provide Chinese publications and complimentary wi-fi to cater to the growing demand of the Chinese travellers. Ammar Hilal, general manager, Fairmont Dubai said: “We are honoured to have received The Welcome Chinese Gold Certification, which represents …
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Solar to account for 8% of UAE power capacity by 2026
The UAE’s solar energy sector is witnessing steady growth and is expected to account for almost 8 percent of total power capacity by 2026, according to new research. On September 16, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced it had awarded …
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UAE’s push on solar should open eyes across wider world
The UAE is getting used to setting solar energy records. Dubai’s latest project, awarded last Saturday, follows this pattern. But, as a leap forward in a different type of solar power plant, it has important implications for renewable energy across the …
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Dubai scores top marks for embracing digital future
Dubai leaders have demonstrated extraordinary foresight in … Kamal Mokrani is global vice-president at InfiNet Wireless.
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Emirates to launch fourth daily service to Sydney
Emirates recently improved its onboard connectivity with up to 20MB of complementary onboard Wi-Fi. Between March 25 and March 30, 2018, the inbound service EK416 will depart Dubai at 8.40pm, arriving in Sydney at 5.20pm the following day. Due to daylight …
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Dubai doubles down on smart technology
Dubai: Seismic shifts in artificial intelligence and smart technological changes in the next dozen years will completely reshape the future for Dubai and beyond in which man and machine will be inseparable at home and in the workplace, suggests a raft of …
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UAE calls on governments of the world to unite on technological change
The UAE called on world governments to create partnerships nationally and globally with the aim of leveraging advancements in technology to foster growth and equip people with the skills of the future in the advent of the fourth industrial revolution.
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Leaders to attend first cabinet meeting for UAE Centennial 2071 this week
“The United Arab Emirates has created its own present … investing in education and advanced technology, establishing a diversified economy and instilling values of tolerance in society. سأترأس أنا وأخي محمد بن زايد الثلاثا …
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Meet Team Torry Harris at GITEX Technology Week in Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, September 23, 2017 —- Torry Harris Business Solutions (THBS), a global leader in digital transformation, SOA/API enablement and mobility, will be exhibiting at GITEX Technology Week in Dubai from October 8 to 12. GITEX is …
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New solar in Dubai ‘to save 2.4m tonnes of emissions’
A proposed concentrated solar power (CSP) plant near Dubai is expected to save 2.4 million tonnes of greenhouse gases each year. The 700MW Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, to be developed by ACWA Power, will be spread over the equivalent area of …
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BMI Research upgrades UAE’s solar outlook following Dubai’s CSP tender
The launch of the world’s largest concentrated solar power (CSP) plant in Dubai has boosted the UAE’s solar energy outlook, BMI Research said on Friday. The research company said it had upgraded its forecast for the sector, expecting solar capacity to …
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Matrix Modernistic Hospitality Solutions Help Dubai based Hotel Offer First-grade Experience to Guests
Like communication technology, Matrix has traversed the entire path from … to trace the workforce and assign them service requests. A leading hotel based in Dubai was facing the same problem and was looking for a solution that improved reachability …
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Imagining the smart city of the future
3D facial recognition and a smart Wi-Fi network that is designed to support a wide range of IoT devices. Dubai Design District’s COO, Mohammad Saeed Al Shehhi, spoke to Khaleej Times about the work being done at d3 and how it relates to the Dubai Plan 2021 …
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PRISMA Telecom Testing Presents EmergencyNET at Critical Communications MENA 2017 in Dubai
a leading supplier of innovative solutions for the wireless industry, will showcase the latest developments of its EmergencyNET systems at Critical Communications MENA 2017, the global critical communications industry event (in partnership with TCCA …
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Dubai Is Building The World’s Tallest Solar Tower For World’s Largest Solar Park
Dubai is home to the world’s tallest building, and apparently, it wants to stack up on everything great. The government of Dubai just approved a 700 MW extension to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, and the facility will have the capacity of …
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Dubai Electricity and Water Authority to install free solar panels in Hatta
DUBAI: The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) is installing solar panels on roofs of villas of Emiratis in Hatta, free of charge. This initiative is part of Dewa’s effort to contribute to the enhancement of environmental sustainability and make …
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Dubai to Get Solar Power Day and Night Without Subsidy at Lower Cost than Gas-fired Electricity
ACWA Power awarded 700 MW CSP fourth phase of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park at a levelised tariff of US $7.30 cents per kilowatt hour; a cost level that competes with fossil fuel generated electricity without subsidy for reliable and …
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