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,... Archana Menon • 11 October, 2016 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... Maysaa Ajjan • 12 October, 2016 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... Eman Mostafa • 03 October, 2016 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,... Rachel Williamson • 26 September, 2016 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,... Dana Ballout • 14 September, 2016 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... Rachel Williamson • 29 August, 2016 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... Rachel Williamson • 24 August, 2016 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... Rachel Williamson • 09 August, 2016 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... Lucy Knight • 04 August, 2016 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... Tala El Issa • 10 August, 2016 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... Tala El Issa • 26 July, 2016 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... Lucy Knight • 20 July, 2016 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... Eduard Cousin • 20 July, 2016 KarmSolar solar energy Juhayna
Maghreb How is this startup bootstrapping solar and water solutions? Alto Solution has entered the tough B2B market for energy and water products. (Image via Alto Solution) How can we continue humanity’s d... Aline Mayard • 22 May, 2016 renewables solar desalination desalination
Egypt The solution to Cairo gridlock is already here [Video] Smart car use in Egypt is not a fantasy, fuelled by visions of Google cars and Tesla Model 3s, it's a real possibility. Ismail... Rachel Williamson • 05 April, 2016 Raye7 smart transportation Ismail Zohdy
Maghreb Saphon: the Tunisian wind-energy revolution is official Saphon's wind turbine: cheaper, more efficient, safer. (Image via Saphon) For the last four years, Tunisian company Saphon has... Aline Mayard • 13 April, 2016 Saphon Energy MEMakersGE wind energy
Egypt Micro-production of micro-solar launches in Egypt Tiba Solar CEO Ahmed Al-Abd (left) in December at his Cairo factory as the company kicked into first production. With him is Ain Al-Bee'ah... Sara Aggour • 14 April, 2016 Tiba Solar manufacturing solar
Jordan Solutions to Jordan’s climate change challenges? Jordan can be pretty dry. (Image via Letstravelsomewhere.com) As an arid, resource poor nation, Jordan has historically relied on foreign... Samuel Wendel • 14 March, 2016 IndyACT Jordan IEEE Jordan Young Professionals Energy Master Plan
Egypt Egypt's green building opportunity Egypt Green Building Council (EEGBC) head Salah El-Haggar, UAE Green Buildings Council vice president Khaled Boushnaq... Eman Mostafa • 16 March, 2016 green buildings DesignBuildBreathe MEMakersGE
Egypt Egypt's first FiT payout goes to startup Cairo Solar Hisham Tawfik's FiT cheque from North Cairo Electricity Distribution Company. (Image via Hatem Tawfik) After much skepticism about... Sara Aggour • 24 December, 2015 renewables FiT feed in tariff
Egypt Startups urged to use Egypt's wealth of waste Rubbish piled in the streets and beside waterways is a common sight in many of Egypt's cities and rural areas. (Image via... Sara Aggour • 22 November, 2015 PET flakes El Misbah El Mudii Tagaddod
Lebanon An eco-friendly solution to dispose of pharmaceutical waste in Lebanon A 'pill-board' building. (Image via Ziad Abi-Chaker) This article is a crosspost with the MIT Technology Review Arab Edition written by N... MIT Technology Review • 03 November, 2015 MIT Technology Review Arab Edition cedar environmental expired medication
Regional 5 ecofriendly developments in MENA Attention is shifting towards harnessing the powers of the environment for new energy sources, and the Middle East is securing its own... Ahmed Gabr • 18 October, 2015 Khalifa Al Tajer Mosque Bahrain World Trade Center The Gate
U.A.E It’s alive! Epygen organisms alter ME oil industry The oil game is still played very traditionally in the Middle East, but companies such as Dubai’s biotech firm Epygen Labs are slowly... Rachel Williamson • 27 September, 2015 enzymes filter cake Epygen