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Masdar Launches the Seychelles’ First Renewable Energy Plant

The Middle East's leading clean energy developer, Masdar has launched the very first renewable energy plant to be built in The Seychelles - the...

Dubai Imports NASA-Developed In’Flector Solar Deflectors for Greener Glass Buildings

Tall glass buildings have come to dominate the Dubai and Abu Dhabi skylines, which makes absolutely zero sense given that summer temperatures consistently burst...

Alexandria Enters PV Solar Project with a Catholic School in Egypt

Once the most powerful seat of learning in Egypt, Alexandria has some catching up to do when it comes to renewable energy. Which may...

Masdar Buys Inkjet Printer for 3D Printing Solar Cells!

The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology (MIST) in Abu Dhabi, which is affiliated with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has purchased a Fujifilm...

Qatar’s First Saltwater Barley Crop Sprouts in the Desert

Water scarcity combined with desertification makes for a scary combination in the Middle East, but The Sahara Forest Project (SFP) is pioneering a promising solution:...

Can Captain Sunshine Save Better Place?

Better Place's sudden bankruptcy announcement only a week ago left more than 900 electric car owners in Israel uncertain about the future of the...

Another Sustainable Development Report from Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi has been a leader in harnessing the power of the sun, clean technology and alternative sources of energy in the past...

MENA Will Need 120 Gigawatts of Energy by 2017, Masdar Expert Warns

The Middle East and North Africa region is going to need 120 gigawatts of energy by 2017, according to a leading figure at the...

Following Oman Success, GlassPoint Wants to be the IKEA of Solar

New life for old oil fields? Last year Oman inaugurated a 7MW solar pilot plant that produces steam to loosen thick, stubborn oil. Petroleum...

Indonesia Opens to Geothermal Power

Tapping into the earth's vast geothermal energy reserves to create electricity in countries like the Muslim country of Indonesia, which has frequent volcanic activity, is becoming a very ecological friendly way to solve energy needs.

Gulf Inventor Creates “Alma” – a 20 Square Mile Saltwater and Dew Collector

Abdullah al-Shehi from the United Arab Emirates has shown his worth in environmental technology by patenting his sea-borne water collector that he hopes will...

Kuwait Prepares for the End of Oil

While the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and Saudi Arabia have been outspoken about their shift to renewable energy to shore up for when oil...

Turkey’s Largest Wind Plant to Power 170,000 Homes

Turkey's largest wind power plant has broken ground and is expected to generate enough clean energy to electrify up to 170,000 homes. Until now the...

Jumpstarting Solar Power in the MENA Region

The Middle East and North Africa have faced a number of hurdles in getting what experts believe could be the greatest solar power grid...

Climate Investment Funds for Super Solar North Africa

Hotter than heck and bone dry, the Middle East and North Africa have an abundance of sun, and leaders across the region are striving...

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Ancient Jewish New Year for Animals revived with global campaign against factory farming

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It is a wake-up call to teen girls on TikTok planning their next Coachella outfit or trip to Sephora: During the Second World War, thousands of young men left family farms to enlist, but the crops still needed planting and harvesting. Ontario's government answered by recruiting high school girls, from ages 16 to 18, to spend parts of spring, summer and fall to fill in for the labor shortage. 

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Masdar began as an ambitious eco city in the Abu Dhabi desert. Two decades later, it has become one of the world's largest renewable energy developers, financing billions of dollars in solar, wind and battery storage projects across the globe.
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