A major new study by global real estate consultancy Knight Frank, produced in collaboration with the University of Leeds and the University of Bristol, has identified vast, untapped rooftop solar capacity in key Gulf cities, suggesting a commercially viable shift from desert-based mega solar park projects to distributed urban installations.

Renolit Alkorplan, the Spain-based roofing specialist, has introduced a new slip-resistant membrane, the Walkway, which is designed to significantly enhance safety for workers accessing and maintaining flat and pitched roofs.