In a report for CNN’s Eco Solutions, Anna Stewart explores how Egyptian company Tagaddod is producing biofuels using recycled cooking oil collected from households around the country. According to the OECD, throughout a year the average human consumes around 20kg of vegetable oil. In Egypt, this number is even higher. Once used, most cooking oil is discarded. Cairo-based startup Tagaddod […]

Rolls-Royce’s hybrid-electric aero power and propulsion system has delivered more than a megawatt of power just weeks after going on test for the first time. Power Generation System 1 (PGS1) reached the milestone at the newly-renovatedTestbed 108 in Bristol, UK. Testing is continuing with the aim of reaching up to 2.5 megawatts. PGS1 is a […]

Tech Mahindra, a leading provider of digital transformation, consulting, and business re-engineering services & solutions, has been recognized for leadership in corporate sustainability by global environmental non-profit CDP, securing a place on its prestigious ‘A List’ for tackling climate change, as well as acting to protect water security – two of the three environmental themes covered […]

According to the Arab Petroleum Investments Corporation’s (APICORP) latest report‘Leveraging Energy Storage Systems InMENA,’ MENA countries must rapidly scale up and integrate variable renewable energy (VRE) – such as solar PV and onshore wind –into their respective power gridsif they are to meet their national renewable energy targets in the medium term. Scaling up renewables […]

Laundryheap, the world’s fastest-growing on-demand laundry and dry cleaning platform, today announced its exciting rebrand, introducing its increased sustainablity measures and customer offerings. As the business expands in the region, the rebrand reflects Laundryheap’s evolution since its inception in 2014 into a purpose-led, customer-centric business with sustainable initiatives at its center. Laundryheap’s ‘new face’, has […]