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Egypt’s Ministry of Electricity and Renewable Energy and the New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA) together with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) will co-organise the country’s first high-level renewable energy conference in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. The three-day Egypt Renewable Energy Conference, held from October 9-11, will seek to advance renewables development in the country … Continue reading →High-Level Renewable Energy Conference to Advance Low-Carbon Development in Egypt

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated Egypt’s giant sustainable wind farm, which is the “largest in the world” of its kind, according to the presidency spokesperson. The new $670 million wind farm has 290 turbines with a 580-megawatt (MW) capacity. The wind installations are located off Gabal el-Zeit along the Red Sea coast and are clustered … Continue reading →Egypt launches a massive wind farm!

As part of the Nile Delta protection project, currently implemented by Egypt in cooperation with the Green Climate Fund (GCF), an affiliate of the Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), a new detection system to monitor the impact of climate change along the Mediterranean shores is going to be established. Mohamed Abdel Ati, minister of irrigation … Continue reading →New monitoring system for climate change impacts on Egypt’s shores

Sunlight + Air = Water. It’s a befuddling equation, but it’s at the heart of a new solar hydropanel developed by Arizona-based startup Zero Mass Water. The company’s SOURCE panels can be installed atop any building just like standard photovoltaics, but instead of just harvesting solar energy, they use the sun’s rays to pull water … Continue reading →New rooftop solar hydropanels harvest drinking water and energy at the same time

Brits may prefer tea, but their busses will be getting a buzz from coffee. U.K. startup bio-bean, Shell, and Argent Energy have teamed up to fill London’s double-deckers with an innovative new java-based fuel. According to CNN, bio-bean has already brewed up 6,000 liters (1,585 gallons) of the high-octane joe, an amount able to power one … Continue reading →London buses swap out diesel for a coffee-based biofuel

By 2020 Abu Dhabi will recycle and re-use all of its wastewater within the emirate, officials said. As it stands now, Abu Dhabi currently reuses only five per cent of its treated wastewater while the emirate uses 60 per cent groundwater and 35 per cent desalinated water, Environment Agency-Abu Dhabi (EAD) revealed it in its … Continue reading →Abu Dhabi to recycle, re-use all waste water by 2020

The dominant position that China holds in global manufacturing means that for many years China has also been the largest global importer of many types of recyclable materials. Last year, Chinese manufacturers imported 7.3m metric tonnes of waste plastics from developed countries including the UK, the EU, the US and Japan. However, in July 2017, … Continue reading →China has banned foreign waste, so what’s the future of world recycling?

Today Evovelo unveiled a tiny solar-powered vehicle that combines the advantages of a car — such as safety, weather protection and stability — with the ease of a bicycle and the low energy consumption and space utilization of a light electric vehicle. The cute little trike is called Mö, and its practicality, customization, and sustainability make … Continue reading →Evovelo unveils little solar car you can pedal like a bicycle

Plastics clog up our oceans, take a million years to decompose, and directly affect our food chain. Basically, they’re a threat to our entire ecosystem. On the other hand, we have tonnes of agricultural excess that is burnt, leading to another big problem—adding to the existing unchecked air pollution. The after effects of the two … Continue reading →Bio-lutions turns agricultural waste into biodegradable packaging

The aviation industry is a major source of greenhouse gas emissions. In 2011, aviation contributed around 3% of Australia’s emissions. Despite improvements in efficiency, global aviation emissions are expected to grow 70% by 2020 from 2005. While the industry is seeking new renewable fuel sources, growing biofuels takes up valuable land and water that could … Continue reading →Could a solution to reducing aviation emissions be found in the Arabian Desert?