Dubai targets 7pc energy needs from clean sources by 2020
Dubai aims to provide 7 per cent of its energy needs from clean energy sources by 2020. This target will increase to 25 per cent by 2030, and to 75 per cent by 2050. At the 41st meeting of Dubai’s...
Dubai to get waste-to-energy plant by 2020
Dubai will have the largest plant in the Middle East to convert waste to energy by the second quarter of 2020. The plant will be located in Al Warsan 2 and will be built at a cost of Dh2 billion,...
Drive to ensure Dubai iftar tents are pest free
Traditional kitchens that prepare iftar for Ramadan tents in Dubai are under the scrutiny of the Dubai Municipality to ensure a pest-free environment. A senior official on Thursday told Gulf News...
Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum launches Demand Efficiency programme, Taqati
Emirates News Agency (WAM)) Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy, attended today the launch of the Demand Side Management programme ‘Taqati’...
Huawei, Dubai police tie up to make Dubai safer city
Huawei has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Dubai Police that will see both parties collaborating on a long-term initiative to support the vision of Dubai and create a smarter,...
Dubai receives solar power bid cheaper than coal
Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, received a bid for an 800-megawatt plant at a power price of 2.99 cents per kilowatt-hour last month, cheaper than a coal-fired power plant commissioned in...
54 in every 100,000 people have MS in Dubai
Doctors from Dubai Health Authority (DHA) has revealed that there is a considerable Multiple Sclerosis (MS) prevalence in the region and so more people should be aware about this disease. In Dubai,...
Danish architects win Dubai ‘green’ school project
UAE-based Diamond Developers has awarded a key contract to Danish architect and design practice Cebra for designing a hi-tech school inside ‘The Sustainable City’, its first residential...
