Abu Dhabi to build new green city in Middle East. It sits in the middle of a harsh, barren desert, sweltering in searing heat. It has no clean water, its sea is polluted and there is no topsoil, just a covering of sand. It is also the biggest per capita consumer of fuel, massively reliant […]
It could change the way companies make and distribute renewable energy technologies: We reported about the International Renewable Agency that convened in Sharm, Egypt this month. Today we get the news that the Abu Dhabi’s Masdar City, the world’s first carbon-neutral, will house the new Agency known as IRENA. According to a press release issued […]
Masdar City, a unique and innovative commercial and residential project underway in Abu Dhabi, is being promoted as the first carbon free community in the world. Begun in 2006, and conceived by the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, the entire project will eventually house some 50,000 people and 1.500 businesses supplying environmentally friendly products, the […]
Taking God-Knows-How-Much of the world’s non-renewable energy sources to build, developers of the world’s first zero carbon city, Masdar City, proclaim that the historic groundbreaking in Abu Dhabi will take place this month. (In advance, Daniel’s posted on Abu Dhabi’s Podcar People Mover). While I think the concept is definitely thought provoking — as the […]
A new solar project in Barbuda combines a hybrid solar photovoltaic (PV) plant, featuring 720 kilowatts-peak (kWp) of solar PV panels, connected to an 863 kilowatt-hour (kWh) battery, and capable of fully meeting the island’s current daytime energy demand. The plant will enable Barbuda to reduce annual diesel fuel consumption by 406,000 litres and cut carbon dioxide emissions by over 1 million kg.
Big enough to fit 20 Empire State buildings inside, consider the Mukaab in Riyadh is a shape-shifting fantasy block where inside you enter realms of the multiverse, without the goggles.
Can architects, and students of architecture do better for planet and people? Yes, the answers are in the bible of vernacular architecture called Habitat: Vernacular Architecture for a Changing World, edited by architect Sandra Piesik with contributions from about 100 architects who specialise in geographic regions and materials.
Tesla founder Elon Musk lands in Israel to smooth out antisemitism accusations with the Jews, meet families of hostages taken by Hamas terrorists.
The history, challenges and what we can learn about New Gourna, the sustainable town invented and built by Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy.
If I look at the track record of Saudi Arabia with its production and manipulation of cost of fossil fuels by Saudi Aramco and its apparent lack of awareness for sustainable development, it would make more sense to choose a country like Israel to host World Environment Day.
Keep your chocolate pure, fair trade and organic: a guide to eating chocolate the green way.
How can you teach your entire engineering team a new set of software? Being energy efficient applies to how you train your employees on new tools.
Saudi Arabia's crown ruler has decided to put oil money profits from Saudi Aramco, its national oil company and largest company in the world, to an interesting use: he is building 110-mile long 15-minute city called The Line on the coast of the Red Sea.
A common material called a zeolite might lead to breakthroughs in energy storage
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid plans that 80% of his city will be available to everyone within a 20-minute sustainable bus, train, walk, or bike journey.