DEWA says the first phase of the Hassyan seawater reverse osmosis complex is about 78% complete and due in Q1 2027. The 180 MIGD project — delivered under an IWP model with ACWA Power — aims to set a low water tariff, integrate solar power and mark a strategic shift from thermal to energy‑efficient desalination in Dubai. HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), inspected progress on the Hassyan seawater reverse osmosis (RO) desalination complex’s first phase this week, as the utility moves to expand desalination capacity with more…

The National Centre of Meteorology has expanded forecasting, early‑warning and operational capacity — including a regional supercomputer, an Emirates Weather Enhancement Factory and a four‑plane seeding fleet — as officials prepare to intensify missions this winter while researchers call for stronger verification and transparency. According to the original Gulf Business report, the United Arab Emirates is sharpening preparations for winter cloud‑seeding operations as the country’s meteorological services expand their forecasting and early‑warning capabilities. Honestly, the aim is to be ready when the weather windows open. H.H. Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited the National Centre of Meteorology (NCM) headquarters…

The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority has launched a stepped‑up campaign combining regulation, guidance and public education to reduce losses across the harvest‑to‑retail chain and curb household waste through better shopping, storage and portioning. The Abu Dhabi Agriculture and Food Safety Authority (ADAFSA) is stepping up its appeals to households, retailers and producers to curb food loss and waste, arguing that small shifts in shopping, storage and portioning can make a big difference for the emirate’s food security and the planet. Speaking in a remote awareness session aimed at food‑chain workers and the wider community, the authority urged…

In a world of geopolitical shocks and fragmented regulation, companies that build interoperable networks — from midstream operators securing egress and fee‑based cash flows to tech firms enabling multi‑cloud compliance — are outpacing siloed rivals; investors should prioritise observable indicators of ecosystem alignment, not rhetoric. Corporate leaders are increasingly treating ecosystem design less as a marketing tagline and more as a core capability. In a landscape marked by geopolitical shocks, shifting leadership priorities and region‑by‑region regulatory fragmentation, firms that reframe themselves as interoperable networks are starting to outpace those sticking to siloed operating models. According to an AInvest analysis, ecosystem…

EWEC has issued a formal RFP for the Al Nouf independent power project, a seawater‑cooled, carbon‑capture‑ready 3.3GW CCGT sited in a new coastal Al Nouf Complex that will also host reverse‑osmosis desalination and future utility projects; bids are due Q4 2025 with commercial operations targeted for Q3 2029. Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has kicked off a formal Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Al Nouf IPP project, a move that underscores Abu Dhabi’s near‑term power planning. According to a government news release—one that’s been republished widely in industry outlets—Al Nouf is being tendered as a carbon‑capture‑ready combined‑cycle gas…

Dubai Municipality carried out more than 25,000 inspections in the first half of 2025 — a 36% rise year‑on‑year — issuing more completion certificates, enforcing suspensions of consultancies and boosting use of green concrete and soil recycling as it tightens oversight of a rapidly expanding construction pipeline. Dubai Municipality says it stepped up oversight of the emirate’s building boom in the first half of 2025, carrying out more than 25,000 field inspections as it pushed to tighten quality, safety and environmental standards across a growing slate of projects. According to the authority’s release, the inspections — up 36% from the…

PV Hardware has upgraded its AxoneDuo Infinity tracker with terrain-following capability that tolerates about 2° post-to-post variation, promising reduced grading, shorter piles and faster installs for sloped or sensitive sites as competition in the terrain-adaptive tracker market heats up. PV Hardware has equipped its AxoneDuo Infinity solar tracker with terrain-following capability, saying the system can now handle up to about 2° of post-to-post variation. This makes sloped, uneven, and rocky sites more viable for both utility-scale and distributed PV. The enhancement is pitched for projects in sensitive ecological areas, agrivoltaics setups, and jurisdictions with strict permitting where keeping the natural…

What began as an experimental indoor trial in Lebanon in 2011 has become Shade of Greens, a Dubai-based vertical farm that claims industry-leading, shelf-level climate control and condensate reuse — but its high-density yields, water-treatment and automation choices underline the trade-offs facing Gulf indoor agriculture as it scales into Kuwait and beyond. Fifteen years after a nasty bout of food poisoning at a fine-dining restaurant pushed one family to rethink where its produce came from, a small experimental project in Lebanon has grown into one of the Gulf’s more distinctive vertical-farming ventures. A feature in HortiDaily notes that Roy Debbas…

A joint review from the American University of Sharjah and Heriot‑Watt finds that improved solvents, electrochemical regeneration and advanced sorbents could cut the energy and cost penalties of industrial carbon capture — yet material durability, industrial purity targets and infrastructure needs mean pilots and policy will determine whether regional ambitions reach gigatonne scale by the 2030s. A joint review by the American University of Sharjah and Heriot‑Watt University sketches a brighter, though still cautious, horizon for carbon capture in the Gulf. The paper surveys recent progress in solvent chemistry, sorbent materials and electrochemical regeneration, arguing that a new generation of…

With inland temperatures repeatedly topping 50°C and coastal cities in the mid‑40s, UAE authorities are reinforcing midday work bans, ramping up health outreach and urging employers to adopt early‑warning systems and cooling measures to protect outdoor labourers and vulnerable residents. Honestly, this summer in the United Arab Emirates is a brutal stretch of heat. Inland readings have repeatedly climbed into the 50s Celsius with little relief after dark. According to the National Centre of Meteorology, Sweihan logged 51.8°C on 1 August 2025 — a figure Reuters noted as close to the country’s all‑time high of 52.1°C. Other inland sites stayed…