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Emirates RDF to start production of alternative fuel for cement factories

By Press release on September 28, 2020
Emirates RDF, a partnership between water treatment expert Besix, Finnish group Griffin Refineries and Ajman-based Tech Group Eco, has announced that is set to start production of alternative fuel at the company’s facility in Umm Al Quwain. In a statement, it explained that the household waste collected will be converted into an alternative energy source […]
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Apple to construct huge onshore wind turbines for Danish data centre

By Press release on September 23, 2020
Apple has announced it will invest in the construction of two of the world’s largest onshore wind turbines located near the Danish town of Esbjerg to provide clean and renewable energy to its data centre in Denmark. The 200m-tall turbines are expected to produce 62 gigawatt hours each year — enough to power almost 20,000 […]
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Abu Dhabi Ports’ Smart Container Initiative to cut emissions by 50%

By Press release on September 17, 2020
Abu Dhabi Ports has launched the Smart Container Initiative that will house its digital solutions in a resilient, safe and optimised eco-friendly mobile environment as part of its ongoing digital transformation drive. Powered by clean energy, the solar-panelled steel and aluminium smart container uses environmentally friendly technologies such as in-row cooling, renewable energy and efficient […]
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Google aims to run on carbon-free energy by 2030

By Press release on September 14, 2020
Alphabet Inc's Google aims to power its data centers and offices 24-7 using solely carbon-free electricity by 2030, its chief executive told Reuters, building on its previous goal of matching its energy use with 100% renewable energy. The "stretch goal," as CEO Sundar Pichai described it, will force Google to move beyond the tech industry […]
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Landmark Group signs 2.6 MWp solar deal with Yellow Door Energy and AMANA Investments

By Press release on September 11, 2020
Landmark Group, a leading retail and hospitality conglomerate in the Middle East and India, has signed a 2.6 megawatt-peak solar agreement with Yellow Door Energy, a UAE-based sustainable energy provider, and AMANA Investments, a renowned design-build construction company. As the first joint venture between Yellow Door Energy and AMANA Investments, the solar agreement will bring clean […]
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Mitsubishi research addresses carbon dioxide capture in concrete

By Press release on September 6, 2020
Carbon dioxide drawn from construction industry and related processes, such as steel mills, power plants and cement manufacturing facilities, may soon be injected into concrete to help the industry reduce carbon emissions. According to research being carried out by Japanese industrial giant, Mitsubishi Corporation (MC), the waste CO2, once embedded in concrete, will mineralise and […]
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Why the boom in biomass electricity needs to stop urgently

By Press release on September 6, 2020
The forest biomass industry is sprawling and spreading globally — rapidly growing in size, scale, revenue, and political influence — even as forest ecologists and climatologists warn that the industry is putting the planet’s temperate and tropical forests at risk, and aggressively lobbying governments against using wood pellets as a “renewable energy” alternative to burning […]
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Unilever to drop fossil fuels from cleaning products by 2030

By Press release on September 3, 2020
Unilever Plc said on Wednesday it would invest 1 billion euros to eliminate fossil fuels from its cleaning products by 2030, cutting the carbon emissions created by the chemicals used in making the products. The household goods conglomerate behind the Omo, Cif, Sunlight and Domestos brands said that, instead of petrochemicals, the products would use […]
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Carrefour teams up with Emirates Bio Farm to sow seeds for a healthier future

By Press release on August 20, 2020
Carrefour, operated by Majid Al Futtaim in the UAE, has underscored its commitment to support local farmers and provide healthier organic products through signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emirates Bio Farm — the largest private organic farm in the UAE. The partnership will see Carrefour source up to 450 tonnes of Emirates Bio […]
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Kahramaa launches pilot project to store electrical energy using batteries

By Press release on August 14, 2020
The Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa) launched the first pilot project to store electrical energy using batteries in the State of Qatar, in cooperation with Al Attiyah Group and Tesla Incorporation, where the batteries were connected to a substation related to the local Nuaija station on a voltage of 11 kV, which is […]
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