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UAE Outlines Strategy For ‘Power-To-Liquid’ Transition For Sustainable Aviation Fuel | |
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The UAE has launched a road map that will enable sustainable aviation fuel to decarbonise the sector.A white paper on the ‘Power-to-Liquids Roadmap: Fuelling the Aviation Energy Transition in the UAE’ was drafted along with the ministry of energy and infrastructure and the World Economic Forum (WEF), which outlined the financial, economic and environmental benefits of PtL in decarbonising the country’s aviation industry.
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It said PtL is offering a unique opportunity for the country to amplify domestic resources, infrastructure and expertise to grow and decarbonise the economy.
“The UAE is in an excellent strategic position to build a globally leading PtL industry. The analysis demonstrates that it will be financially beneficial, environmentally necessary and practical to deploy PtL capacity to decarbonise the UAE aviation industry,” the white paper noted.
Launching the PtL roadmap, Sharif Al Olama, under-secretary of the ministry of energy and infrastructure for the energy and petroleum sector, said, “The UAE has exerted significant efforts to launch distinguished projects and initiatives in the energy sector, most notably in clean energy, to support the UAE Net Zero by 2050 strategic initiative and in line with the Paris Climate Agreement,” emphasising the efforts to enhance the country’s overall stature.
He said the UAE was closely cooperating with regional and international partners, with the aim of achieving sustainability in the energy sector.
The aviation sector is one of UAE’s success stories, playing a vital role in the national and the regional economies, helping diversification, tourism and supporting job creation.