Masdar Institute tests new tech that uses sand to store solar heat
When life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. When it hands you an abundance of dry, grainy sand, it’s a good idea to make the most of that as well. That’s exactly what a research group in Abu...
Masdar explores geothermal desalination
Researchers from the UAE’s Masdar Institute are exploring the feasibility of utilising geothermal energy for zero-carbon seawater desalination. The heat energy radiating from inside the earth...
WETEX 2016 urges current and new companies to set up their presence in ‘Dubai Green Zone’
The 18th edition of Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX 2016), organised under the directives of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of...
Ukraine’s Chernobyl: From a Nuclear Site to Solar Energy Development
Who couldn’t associate “Chernobyl” with danger?… Chernobyl is a nuclear disaster that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the city of Pripyat,...
Spain’s Political Paralysis Threatens Solar Effort
A new push to open a 3GW PV solar auction in Spain is under pressure due to the country’s prolonged political morass, which has left Madrid without a majority government for months. According to...
Libya fund appoints PwC as strategic advisor
The Libyan Local Investment & Development Fund’s (LLIDF) has appointed professional services firm PwC as its advisor to support feasibility studies for three strategic projects. The projects...
UAE shows the way with success of Solar Impulse 2
When Solar Impulse 2 touched down at Al Bateen Airport in Abu Dhabi early yesterday morning amid ecstatic celebrations, it marked more than a homecoming for the world’s first solar-powered plane...
Solar Impulse 2 makes historic landing in Abu Dhabi
Solar Impulse 2, has created history by circumnavigating the globe without using a drop of fossil fuel. It has covered more than 40,000km in its quest to become the first plane to circle the world...
