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Jordan

Harnessing the power of Jordan's wind [Q&A]

Solar panel units, satellite dishes and water tanks are no longer the only trademarks of residential rooftops. Two-meter high wind turbines...

Taqetna solar Wind

Egypt

Fixing Egypt’s waste crisis one handbag at a time

An Egyptian startup in Aswan is turning palm tree waste into handmade products, and is not only providing jobs but helping to revive...

Napata palm waste waste management

Egypt

Can cleantech be Egypt's greatest wealth generator?

The Egyptian cleantech ecosystem is a few years behind its cousin, pure tech, but the sector is beginning to show signs of consolidation....

Cleantech LACI cleantech Arabia

Morocco

Casablanca gets smart to clean up

Morocco's economic center, the city of Casablanca, has experienced galloping urbanization in recent years and it’s significantly...

smart city morocco NUMA

Egypt

Karmsolar unveils product, deals in Apple-style launch

In a presentation that drew considerably on those of an Apple product launch, Egypt off-grid solar power specialist Karmsolar announced new...

KarmSolar solar power solar pumping

Egypt

Can an underground free market save Egypt solar?

As Egypt’s plans for a large-scale renewable energy industry have disintegrated over the last year, small operators have quietly...

Egypt challenge 22 solar energy

Morocco

What did Morroco gain with COP22?

A lot was at stake for Morocco with the opening of the 22nd COP (Conference Of Parties) UN Climate Change Conference, which began at the...

COP22 morocco MEMakersGE

Egypt

Nawart's cleantech startups a silver lining for Egypt's transition

Egypt may have effectively killed off any interest in industrial scale solar, but a group of people passionate about the cause believe...

MEMakersGE Cleantech Nawart

Egypt

Reclaiming Egypt’s rooftops: Al Bustani reaps urban farm profits

In 2014, Housam Abul-Fotouh was in the Sinai desert building 72,000 square metres of greenhouses. He and cofounder Mohamed Ibrahim had...

Al Bustani Egypt agritech

Regional

How MENA countries rank in terms of cleantech startups [Video]

By 2030, Saudi Arabia will have more renewable energy capacity than any other country in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This...

Cleantech MEMakersGE Green Energy

Algeria

Why isn't carpooling working in Algeria?

Traffic, pollution, honking - the lack of public transportation is a strain on Algerian cities, one that could be solved if more people...

Transport mobilité covoiturage

U.A.E

A step in the ecotourism direction

This year Dubai and Abu Dhabi topped the list of most sustainable cities in MENA. On the global ranking list, however,...

MEMakersGE uae eco resort group

Syria

Syrian inventor on his journey of making a solar-powered washing machine [Q&A]

Twenty-two-year old Syrian inventor Yaman Abou Jeib has the entrepreneurship community buzzing over him, and for good reason too. Aside...

Glean Yaman Abou Jeib Cleantech

Egypt

Replacing wood with straw, an Egyptian environmental solution

Egypt is brewing a number of entrepreneurial projects seeking to provide sustainable solutions for the manufacture of wooden furniture and...

Egypt Dawayer MEMakersGE

Pakistan

Making money from Pakistan’s darkness

This article is the second in a series on solar energy in Pakistan. You can read the first article here. Imagine yourself living tens,...

pakistan solar energy Nizam Energy

Lebanon

Powering up your beach experience

Growing up in a country that sits along the Mediterranean coast, the beach is staple in the country’s summer activities. For many,...

Beachill lebanon solar energy

Global

8 ways electric vehicles will change the way we live

Electric vehicles, or EVs, haven't really reached MENA yet. But when they do, the impact will be as destructive as everywhere else in...

Electric vehicles EVs Bloomberg New Energy Finance

Pakistan

Entrepreneurs soak up the sun in Pakistan

Pakistan is a lucky country. It’s a contrarian view but in the right light it is indeed lucky: rich in technophiles, a 190...

pakistan Harness Energy Pantera Energy

Saudi Arabia

Can solar startups survive in Saudi? [Video]

Saudi is one of the top two markets entrepreneurs want to scale into, but being a primarily oil-based economy it may or may not be right...

KAUST solar energy Saudi Arabia

Lebanon

Back from the brink, FREE

How do you bring yourself back from the financial brink and complete a water irrigation prototype? Antoine Skayem’s company, FREE...

lebanon Free UK Lebanon Tech Hub

Jordan

Decorating Jordan’s homes with its trash

It all started in one of the oldest bookstands in downtown Amman when unemployed Alaa Ziadeh decided to build things... using his...

Jordan Environment Green entrepreneurs

Jordan

Jordanian university breathes life into eco-friendly graduation projects

The two most common options for people after they graduate from university are to either join the general workforce or pursue an academic...

eco friendly green tech Jordan

U.A.E

Saving Dubai’s energy one sky rise at a time

“It’s like the wild west, codes are lax, and no public records.” These are the comments of engineer Charles Blaschke when...

Taka Solutions MIT Media Lab community jameel

Egypt

Karmsolar gives solar power to the people

In Karmsolar’s office on the posh Cairene island of Zamalek the company’s mission statement, to become the most innovative...

KarmSolar solar energy Juhayna

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