In Dubai, design consortium/incubator and registered “FabLab” Tashkeel showcased furniture made from date waste and a floor lamp made from fish scales at Dubai Design Week. The exhibit is part of Tashkeel’s Taween program, which selects emerging designers from the United Arab Emirates. This year’s group focused on novel materials. Designs included a table made […]
In the Philippines, Dubai-based Kampac Oil Middle East FSZO Inc., is negotiating plans to conduct a feasibility study to turn 308.8 acres (125 hectares) in Bataan into an industrial and energy hub. In 2011, Kampac Oil signed an agreement with the Bataan Freeport Authority to build super oil storage tank farm at the port. The […]
In the UAE, Lootah Biofuels and AlgaeOil Ltd have signed an MOU to merge their expertise and begin mass production of algae-based biofuels in Dubai. In the arrangement, Lootah Biofuels will contribute its engineering capability and local knowledge, with AlgaOil providing knowledge of infrastructure for algae cultivation. If the initial startup of the venture is […]
In the UAE, the Crown Prince of Dubai has awarded McDonalds UAE and biofuels refiner Neutral Fuels with a 2011 Dubai Award for Sustainable Transport in the Environmental Protection Category for their dedication to sustainable fuels in the region. Last July, McDonalds started running their supply trucks on biodiesel produced by Neutral Fuels from their […]
In the UAE, the Dubai police department is set to begin fueling its buses with B5 produced from used cooking oil. The UCO will be sourced from within the department’s own organizations. The department recently won an award for commuting 25% of its employees by bus.
In Dubai, the S.S. Lootah Group and Practical Energy Solutions, based in the UK, have signed a partnership agreement to bring the Biobot, a small scale biodiesel production unit, to Dubai. Mr. Colin Bolton, managing director with Practical Energy, states, “Biobot is compatible for home and business use, and can be deployed at schools and […]
