire
Heywood will be based in the firm’s Dubai office, making him the sixth specialist construction … international arbitration, finance & banking, projects and construction, real estate, regulatory and investigations, and technology.
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