Oil saving win-win drives Saudi solar power boom
Source: GMA News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-22 08:00:30 -0700 | green-news
Saudi energy officials have talked of becoming major solar players for years, but while China built 5,000 MW in 2012 alone, Saudi solar capacity is still insignificant. That is set to change, with an economic argument too strong to...
Piling garbage pollutes...
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-18 16:12:35 -0700 | green-news
52 am Rawdah district residents are complaining that garbage has not been collected for over a week in their neighborhoods and has been causing them severe health problems. Abdulaziz Saqa, a student studying at a nearby language center, said: "The...
Bird flu death toll rises in China
Source: Al Jazeera English
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-24 08:01:19 -0700 | green-news
12 The number of new cases has dwindled in some provinces, which have scaled back emergency operations [Reuters] Four more people have died from a new strain of bird flu in China, bringing the death toll from the H7N9 virus...
?Coastal work adversely affects fish reproduction?
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-08 17:06:49 -0700 | green-news
Saeed Al-Abyad Thursday 9 May 2013 Last Update 9 May 2013 1:45 am Prince Turki bin Nasser, chairman of the Presidency of Meteorology and the Environment (PME), said that his department always seeks to develop and activate all possible means,...
At least 25 dead in heavy rains, flooding in Saudi Arabia
Source: United Press International
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-08 11:09:28 -0700 | green-news
Massive efforts are under way in Saudi Arabia to find three people missing in heavy rains and floods in which at least 25 people have died, officials say. Civil defense officials say 6,800 people have been rescued and 4,700 evacuated...
Severe weather buffets Saudi Arabia, at least 24 dead
Source: The Daily Star
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-24 07:40:59 -0700 | green-news
Saudi authorities warned residents in the southwest city of Al-Baha Friday that a dam was likely to burst and flood the local area, in a week where unusually severe weather conditions have killed 24. Water levels in Al-Aqiq dam are...
Saudi floods death toll reaches...
Source: Qatar English Daily
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-05-02 18:00:00 -0700 | green-news
Twenty people have died and four people remain missing in Saudi Arabia after heavy downpours triggered flash floods in the desert kingdom for nearly a week, civil defence authorities said yesterday. People have drowned in several areas of Saudi Arabia,...
Saudi oil export...
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-04-30 16:53:03 -0700 | green-news
Wednesday 1 May 2013 Last Update 1 May 2013 2:21 am Saudi Arabia will remain the major supplier of energy to the world for many more decades, said Prince Turki Al-Faisal, Chairman of King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic...
Riyadh has a wet Friday; more rain on way
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-04-26 17:35:28 -0700 | green-news
Saturday 27 April 2013 Last Update 27 April 2013 2:23 am Heavy rains lashed Riyadh in the forenoon yesterday. Worshippers in some areas went for Friday prayers completely drenched...The Riyadh Civil Defense Department advised people to take extra precaution and...
Met Office says foreign forecasts not credible
Source: Arab News
Yanbu :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-04-23 17:29:40 -0700 | green-news
Kingdom is changing drastically, saying such media reports are imprecise and incorrect in the majority of cases. Arab News: The Kingdom is experiencing a transitional climate period and the General Presidency will issue a detailed report within the next two...
2 power plants to rise in Tabuk worth SAR10bn
Source: Zawya Regional
Tabūk :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-04-20 01:32:31 -0700 | green-news
Two power-generating plants with a capacity of 2,500 megawatts are expected to be set up in Tabuk region. The two plants will operate using natural gas at Al-Muwailih at a cost of SR10 billion. Also, a number of high voltage...
GCC alert over radiation fears
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-04-15 03:48:18 -0700 | green-news
Monday 15 April 2013 Last Update 15 April 2013 12:50 am The GCC yesterday expressed deep concerns over the possible radiation leaks following an earthquake in the area and called on the International Atomic Energy Agency to rush inspectors to...
Solar power export to Europe planned by KSA
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-04-12 15:07:12 -0700 | green-news
Saturday 13 April 2013 Last Update 13 April 2013 12:31 am The Kingdom, which is planning massive investment in renewable energy, hopes to export solar electricity to Europe in winter, says a senior official...It has to be examined thoroughly by...
KSA has 1,300 islands...
Source: Arab News
Riyadh :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-04-11 17:32:45 -0700 | green-news
Friday 12 April 2013 Last Update 12 April 2013 12:50 am The Saudi Geological Survey (SGS) revealed that there are more than 1,300 Saudi islands scattered along the Kingdom's coastline in the Red Sea and the Arabia Gulf, across 3,800...
Alstom in deal for ?...
Source: Arab News
Yanbu :: Saudi Arabia | updated 2013-04-07 15:57:06 -0700 | green-news
Monday 8 April 2013 Last Update 8 April 2013 1:52 am Alstom has been awarded a contract to supply equipment for the Yanbu 3 power and desalination plant located on the Red Sea coast in the western part of Saudi...
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