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New Head of Saudi Arabia’s Renewable Energy Project Development Office

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Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy has appointed Mr. Faisal Abdullah Al-Yemni as Head of Renewable Energy Project Development Office (REPDO). 

Mr. Al-Yemni will be responsible for driving the delivery of Saudi Arabia’s ambitious National [...] 

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Malta leads EU Parliament discussion on Zero Carbon 2050 for Travel & Tourism

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At the European Parliament in Brussels this week, there was a Round Table discussion among MEPs and tourism stakeholders on Climate Friendly Travel – towards Zero Carbon 2050. The event was led by Konrad Mizzi, Minister of Tourism of Malta, and chaired [...] 

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DEWA’s role in supporting energy start-ups highlighted at World Energy Congress

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Marwan Bin Haidar, Executive Vice President of Innovation & The Future at Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) highlighted DEWA’s role in supporting energy start-ups during a plenary session at the 24th World Energy Congress [...] 

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Emicool receives two IDEA District Energy Awards marking 9th consecutive year win

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Emirates District Cooling, a leading district cooling service provider in the region and a wholly owned subsidiary of Dubai Investments PJSC has been conferred with its 9th consecutive IDEA District Energy Awards in two categories. A bronze each has [...] 

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Climate records fall as Europe roasts in heatwave

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Soaring temperatures broke records in Germany, France, Britain and the Netherlands on Thursday as a heatwave gripped Europe for the second time in a month, in what scientists said were becoming more frequent events as the planet heats up. 

As a [...] 

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Portuguese secretary of state for energy visits Noor Abu Dhabi solar plant

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His Excellency Joao Galamba, Portugal’s Secretary of State for Energy, visited Noor Abu Dhabi this week, during a tour hosted by a delegation from the Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), led by Othman Al Ali, EWEC’s Chief Executive Officer, [...] 

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DEWA’s experience in smart grids and connecting solar panels on buildings highlighted at World Energy Congress workshop

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Waleed Salman, Executive Vice President of Business Development and Excellence at Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) highlighted DEWA’s strategy in developing smart grids and connecting solar systems in buildings to the power grid, during [...] 

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Empower connected its service to 43 new buildings

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Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, announced that the number of buildings served by its district cooling services has increased by 8% from last year, reaching a total [...] 

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Shanghai electric exhibits breakthrough smart energy technologies at 24th World Energy Congress

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Shanghai Electric Group Co., Ltd (“Shanghai Electric” or “the Group”), a leading multinational power generation and electrical equipment manufacturing conglomerate, delivered a new wave of smart, connected and green integrated [...] 

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