A high-level delegation of UAE ministers recently visited the Sharjah Research Technology and Innovation Park (SRTI Park). hey witnessed the important role of the Park in strengthening innovation, sci …
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Dubai’s Dewa nets $77mln in savings through smart transactions
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) said it has successfully completed over 7 million smart transactions from January to September. This achievement helped reduce over 24,000 tonnes of carbon …
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Dubai Economy sharpens focus on Circular Economy
Dubai Executive Council’s 2021 agenda focus on ‘Creating a Digital and Circular Economy’ provides new momentum to the initiative …
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Abu Dhabi secures funding to build world’s largest solar power plant
Dhafra Solar PV IPP, located around 35km from Abu Dhabi city, will be the world’s largest single-site solar power plant when finished. (AFP file photo) Short Url https://arab.news/2ckb5 DUBAI: The Abu …
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UAE’s EGA to provide technology know-how to Indonesia’s INALUM
Emirates Global Aluminium has signed a series of agreements with PT Indonesia Asahan Aluminium (INALUM) to provide technological know-how to upgrade the Indonesian company’s aluminium smelter in North …
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UAE’s Taqa confirms financial closing for Al Dhafra solar power plant
using approximately 4 million solar panels to generate electricity for approximately 160,000 homes across the UAE. The plant will deploy the latest in crystalline, bifacial solar technology …
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World’s biggest solar power plant project in Abu Dhabi secures funding
Dubai: The funding is now in place for the world’s biggest solar power project, being built in Abu Dhabi. The 2 GW project in Al Dhafra has received financing from seven international banks. TAQA (Abu …
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Dubai plans world-class waste-to-energy plant run by Itochu
Waste-to-energy plants are seen as a more stable energy source than wind and solar, which depend on weather … State-linked Dubai Holding will control 31%, with the remainder split among three …
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UAE approves new one-day misdemeanour courts to expedite minor cases
The UAE Federal Judiciary has approved the establishment of one-day misdemeanour courts to review and apply rules on specific minor cases in just one day based on the Code of Criminal Procedures. This …
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UAE: ‘Christmas star’ now visible as Saturn, Jupiter align
This is the closest visible conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn in 800 years. For the past few months, the two gas giants have been “wooing” each other, inching closer in the western part of the night …
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UAE sky to shine tonight as Jupiter, Saturn ‘unite’ after 800 years
Dubai Astronomy Group to provide live streaming on YouTube channel and also organise a paid event for public to view spectacle.
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UAE sees surge in glamping amid Covid-19
Upmarket campsites, especially in the Northern Emirates, have sprung up in the UAE of late following an uptick in the glamping industry that has reported a surge in bookings this year amid the …
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UAE’s Udrive raises $1.3m via crowdfunding to boost expansion
a Dubai-based DEWA-certified solar utility company. “Despite the challenges of Covid-19, Eureeca continued to successfully fund companies from the UAE, Malaysia, UK and Holland in the midst of the …
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Israeli firsts in Dubai include diamonds and organic technology
With an estimated 70,000 Israelis now having visited Dubai since the first flights began on November 26, the number of “firsts” for Israelis continues to grow. Israelis attended GITEX, a tech confab …
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Solar assets see growing foreign investor interest
Norway’s Scatec ASA and Saudi Arabia’s Aljomaih Energy and Water Co. are separately scouting for solar assets in India, two people aware of the development said, adding to the growing foreign investor …
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Report accuses Saudi Arabia, UAE of likely hacking phones of over three dozen journalists in London, Qatar
The United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia did not immediately respond … we wish to emphasize that not everything associated to us is, in reality, a use of our technology,” the statement said, …
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Got Dh10K? Sounds good to splurge on a wireless speaker
Devialet, a Paris-headquartered audio technology firm, is offering one of the most expensive – if not the most expensive – speakers in its class, the Phantom series, a wireless Bluetooth …
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