Oct 04,2016 AMMAN — The sun has just risen over Maan, 220km south of the capital, casting a fiery glow that is reflected off the seemingly endless rows of black thin film photovoltaic (PV) solar power modules. There is nothing but the gentle whirr of the plant’s inverters to indicate that the facility is silently […]

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Reuters, Baghdad Thursday, 6 October 2016 Several wells in Iraq’s Qayyara oilfield continue to burn six weeks after the US-backed Iraqi forces ousted ISIS militants from the town as part of their push on the ISIS stronghold of Mosul, the oil ministry said on Wednesday. The militants torched oil wells in the region to help […]

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Al-Masry Al-Youm An oil spill has polluted the coast around the Red Sea city of Ras Ghareb, the second such spill in the area in the past month. Informed sources from the Red Sea governorate say the oil spill was noticed several days ago by Environment Ministry authorities, with an environmental emergency declared while officials […]

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By Bahaa Al Deen Al Nawas – Oct 02,2016 The Ayla Golf Course in Aqaba is designed by professional golfer Greg Norman (Photo courtesy of Ayla Oasis Development Company) AQABA — Some 72 golfers took part in an amateur tournament on Friday to mark the opening of Jordan’s first 18-hole championship golf course in Aqaba, […]

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Aswat Masriya Over 43,000 Egyptians died from diseases related to air pollution in 2012, a report issued by the World Health Organization (WHO) said. The diseases included in the report comprised acute lower respiratory, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, stroke, ischemic heart disease (IHD) and lung cancer. According to the report, 22,327 Egyptians died of IHD […]

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Al-Masry Al-Youm In the midst of Cairo’s unbearable traffic and heat, a young man with KarmSolar, a solar technology and integration company, rides around on a bike, a mode of transportation that is both fast and environmentally friendly. The bikes are provided by KarmSolar to all their employees and are part of their efforts to […]

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Dear Friends and Colleagues, A quick reminder that the deadline for submitting abstracts to the IWRA XVIth World Water Congress is now only one month away = 15 October. The deadline for submitting proposals for Special Sessions is 15 November. The Congress, which will take place in Cancun, Mexico, May 29 – June 2, 2017, […]

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SHARON UDASIN 09/26/2016 The Leviathan reservoir developers aim to complete construction and development of the field, and begin delivering gas to Jordan, in as little as three years, the Noble Energy statement said. Israel will be supplying critical quantities of natural gas to Jordan upon the development of the Leviathan reservoir as a result of […]

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Just one month after the price of solar power in Chile dropped to half the cost of coal, a new record low price has already been established. A solar plant in Abu Dhabi fetched a bid of just 2.42 cents per kilowatt hour, edging out Chile’s previous record of 2.91 cents. The new price, offered […]

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By SHARON UDASIN 09/21/2016 The Jerusalem-based SunDwater, whose standalone system harnesses heat through concentrated solar power, now has two fully operational pre-production models purifying water in the Arava Desert. Remote villages around the world that lack access to both electricity and potable water may soon be able to quench their thirst, with the development of […]

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New plant in Mafraq to supply power at 6.9 cents per kilowatt-hour By JT – Sep 25,2016 AMMAN — International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, has arranged a $76 million financing package for Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) to build a new 50 megawatt solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant in northern […]

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Thousands of residents will benefit from a UK-funded project designed to assist municipalities in meeting community needs, part of UNDP and the Ministry of Social Affairs’ project: The Lebanon Host Communities Support Project, a press release said on Friday. In his first official visit to Sidon, where he met with Mayor Mohammed el-Saudi and members […]

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Six hundred “green mosques” are to be created in Morocco by March 2019 in a national consciousness-raising initiative that aims to speed the country’s journey to clean energy. If all goes to plan, the green revamp will see LED lighting, solar thermal water heaters and photovoltaic systems installed in 100 mosques by the end of […]

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By JUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH 09/20/2016 Some 300 million people around the world get their potable water from 17,000 desalination plants in 150 countries, including Israel. Researchers have already shown that depending on desalinated water for drinking that lacks magnesium can raise the risk of heart disease. Now, researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem maintain that […]

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Egypt, Sudan and Ethiopia commissioned studies into the environmental and economic impact of a $4 billion dam on the Nile that Addis Ababa aims to make the centerpiece of its bid to become Africa’s biggest power exporter. The 6,000-megawatt Grand Renaissance Dam, situated close to Ethiopia’s border with Sudan and being built by Italy’s largest […]

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Kingdom’s shrinking forest lands threatened by fires, illegal logging By Hana Namrouqa – Sep 18,2016 – A total of 1,982 violations on forest lands have been registered since 2002 AMMAN — Plans are under way to employ modern technology in combating violations against the Kingdom’s forests, government officials said on Sunday. The Ministry of Agriculture […]

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FAO working to enhance food security in Jordan By Khetam Malkawi – Sep 11,2016 Participants in a project implemented by the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation in northern Jordan use a ‘soilless mechanism’ to grow plants for food production recently (Photo courtesy of FAO) AMMAN — Although it was implemented on a limited scale, a […]

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Israel has encouraged Israelis to buy new cars, while shelving alternative public transportation projects. By 2030, its economy will lose $10 billion due to decreased mobility, loss of work hours, traffic accidents and pollution. Haaretz Editorial Sep 15, 2016 It’s hard to shake off the feeling that traffic has grown heavier in recent months. The […]

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Ram Eisenberg has been tasked by the city with finding ways to improve the walking experience for pedestrians. He has his work cut out for him. Avraham Balaban Sep 17, 2016 I meet landscape architect Ram Eisenberg next to Gan Ha’ir Mall in Tel Aviv. Eisenberg is conducting a study for the municipality’s strategic planning […]

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Works to set up a seaside garbage landfill in Bourj Hammoud will be completed on October 7 and the Sukleen firm will start removing accumulated trash from 45 towns in Northern Metn and Keserwan as of Tuesday night, Agriculture Minister Akram Shehayyeb said. “The problem was not in the roadway towards decentralization but rather in […]

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