Global

Can footsteps power our world?

Sustainability has dominated economic and political agendas across the world this past year. Governments have recognised the need for clean...

Wamda • 23 December, 2019

Sustainability Climate change Green Energy

Turkey

How this Turkish startup optimizes wind energy plants’ production

Green energy is developing towards a mainstream, competitive, and reliable technology. Governments around the globe are investing big...

Rana Freifer • 25 June, 2017

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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...

Teeb Assaf • 18 October, 2016

Cleantech MEMakersGE Green Energy

Saudi Arabia

Saudi startup aims to make solar PV predictable

In the 20th century, Saudi Arabia was a global power thanks to oil; in the 21st century, it might still play a dominant role - but...

Reine Farhat • 09 July, 2015

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Egypt

Meet the Egyptian startup working to green the Middle East's oil industry

Fifteen years ago fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, irrevocably changed the global oil and gas sector. Today, technology developed in the...

Rachel Williamson • 07 June, 2015

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Egypt

Egyptian power cuts fuel an ecommerce solution

For the majority of Egypt’s 82 million residents, 2014 will no doubt go down in history as the year of the power cut. It didn’t matter whi...

Rachel McArthur • 02 June, 2015

Green Scene Egypt clean tech Green Energy

Maghreb

Tunisian startup begins manufacturing innovative wind turbine; announces Microsoft partnership

Anyone who has had the chance to speak to Anis Aouini and Hassine Labaïed, the cofounders of Tunisia’s Saphon Energy, knows that ...

Aline Mayard • 03 December, 2014

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Egypt

Egypt's energy crisis forces increased interest in clean tech

A year ago, Karim Mostafa, CEO of solar energy solutions provider Gaia, was struggling to get anyone to listen to his...

Daria Solovieva • 29 June, 2014

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Turbines bring winds of change to the West Bank

In 2010, Fadi Quran came back to Palestine during winter break from his senior year at Stanford University, where he was studying Physics...

Eric Reidy • 08 December, 2013

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Egypt's green startups get a boost from mentor meet-up

While the startup industry is booming in the Middle East, it’s a nascent sector that still needs plenty of babysitting. Sometimes this g...

Ahmed Gabr • 17 July, 2013

Training Egypt Mentorship

Entrepreneurs Take on the Arab World's Water and Energy Challenges

This piece was originally published on the Huffington Post on April 3, 2013. With the Middle East and North Africa's water and...

Jamil Wyne • 06 May, 2013

Green Energy Environment

Think Science Fair Unites Technology Talents in the Emirates

The Sunday before last, Dubai witnessed the launch of the biggest national science innovation fair for youth in UAE. The "Think Science"...

Shaimaa El Nazer • 02 May, 2013

Science Emirates Foundation Sustainability

Social Enterprise Week Kicks Off in Dubai Sunday - Register Now!

Social entrepreneurship is one of the most exciting spaces to watch in the Middle East today, as several local pioneers are launching...

Nina Curley • 20 February, 2013

Green Energy Social Change Social Entrepreneurship

KnowElectricity Teaches Pakistan About Energy Efficiency: Can It Become a Sustainable Business?

Scores of Pakistanis are curious about the potential for solar and wind energy to cut costs in a country where continuous power is at a...

Jazib Zahir • 12 December, 2012

Digital Media Environment Green Energy

The Future of Green Technology: What Innovations are on the Horizon?

So you've heard of green buildings, green businesses, green products, and green living, but have you ever heard of green technology? If you...

Shaima Alhaj • 11 November, 2012

Green Energy

Cycling: The Sustainable Solution to Egypt's Congestion Epidemic

Ever thought about using a bike for your routine travel in Egypt?  This distinctly lo-tech solution to the country’s traffic problems w...

Omar Aysha • 31 October, 2012

Education Egypt Environment

Entrepreneur of the Week: Hassine Labaeid of Saphon Energy in Tunisia

This week's Entrepreneur of the Week is Hassine Labaeid, the co-founder of Tunisian Startup Saphon Energy, which focuses on research and ...

Wamda • 18 September, 2012

Green Energy Saphon

Innovative Green Energy and Tech Entrepreneurs Shine at TED@Tunis

At this point, many are familiar with the TED (Technology Entertainment and Design) talk series, which first brought experts together in...

Alia Mahmoud • 14 June, 2012

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Egyptian Company KarmSolar Wins HCT-Wharton Innovation Tournament 2021

The HCT-Wharton Innovation Tournament, held this past Monday and Tuesday in Dubai, challenged entrepreneurs to produce innovative...

Nina Curley • 10 May, 2012

Green Energy Innovation Environment

4 Reasons Why Smart Businesses Go Green

So green is now a trend in the Middle East – even though it’s still to catch on in Saudi Arabia.  It's also a term that's been going ar...

Norah Magraby • 22 April, 2012

Green Energy

KarmSolar: A Solar Energy Solution for Pumping Water in Egypt [Wamda TV]

Ahmed Zahran and Yumna Madi of KarmSolar, which won second place in an elevator pitching round at the MIT Enterprise Forum Arab Business...

Nina Curley • 22 April, 2012

Green Energy MITEF Arab Business Plan Competition MIT

Wind Technology: Could Radical Innovation Come from MENA?

The world today needs a clean and affordable energy solution to address both growing electricity challenges and the effects of global...

Hassine Labaied • 12 April, 2012

Green Energy Environment

6 Ways Tunisia Can Become a Green Energy Leader

Since the 70’s, Tunisia has managed increasing unemployment pressures by promoting low value-added manufacturing sectors such as textiles a...

Hassine Labaied • 29 February, 2012

Green Energy