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UAE to chair OAPEC by 2010

The UAE will be a chair of the Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) from 2010 in the framework of rotational presidency of the OAPEC...

Petrochemicals, chemicals producers must create more jobs for local workforce

Downstream Sector Must Act To Fill Widening Jobs Gap Second Gulf Petrochemicals & Chemicals Association Human Capital Conference in Dubai to investigate strategies for attracting...

The End of Cheap Oil

The End of Cheap Oil

Hamburg to be European Green Capital 2011

While Stockholm currently holds the title for 2010, the German port city of Hamburg has been awarded the title of “European Green Capital 2011”...

Economic Zones World promotes energy-efficiency through World Environment Day activities

Jafza, the flagship entity of Economic Zones World (EZW), announced on the occasion of World Environment Day that it has been steadily energising its...

Investing in Bahrain; GE Opens New Office and Technology Center

1. Facility to Support Power Generation, Industrial and Petrochemical Customer Needs in Bahrain and the Region 2. Includes GE Energy’s Customer Application Center and adjacent...

Electricity bills rise by 40 – 50 % in GCC region

A regional expert in AC systems has said that electricity consumption in summer in the GCC region rises by 50 percent compared to the...

Renewable Energy is the future of mankind, India’s minister Dr Farooq...

An exclusive interview with Dr Farooq Abdullah, India's renewable energy minister ahead of the official opening of World Future Energy Summit 2012 in Abu Dhabi

Energy: Cold and Expensive Dubai Summer

Residents of Dubai need to reconsider how to use energy Do you think that it is hot in UAE? Well, it is not so much...

GE Fuel Oil Treatment Technology Selected for Al–Quds Power Plant in...

GE (NYSE: GE) has signed a contract with Iraq’s Ministry of Electricity to supply an advanced fuel oil treatment technology, FuelSolv, to help enhance...

Global Energy Index Sets Benchmark for Middle East Region

World Economic Forum, in collaboration with Accenture, releases its Global Energy Architecture Performance Index Report on countries’ energy systems Significant renewable energy projects in the...

How Much Energy Will the 2014 World Cup Consume?

Along with 3 billion other viewers around the world, I plan to tune in for the month-long World Cup to see whether the 22-year...

First Minister of Scotland urges Middle East young innovators to seize...

Mr Alex Salmond has invited world’s most talented innovators to visit Scotland to see the world-class energy research being undertaken here.

DEWA commissions two power transmission stations at Dh 1 bn

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has commissioned two key transmission stations with a combined capacity of 400 kilovolt at a total cost of...

Oil, gas to account for 83pc of Gulf energy investments

'Arab Oil & Gas 2011' to gather energy producers, service providers and technology vendors in Dubai Arab Oil & Gas (AOGS) 2011, the premier biennial...

Dubai Peak Load records an increase by 7%

Networks capacity and efficiency levels overcome total figures of 2011 Building on its expertise as a sustainable world-class utility to meet the growing demand of...

UAE delegation to participate in OPEC’s Fund for International Development meeting

UAE Delegation Participates in the 33rd Ministerial Council Meeting of OPEC Fund for International Development in Austria Meeting chaired by HE Obaid Humaid Al Tayer,...

Circumnavigating the world in a solar airplane among topics to be...

Bertrand Piccard, President and Pilot of Solar Impulse wants to demonstrate what can be achieved when pushing the...