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Saudi farming: RedSea and PIF to build sustainable greenhouses across Kingdom

Published on March 21, 2023

RedSea, the Saudi AgTech business whose one-of-a-kind technology enables commercial farming in hot environments globally, has agreed a deal with PIF-owned Saudi Downtown Company (SDC). The new partnership allows the two parties to discuss designing, building and operation of RedSea greenhouses at SDC locations across the Kingdom, allowing the deployment of sustainable agriculture technologies everyone can benefit […]

Farnek launches solution to cut hotel sector emissions

Published on March 21, 2023

UAE-based smart and green facilities management company Farnek has launched a new online remote digital platform called PowerTek, developed by in-house experts at its innovative digital solutions sister company HITEK. The comprehensive and data-driven energy performance monitoring tool supports hotels and the wider business community, through efficient measuring, tracking, monitoring and benchmarking of energy and […]

The Art of Upcycling: A New Frontier in Aviation Sustainability and Home Décor

Published on March 16, 2023

The average life span of a commercial jet is about 25 years, and something like 12,000 of them and other aircraft are expected to reach the end of life in the next two decades. That’s an average of about 600 airplanes each year. What happens to all those planes when they are no longer economically […]

The key to sustainable cities may lie in increasingly sophisticated digital twins

Published on March 15, 2023

Dynamic computer models of cities known as ‘digital twins’ could help drive sustainable development across the world’s urban areas, an international team of authors argues in the journal Nature Sustainability. Digital twins are more than just static models. They incorporate near-real-time data from sensors and other sources to produce “virtual replicas,” the authors explain—“in silico equivalents of […]

Designing innovations for the circular economy

Published on March 15, 2023

Many product innovations today aim to solve our world’s most pressing issues. Photovoltaic modules, for example, allow us to exploit solar energy to accelerate our decarbonisation efforts and achieve net zero. Like photovoltaic modules, all product innovations have a definite shelf life and eventually become waste, unless they participate in the circular economy. Unfortunately, with a […]

How insurance is tackling the energy crisis to support India’s energy sustainability goals

Published on March 15, 2023

Recognizing that electricity is a key enabler of socio-economic development, India adopted the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of ensuring access to affordable, sustainable and clean energy for all, by focusing on increasing the share of renewable energy in the country’s energy mix substantially. Ranking 4th globally in terms of installed renewable energy capacity, India is […]

ALEC Energy partners with Solar Earth to bring pavement-integrated photovoltaic solution to the GCC

Published on March 12, 2023

ALEC Energy has partnered with Solar Earth as part of its drive to advance innovation in clean energy production in the region and beyond. Canada-based Solar Earth has developed what’s billed as the world’s most rugged pavement integrated photovoltaic (PIPV) solution, touted by the firm as the ‘Toughest Solar on Earth’. Solar Earth’s PIPV solution […]

MBRGI expands international partnerships to achieve sustainable food security

Published on March 7, 2023

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives (MBRGI), through its 1 Billion Meals initiative, today announced its support for the United Nations UNITLIFE Trust Fund, which aims to address chronic malnutrition across the globe. As the region's largest food donation drive, 1 Billion Meals aims to provide food aid to the underprivileged in 50 countries, […]

Sheikh Hamdan approves policies, initiatives to support UAE’s sustainability efforts

Published on March 7, 2023

H.H. Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of The Executive Council of Dubai, today chaired a meeting of the Council, which explored opportunities emerging in the circular economy and adopted a new Green Procurement Policy for Dubai government and a Shared Services function designed to enhance the […]

Ocean treaty: Historic agreement reached after decade of talks

Published on March 7, 2023

Nations have reached a historic agreement to protect the world's oceans following 10 years of negotiations. The High Seas Treaty aims to place 30% of the seas into protected areas by 2030, to safeguard and recuperate marine nature. The agreement was reached on Saturday evening, after 38 hours of talks, at UN headquarters in New […]

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