Airports has partnered with Tawazun Strategic Development Fund (TSDF) to launch the new CoDi BOT UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle), designed and manufactured by UAE-based company Marakeb Technologies, for …
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Coronavirus impact: E-commerce businesses grow faster in Dubai
Dubai Economy on Saturday announced that 943 ‘DED Trader’ licences were issued in the first-quarter of 2020, an increase of 179 per cent over the same period last year as online shopping gained fresh …
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Combating coronavirus: UAE firm launches walk-through sanitising gate
The sanitising gate is a walk-through offering that features an automatic 360° disinfection barrier that reportedly kills 99.9% of germs and viruses.
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The World Just Set a Record For the Cheapest Solar Farm
All might feel awful in the world—and for the most part, it is—but there are still glimmers of hope. Today, that hope comes in the form of cheap-ass solar energy.
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This Nation Is Building the World’s Cheapest Solar Farm
A collaboration in the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) will help to install the world’s cheapest solar farm in 2022. The public electric utility in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the U.A.E., chose a bid that …
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Covid-19: Dubai’s delivery culture makes staying at home easier
Tamara, one of Dubai’s many foreign residents, hasn’t been to a petrol station in years – a click on a smart phone app is all it takes to bring a mini tanker to her doorstep. In better times, the …
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COVID-19: Emirates announces to operate more special flights on limited routes in May
Those who wish to travel to Shanghai must contact the Chinese embassy or consulate Dubai: Emirates airline has announced to operate more special flights on limited routes from Dubai to Frankfurt, …
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COVID-19 Diary: The importance of gratitude and empathy – experiences of a Ukrainian expat in India
Being stuck at home makes life less than wonderful. But there are still things one can do to appreciate life at a time when others are so hard hit, as this Ukrainian designer explains.
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Dewa signs power purchase deal for MBR solar park Phase V
This phase will use photovoltaic solar panels and will be commissioned in stages starting from the third quarter of 2021, said a statement from Dewa. In November last year, Dewa had announced the …
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DEWA, ACWA Power sign power purchase agreement for fifth phase of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park
Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced on Wednesday that it has signed a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for the 900 megawatt (MW) 5 th phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al …
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UAE’s vast networks allow it to be a global leader on pandemic
One of the quiet revolutions taking place in the UAE over the past decade has been its innovation in science and technology …
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UAE, Saudi coronavirus rules drive enterprises toward e-commerce
New regulations and an increase in online shopping push companies in UAE, Saudi Arabia and other countries in the region to adopt technology to support e-commerce revenue.
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Dewa signs power purchase agreement for fifth phase of solar park
Acwa Power submitted the lowest bid of 1.69 US cents for the fifth phase of the Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park in November. Dewa chose the Saudi power developer’s bid from …
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UAE labs get world’s first connected management system to accelerate COVID-19 testing
InterSystems, a global leader in healthcare information systems and technology solutions, has signed an agreement with Pure Health, the largest labora …
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Visa welcomes UAE’s move to increase limit for pin-free contactless payments
Statistics show that more than 50 percent of card transactions in the UAE are contactless. A 2019 Visa-DED study shows that about 80 percent of UAE residents who use contactless payment technology …
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UAE’s ADPower solar project receives world’s lowest tariff bid
The Al Dhafra project’s tariff is also 20 percent lower than the lowest bid of 1.6953 US cents per kW/h received by Dubai in November last year for the fifth phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al …
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Abu Dhabi receives world’s lowest tariff for mega solar farm project
Abu Dhabi Power in talks with EDF, Jinko to install the solar farm that will be larger than 4,200 soccer pitches …
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