DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, the UAE's clean energy powerhouse, has signed a joint development agreement with the Jordanian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources to develop a 1 gigawatt (GW) wind project with a battery energy storage system (BESS), and a memorandum to explore the feasibility of establishing a green hydrogen plant. Read More

SÃO PAULO, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In another step towards developing the cryptocurrency trading platform Nubank Cripto, Nubank announced today its integration with Talos, the premier provider of institutional digital asset trading technology. With this partnership, customers who wish to trade crypto assets in Brazilian reais through the Nu app will benefit from reduced costs through Talos's Smart Order Routing engine and connectivity to... Read More

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- EARTHDAY.ORG (EDO) is the driving force behind the annual celebration of Earth Day around the world and the leading advocacy group championing the importance of teaching climate education to all students globally.  EDO is delighted to be joining forces with the influential We Are Family Foundation, (WAFF) a not-for-profit organization co-founded by the legendary musician Nile Rodgers.... Read More

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The NDC Partnership and the Government of the United Kingdom launched a centre to catalyze systemic change to unlock climate finance at COP28 today, aiming to generate and streamline solutions for climate vulnerable countries and enable sustainable development. The centre is being financed by the UK Government and created as part of the collaborative work of the Taskforce on Access to Climate Finance.... Read More

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The results of the Global Stocktake and the socioeconomic impacts of climate-related events across the globe call for an urgent transformation of our economies and the mobilization of climate finance at speed and scale. Such transformative change requires increased leadership across the whole of government. As countries advance their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), they are striving to... Read More

LAS CRUCES, N.M., Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Focused Sun announces two revolutionary solar energy solutions, both capturing three times (3X) more energy from the sun than conventional systems., These products capture both the sun's light and its heat, unlike traditional solar panels that only capture sunlight. They offer unparalleled efficiency and sustainability. The Microgrid product features 26 m2 (280 ft2) of solar collectors mounted on... Read More

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB), the UAE's largest bank and one of the world's largest and strongest financial institutions, today announced that it will lend, invest and facilitate over AED500 billion (USD135 billion) in sustainable and transition financing by 2030. Read More

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- President and Chair of the Board of Directors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) Jin Liqun announced on the sidelines of COP28 that AIIB will host the fifth edition of the Finance in Common Summit (FiCS) in China in 2024. It will be the first time the Summit will take place in Asia. "AIIB is delighted to be the host of next year's Summit and we look forward to fruitful discussions on... Read More

CHANGZHOU, China, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- A high-altitude solar and storage plant with modules provided by Trina Solar was connected to the grid in November. The project, in two phases, has total installed capacity of 200MW. It is forecast to generate 340million kWh, slash coal that is mined by 102,300 tonnes and CO2 emissions by 280,800 tonnes a year. The first phase has laid a solid foundation for Trina Solar to deliver 88MW of Vertex... Read More

LONDON, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- QS Quacquarelli Symonds, released the 2024 QS World University Rankings: Sustainability*. The rankings, now featuring 1397 institutions — over double the number from last year's pilot — evaluate universities based on their social and environmental impact, as well as governance. The University of Toronto leads as the world's most sustainable university, followed by the University of California, Berkeley,... Read More

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen collaboration in promoting sustainable infrastructure development and address development challenges in Asia and beyond. AIIB is a multilateral development bank whose mission is financing the "Infrastructure for Tomorrow," infrastructure that... Read More

SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Recently, Frost Sullivan researched the programmable logic controller (PLC) solutions industry and, based on its analysis, recognizes Copia Automation with the 2023 Global Technology Innovation Leadership Award. The company's Git-based version control product is quickly becoming the new gold standard for the PLC solutions market. The cloud-based, vendor-agnostic solution integrates with large PLC... Read More

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Lacework, the data-driven cloud security company, today announced the publication of the second edition of The Modern CISO Network: Board Book. The company launched the first edition of the project in June to help close the cybersecurity knowledge gap in today's boardrooms by highlighting board-ready security leaders. A May 2023 Harvard Business Review survey of 600 boardrooms revealed just... Read More

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Epignosis, a leading global learning software company, today announces the appointment of Nikhil Arora to CEO. Effective December 31, 2023, Thanos Papangelis will evolve from the role of CEO to a board member and product innovation advisor. Prior to joining Epignosis, Arora had a highly successful multi-decade career working for high-growth companies where he spearheaded their launch into new... Read More

ZHUHAI, China, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- At the China Pavilion of the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) on December 3rd, Dong Mingzhu, Chairperson of the Board and President of Gree Electric Appliances and one of enterprise representatives from Guangdong region, attended the conference and delivered a keynote speech of "Gree Technology helps the zero-carbon era", sharing Gree's  zero carbon story in the process of coping... Read More

DARMSTADT, Germany, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Merck, a leading science and technology company, today launched its AIDDISON™ drug discovery software, the first software-as-a-service platform that bridges the gap between virtual molecule design and real-world manufacturability through SynthiaTM retrosynthesis software application programing interface (API) integration. Read More

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (BRI) Persero Tbk. (IDX: BBRI) is confident as it approaches the end of 2023, achieving impressive financial performance. Sunarso, BRI President Director, shared this optimistic outlook during the Public Expose Live 2023 in Jakarta, Indonesia. The event organized by the Indonesia... Read More

DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Ma Jun, President of the Beijing-based Institute of Finance and Sustainability (IFS) and former Co-Chair of the G20 Sustainable Finance Working Group (SFWG), together with representatives from six other founding members, launched the Capacity-building Alliance of Sustainable Investment (CASI) today at COP28. Representatives from over 20 CASI members and partners joined the launch ceremony held in AIIB... Read More

NEW YORK, Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- In the scorching hot and dry Mudug region of Somalia, 16-year-old Bisharo* sits in a cool room surrounded by 19 of her female classmates during the afternoon school break. The girls are attending a mentoring session in their newly built Girls' Friendly Space. The Girls' Friendly Space is Bisharo's sanctuary – a safe space where she can read, eat, pray, relax, converse openly without interruption and... Read More

TROY, Mich., Dec. 5, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Altair (Nasdaq: ALTR), a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI), has expanded its relationship with FIRST® (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) and Altair technology is now available to all teams in FIRST® Robotics Competition Kit of Parts. More than 3,500 high school teams competing in the 2024 season of FIRST Robotics Competition will have free... Read More