Tag: solar

Dubai: In three years, the UAE has grown the size of its investment in technology from $35 million (Dh128.5 million) in 2013 to $799 million in 2016, according to a new report released by Dubai SME on Wednesday. The State of Digital Investments in Mena …
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Cities are complex and dense structures in which the large majority of humans live and work. The pace of urbanization globally has accelerated over recent decades putting pressure on infrastructure, social and economic structures, as well as on the …
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Homeowners in Dubai need more incentives and fewer obstacles to encourage them to install solar rooftop panels, say experts. “We have to make it a lot easier,” said Simon Brennan of the solar contracting company SES Solar, speaking at an IHC sustainability …
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The small and wireless portable chargers for both Android and iOS phones are branded as “Power Patch” and sold online through a website. Hussain Nasser Lootah, director general of Dubai Municipality has issued a decree banning these chargers that pose …
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The Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has launched solar-powered SOS (emergency) telephones at the cycling track at Seih Al Salam in Dubai. The initiative, which enables cycling track users to report emergency cases to Dubai Corporation for Ambulance …
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Their bidding model, now being used in other regions, should continue putting downward pressure on solar energy prices worldwide. The price fall began with projects of the Dubai Electricity and Water Agency (DEWA), which is developing the huge Mohammed bin …
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The first sign of the technological ambition we are about to see is a billboard: a 20-foot-tall ­portrait of Dubai’s ruler, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid ­Al Maktoum, rendered in a mosaic of solar panels. At a cluster of buildings about a …
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ABB, a leader in electrification products, industrial automation and power grids, said that the solar energy generated by its string inverters will be used by Dubai’s first all-electric city. Inverters convert the direct current (DC) output from the …
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Dubai’s first city to be fully powered by solar energy will rely on ABB string inverters to harness the power of the sun for residents. Inverters are used to convert the direct current (DC) output from the panels in to the alternating current (AC …
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Solo bike rides through the desert just got safer. For some, the idea of heading out into the desert for a solo bike ride may sound like the start of an extreme survival movie (or possibly even a horror film – who knows what those oryx are capable of?
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DUBAI: When you’re in the business of selling petrol, why use solar power at all? A Dubai oil retailer has no problems doing so. On Wednesday, Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc) has opened the country’s first solar-powered petrol station. The newly …
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The store’s design is quite interesting and its terrace features 18 motorized “Solar Wings” that open in the evening to offer choice views to those inside. As its name suggests, the two-story Apple Dubai Mall store is located in the Dubai Mall. During the …
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