Sustainability Real-time pollution tracking to help clear the air in Abu Dhabi Abu Dhabi has invited companies to bid for a contract to develop a “digital twin” focused on real-time monitoring of air quality in a desert region that is among the dustiest in the world. A digital twin is a virtual representation of an object or system designed to accurately reflect a physical object, in this […] April 16, 2025
Opinion Food & Drink Ramadan’s impact on Gulf consumer trends, from dates to digital deals To thrive, food and beverage companies must adapt strategies to meet customers needs March 26, 2025
Opinion Sustainability The Woodlands, a Texan experiment in sustainability The US idyll is an example of how to organise a comfortable urban life in a hydrocarbon environment March 21, 2025
Sustainability Aramco Ventures invests in global climate tech startups The venture capital arm of Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest listed oil major, has invested in two climate tech startups. Aramco Ventures said it had invested in Ucaneo, a German company that is developing a direct air capture (DAC) demonstration plant expected to be commissioned in the first half of 2026. Ucaneo raised €6.75 million […] March 13, 2025
Finance Saudi’s first sovereign green bond oversubscribed six times Saudi Arabia’s sale of its first sovereign “green” bonds – together with more conventional fixed-income bonds – was oversubscribed six times, according to the Saudi National Debt Management Centre. The sale consisted of €1.5 billion ($1.58 billion) of seven-year, euro-denominated green bonds and €750 million 12-year conventional debt. A green bond is where the seller […] February 26, 2025
Sustainability Oman set to start plastic recycling plant this year Oman is likely to start operations at its biggest plastic recycling plant in the third quarter of 2025, according to a news report. The project, located close to Sohar Port, will have a processing capacity of 200 metric tonnes per day, the Oman Daily Observer reported. The volume of recyclable waste, including plastics, produced in […] February 23, 2025
