Which is one of the biggest reasons why the United Arab Emirates—a nation among the top oil-rich countries in the world—is shifting some focus toward solar energy. And it is doing so in original ways. As Dubai prepares for the World Expo 2020 …
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Two Irish tech-for-good start-ups bag up to $100,000 each from Dubai fund
Both start-ups will now travel to the main Expo 2020 event, which will be held in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates … grant will help the company provide operational support to its technology through global partnerships. Expo Live vice-president Yousuf …
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Hacked emails reveal UAE influence on US think tanks
which billed the UAE embassy for research papers in return for facilitating the UAE’s purchase of large military-grade weapons from the Missile Technology Control Regime. Under former President Barack Obama’s term, the MTCR prohibited the sale of such …
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DFSA launches regulatory framework for crowdfunding platforms
That restricted financial services licence allows qualifying financial technology (fintech) firms to develop and test innovative concepts from within the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), without being subject to all the regulatory requirements …
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Now, apply for UAE visa from the comfort of your home
In partnership with Emirates Technology Solutions, the ministry has worked on the … The new system aims to enhance services at all centres and achieve the UAE 2021 vision, Brig Al Daheri said, and connects government entities involved in providing …
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Next step in sustainability for Dubai: RTA to go paperless
As part of its sustainability efforts, Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has introduced a new smart technology for testing its buses through an interactive voice system. The system is aimed at eliminating the need for completing forms and using …
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Indoor nature museum in the UAE
If you were challenged to name three things the Japanese do better than the rest of the world, technology would surely be one of them. Orbi Dubai is a super techy indoor nature museum, powered by the computer geniuses at Sega and nature knowledge boxes at …
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Technology Park: Let’s Have A Look What It Would Be Like
Once completed the Technology Park could also be a best option for real estate investment in Dubai. This tech-park is the member of Economic Zones World, working under one of the largest companies in the world, the Dubai World. The whole range of …
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Dubai Customs presents best practice experience to SDAA delegation
DUBAI: Dubai Customs (DC) acquainted a visiting delegation … corporate communications, information technology, administration affairs, and project management. The members of the delegation were walked through DC’s project management methodology and …
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Smart palm trees offer free WiFi to Dubai beach goers
Dubai specific Information is provided through a website and … The smart palm tree is also fully functional during the night as the sustainable technology powers green light-emitting LEDs.
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Three UAE start-ups among first to scoop Expo Live grants
Abu Muadh, Founder of Smart Labour, said, “There are 2.2 million blue collar workers in the UAE and about 16.5 million workers in the Middle East, most of them are not connected to the smart world and are only using technology for entertainment purposes …
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solar powered smart palm trees provide dubai with WIFI & charging points
the ‘smart palm’ project follows six main functions; WIFI hotspot – when visitors are within the vicinity of the installation, internet is freely available; security and emergency features – each unit is equipped with a 360 degrees infrared CCTV …
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Region emerging as one of the world’s largest renewable energy markets
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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