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Award-Winning Egyptian Traffic App Hits the World Stage

  Cairo's traffic is the stuff of legends. It's easy to spend hours in total gridlock while trying to get from one side of the...

Saudi Turns to Solar, Israel Stuck on Shale

Incredulously, despite everything that we know about climate change and its inevitable consequences of drought, food insecurity, rising sea levels and widespread ecological change,...

Free Webinar for MENA PV Solar Professionals

Have you been watching the gradual unfolding of a hot new solar power market in the Middle East and North Africa without really understanding...

Moroccan Students Unveil Plans for Solar-Powered Electric Vehicles

Sixty percent of Morocco's fuel reserves consists of petroleum and 23 percent of the country's energy is derived from coal, according to the DESERTEC Knowledge...

MENASOL in Dubai is for Middle East CSP and PV Solar Energy

Want to find sunny Middle East solar opportunities? Think short term investments, and know that higher risks mean bigger rewards, says Belén Galled who talks about...

New Clean Tech Map Reveals Israel’s Global Green Influence

Israel NewTech has launched a interactive map of green Israeli innovations as part of a new Industry, Trade & Labor Ministry campaign that aims...

PureMadi Are Basic Clay Pots and Sawdust Water Filters for Home Use

Developed by the University of Virginia (UVA) in tandem with traditional potters in South Africa, the water filtration bowl is made with clay, sawdust and water and coated with special nanoparticles that help remove contaminants from dirty water.

Billboard Extracts Clean Drinking Water from Air (Photos)

Like the Middle East, parts of Peru suffer from a chronic water shortage. Also like parts of this region, such as Abu Dhabi, Bahrain,...

DESERTEC Power Launch in Saudi Arabia Ushers in Clean New Era

When Spain ditched DESERTEC's solar interests in Morocco, the blogosphere was quick to pronounce the initiative Dead Before Arrival. Underestimating the German foundation's tenacity,...

Could Ethiopia’s Geothermal Exploration Relax Dam Plans?

Given that 85 percent of the country's residents lack access to electricity, it is no surprise that Ethiopia has pursued an aggressive hydropower plan....

1 Kilogram of Spongy Fabric Traps 3.4 Liters of Fog Water

Researchers from Eindhoven University of Technology (EUT) and Hong Kong Polytechnic University have developed a fabric that traps water molecules present in fog. This...

Israel’s eVolution Networks Slashes Cell Phone Tower Energy Use

Israel's eVolution Networks has recently announced that the pan-Caribbean mobile provider Digicel saved up to 23 percent of their cell phone tower energy consumption...

France’s GDF Suez Jumps on Morocco’s Wind Wagon

By the end of the decade, Morocco hopes to generate a full 2,000 megawatts of wind energy, but for now, the North African country...

Byproduct of Natural Gas Made Potable by US and Saudi Scientists

Water produced as a byproduct of natural gas extraction is one of the oil and gas industry's biggest waste streams, according to the Environment...

It’s Baby Steps for Saudi’s Biggest Solar Plant

Built anywhere else, a 3.5 MW photovoltaic solar plant wouldn't even elicit a whisper from mainstream news outlets. But one completed in Saudi Arabia...

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Hydrophilis Rebreather: After the Penis Jokes and Shark Bait Memes, Oliver Isler Says His Underwater Dream Is Serious

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AI data centers are triggering panic, instead of cleantech opportunities

AI may unintentionally become the economic engine that finally modernizes America’s aging grid. California is experiencing a massive AI data center boom, ranking 3rd in the U.S. with 227 operating centers and 54 more in development as of April 2026, according to Stanford.

Meet Seramic Materials from Abu Dhabi

Based in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, Seramic Materials was founded in 2019 by Dr. Nicolas Calvet and Dr. Jean-François Hoffmann, researchers working at the intersection of renewable energy and materials science. The company grew out of the Masdar Institute ecosystem and is supported by clean tech programs like The Catalyst, with early backing of around $150,000 and more than $2 million invested in research and development over time.

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Based in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi, Seramic Materials was founded in 2019 by Dr. Nicolas Calvet and Dr. Jean-François Hoffmann, researchers working at the intersection of renewable energy and materials science. The company grew out of the Masdar Institute ecosystem and is supported by clean tech programs like The Catalyst, with early backing of around $150,000 and more than $2 million invested in research and development over time.

24 7 renewable energy: how solar, wind, batteries and AI SaaS replace fossil fuels

A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency based in Abu Dhabi makes something clear that many in the industry already suspected. When solar and wind are paired with battery storage, they can deliver reliable, round the clock electricity at costs that compete with, and often beat, fossil fuels.

A summer of sugar wax or time for laser treatments? The environmental answer

Green Prophet readers know we write a lot about hair. We have covered the halal and the haram sides of hair removal for Muslims. We have written about sugar waxing, Persian sugaring, threading, and the beauty secrets that came out of the Middle East long before salons started calling them trends. Our articles on sugar wax broke the internet a few times. 

Make paper mache with flowers to create stunning vase

There’s something quietly beautiful about what Rebloom Studio is doing, and it starts with waste. At wholesale flower markets, mountains of unsold blooms are tossed out at the end of each cycle. Perfect flowers, just not sold in time. Most of them are burned or dumped. Rebloom takes that moment and turns it into something else.
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