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InnoSave Greens Big Electric Motors to Save Energy Costs

Large public escalator systems, like this one, can operate "greener" by using InnoSave's energy saving systems. Electric motors, running on both direct and alternating electrical...

Hayat Sindi: The Saudi Scientist Changing The World

Hayat Sindi holds up the postage stamp-sized invention that could save the lives of millions of people Born in Saudi Arabia, Hayat Sindi's path into...

Palestine’s Geothermal Pioneer Shares Expertise Online

The University of Madaba’s geothermal system, the largest in the Middle East Khaled Al-Sabawi, founder and president of Palestinian green energy pioneers MENA Geothermal, was...

Bosphorus To Become Center of Hydrogen Energy Production If Second Canal Is Built

The proposed canal has been slammed by Turkish environmentalists. But authorities at Turkey's center for hydrogen energy technology see a silver lining: the canal...

Recycling Tires Can Rid Egypt Of Fumes, Mosquitoes And Rats

A new initiative could put an end to this in Cairo! Nine million used rubber tires are dumped in Cairo every year, according to the...

Israel To Research from the Moon?

Studying earth from the moon could help humanity better understand climate change, Israeli engineers in Google Lunar X competition say. (From left, SPACE IL’s...

The UAE’s Plastic Bag Story Isn’t Eco-Happy Yet

The plastic bag story isn't over yet, but it's definitely on the right track. United Arab Emirates' residents are awash with excitement over the Ministry...

120 Dubai buildings do the Internet of Things to save energy

In order to reduce their energy consumption, hundreds of buildings are being connected to Pacific Control Cloud Systems' M2M technology. Over one hundred buildings in...

Post-Revolution Egypt Wants New Wind Farms

Make wind power? Egypt wants to talk to you about its electricity needs. In a summary of the policy environment for wind power in Egypt...

Gulf Interconnection Electrical Grid Could Save Billions in Energy-Hungry Gulf

Six Gulf states hook up for profit A few years late, phase two of the long-planned GCC Grid was inaugurated this week. When all four...

Empower to Cool Dubai With Recycled Sewage

District cooling is already super green. Now Ahmad Bin Shafir plans to take the mission one step further Wild and crazy Dubai is hardly known...

Next BrightSource US Solar Projects Make More Energy than Fossil-Fuel Plants

BrightSource Energy has two new mega solar thermal projects in "advanced development" in California, according to its recent filing with the...

BrightSource Energy Has Potential to Supply 13% of California’s Electricity

According to its recent filing with the SEC, BrightSource Energy has control of approximately 110,000 acres suitable for solar development in California ...

Obvious Rainwater-Harvester Idea Wins Phillips Livable Cities Award

Yemen has the dubious distinction of being the first country that is expected to entirely run out of water, as the globe heats...

OPEC Countries Seek “Developing Nation” Funds to Capture CO2

Oil giants are looking into CCS to cut greenhouse gases. good for them! But who should pay for it? Well, now we know why Saudi...

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