The UAE is stepping up its mission to make it rain after nearly doubling its annual number of cloud-seeding flights in the past six years. While large parts of the country are braced for heavy downpours on Wednesday and Thursday, efforts to induce more rainfall in a largely arid climate remain crucial. Mariam Al Mheiri, Minister of Climate Change […]
When the great and the good gathered recently in Davos for the World Economic Forum, it was not just the state of the world that came under the spotlight. There was also chatter about the fact that Hepa (high-energy particulate air) filters seemed to be present in most rooms. Some online observers commented that the often wealthy delegates […]
Abu Dhabi has launched the Middle East’s most advanced marine research vessel that will help in efforts to safeguard marine life in the emirate. The vessel Jaywun ― a term that symbolises one of the finest and most valuable types of pearl ― will enable the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi (EAD) to monitor and assess the marine environment and biodiversity. […]
Dubai: Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), has launched the construction work for the Hatta Sustainable Waterfalls project. DEWA has recently awarded the project at a cost of about Dh46 million. The project is part of DEWA’s social and investment responsibility to make Hatta a distinctive tourist […]
More than half of the Jubail Island development, nestled among Abu Dhabi’s protected mangrove reserve, will be left untouched by the ongoing real estate project, the developer has said. The Dh10-billion development by Jubail Island Investment Company is the latest addition to Abu Dhabi’s real estate landscape located between Saadiyat Island and Yas Island. Jubail Island will have […]
DUBAI, 22nd August, 2022 (WAM) — Emirates Environmental Group (EEG) today held its fourth-panel discussion under the theme “Taking Packaging, Full Circle”, at the Sheraton Mall of the Emirates Hotel in Dubai. The panel discussion highlighted the UAE efforts to apply technologies and best innovations in the packaging industry towards sustainable actions. “In the current […]
DUBAI, 8th August, 2022 (WAM) — Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s (DEWA) R&D Centre employs Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML) and Deep Learning (DL) to promote DEWA’s efforts to enrich the experience of customers, employees, and stakeholders. This also aims to reduce costs and carbon emissions in addition to promoting energy efficiency, smart grid […]
Dubai: Sustainable homes designed by students who had participated in the Solar Decathlon Middle East (SDME) contest, organised by Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), are now being built across the UAE, DEWA announced on Saturday. SDME was aimed at enabling the design of smart, sustainable, solar-powered homes that adopt the latest technologies. The homes […]
DUBAI, 24th July, 2022 (WAM) — Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has commissioned 287 11kV substations in Dubai in the first half of 2022. This is part of its efforts to provide a state-of-the-art infrastructure according to the highest international standards. These stations are primarily in Al Merkad, Jabal Ali First, Saih Shuaib 2, […]
A growing number of UAE motorists are switching to hybrid and electric cars to cut costs amid rising petrol prices, experts say. The cost of petrol in the Emirates increased by 12 per cent in July, and now stands at more than Dh4.50 a litre. Vehicle manufacturers and dealerships have recorded ‘stronger than ever” demand for an alternative to petrol-based […]
