Author: EcoLife

    GE to build first desalination plant using clean energy in Saudi Arabia
    15 Jun 2021

    GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions has won a deal from Doosan Heavy Industries and Construction Co. Ltd. to build a turnkey substation that will power the Yanbu-4 independent water producer plant, Arab News reports. This is the first integrated, seawater reverse osmosis project in the Kingdom that uses clean energy. Scheduled to be operational in […]

    Iraqi Kurdistan Region reorganizes water distribution to reduce excessive water use

    The Kurdistan Region’s Water Directorate says it will not reduce water supplies but will reorganize distribution to decrease the overuse of water as the region suffers from a water crisis, the department said in May. According to international standards, “each person needs 200 to 250 liters of water, but what we’re supplying daily is between […]

    Dubai of the future: a synergy between a smart city and a green economy
    14 Jun 2021

    While Dubai once pursued its vision through magnificent real estate, today it is harnessing technology to drive a revolutionary new vision for a smart city. Not even a pandemic can stop its large-scale plans. Let’s check some conclusions made by Afreen Aslam, Marketing Middle East & Africa. A slow return to normality As cities including […]

    The future of Saudi Arabia’s tourism industry: two developments along its Red Sea coast

    Saudi Arabia’s mega vision for its tourism industry is thoroughly embodied by way of two large-scale developments along its Red Sea coast. They’re led by John Pagano, CEO of The Red Sea Development Company, and Amaala. He spoke to the Gulf business about company plans. Let’s check the main topics. Pagano believes that The Red […]

    Post-pandemic recovery: diversification as the future of the UAE

    The United Arab Emirates, like the rest of the world, is re-imagining its economy post-COVID. What might the UAE economy look like once Gulf countries turn a corner? Increasingly diverse is the answer. Let’s check a few predictions of UAE’s economic development in 2021+. And the first comes from ICAEW authors. The UAE economy depends […]

    Dubai-based companies sign pact for building Bahrain’s largest private solar plant
    13 Jun 2021

    A private solar plant will be built for Bahrain Mall. The project will be Bahrain’s largest solar rooftop installation to date. Solar rooftop plant will generate 50% of Bahrain Mall’s energy consumption needs, Power-Technology reports. The agreement will bring clean energy to The Bahrain Mall, operated by Carrefour Bahrain, and will be the largest private […]

    Air Products and Baker Hughes to Collaborate on Global Hydrogen Projects
    13 Jun 2021

     Air Products, a global company in industrial gases and megaproject development, and Baker Hughes, a firm that develops advanced hydrogen compression and gas turbine technology, have announced a strategic global collaboration. Their aim is to develop next-generation hydrogen compression to lower the cost of production and accelerate the adoption of hydrogen as a zero-carbon fuel […]

    Oman diving teams spreading awareness on environmental protection

    Since its establishment in 2010, the Al Salam Diving Club team in Oman cities Liwa and Shinas has been working on several environmental initiatives and volunteer work. They’ve cleaned the seabed and basins of ports from various types of waste. Hamad al Amri, head and founder of the team, explained to Oman Observer that the […]

    Iran’s Environmental Challenge: How Water is turning into a Crisis

    Iranian environmental policy leads to water crisis. Iran is facing an unprecedented environmental crisis, with dwindling water resources, rapid desertification, and pollution that chokes its cities. As Patricia S. Huntington and Courtney Doggart from the Network2020 international community state, this problem, if left unchecked, threatens not only Iran but also the stability of the region. […]

    National Geographic has acknowledged the existence of a fifth ocean and will begin mapping it to its maps

    For the first time since 1915, National Geographic will start marking the fifth ocean, the Southern Ocean, on its maps and infographics. These are waters around Antarctica up to 60 degrees south latitude, with the exception of the Drake Passage and the Scotia Sea. Anyone who thought the world had four oceans will now have […]