Tag Archives: United Arab Emirates

Desalination Spending to Double, with United States Among Top 5 Markets

Photo via Jaymi Heimbuch Desalination is the process of purifying salt or brackish water into fresh water. While it has primarily been an energy intensive process that is used as a last resort for generating water in areas like Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, the technology has continually advanced and we’re seeing more [...]

United Arab Emirate’s Reliance on Desalination Spells Water Disaster

Hilton Corniche Apartments & Hotel Residences Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Photo via Uggboy-photograph-world-sense For the UAE, water hasn’t been much of a problem so long as there is plenty of oil. With the wealth that oil provides, more water than one could possibly consume is whipped up in desalination plants and poured over golf [...]

‘Aesthetic Power Plants’ to Make Energy from Art

Ready for some art. The end of Dubai Creek is site #1 for the Land Art Generator Initiative competition. The United Arab Emirates have made their wealth from oil, a fossil fuel environmentalists are trying to consign to the past, but if two American artists have their way, these Persian Gulf states will become pioneers [...]

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