Middle East
Dubai aims to double the rate of energy efficiency by 2030
Emirates Green Building Council (Emirates GBC) has begun working with the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy with the intent to double the rate of energy efficiency in buildings by 2030. August 02, 2016...
Empower signs contract to provide cooling plants to Nakheel
The $409mn deal will see Empower provide six cooling plants in the two locations, to provide 260,000 refrigeration tons (RT) for the 400 buildings. July 20, 2016 Empower has signed a $409mn con...
Lower oil prices are driving down investment and energy effi
7 July 2016 Following up on World Energy Outlook 2015, which examined the potential impact of a prolonged period of lower oil prices on energy markets, an updated analysis from the International Energ...
Green light for new cold-storage site at Kabul Airport
July 4, 2016 Kabul, Afghanistan: Plans to construct a coldstore for agricultural products at the Hamid Karzai International Airport in Kabul, have been approved, according to a report in the Wadsam Afghan Business News. According to the paper, the deputy director of the Afghanistan Civil Aviation Authority, Shah Mahmood Habibi said that the new site would have a storage capacity of 70 to 10...
Masdar, DEWA team up for third phase of record-breaking sola
June 27, 2016 A Masdar-led consortium has won the contract for the 800 megawatt third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) announced on ...
Smart Dubai showcases Happiness Agenda strategy at DEWA
It is the first in a plan of meetings that the SDO intends to hold with its strategic partners to explain Smart Dubai initiative for implementing the Happiness Agenda June 27, 2016 Smart Dubai Office ...
Honeywell launches new product to support smart city initiat
The EBI demonstrates Honeywell’s commitment to making the Middle East’s buildings greener, safer and more productive in line with the region’s smart cities vision June 22, 2016 Honeywell has announced...
LG Signs Chiller Contract for Saudi Arabian Government Proje
LG has won a contract to supply centrifugal chillers to the Governmental Agencies Complex in Riyadh, through its official distributor Al Hassan Ghazi Ibrahim Shaker and Al Fozan as the main contractor...
'Energy City' announced to help realise Saudi Vision 2030
A top official has confirmed plans to set up a new city to help the kingdom focus on its renewable energy initiative as part of the new vision 2030 June 20, 2016 Saudi Arabia has revealed plans to set...
Papers Sought for Conference on Energy, Indoor Environment i
16 JUNE, 2016 ATLANTA - ASHRAE announced that papers are being sought for a conference focused on energy and IAQ in humid and arid hot climates. Organized by ASHRAE, the ASHRAE Qatar Oryx Chapter, and Qatar University, the Second International Conference on Energy and Indoor Environment for Hot Climates takes place Feb. 26-27, 2017, in Doha, Qatar. The Gulf region in general and Qatar in pa...
