The board of directors at Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has mandated a low-carbon growth strategy, and the company is moving quickly to put it into action by creating a new low-carbon solutions and international growth vertical that will concentrate on renewable energy, clean hydrogen, carbon capture and storage, and international expansion in gas, LNG, and chemicals. Musabbeh Al Kaabi will be leading the new division as its executive director.
His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports, and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airline and Group, opened the much-anticipated MEBAA Show 2022 at the Dubai Airshow site on 6 dec 2022. The international business aviation show, now in its ninth edition, will continue through the eighth of December, 2022.
At a signing ceremony in Dubai, Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and LONGi announced an agreement for LONGi to supply 1292MW of PV modules to two solar projects in Saudi Arabia on which L&T is serving as EPC. Vice President of LONGi Dennis She and Senior Vice President and Head of L&T's Renewables Strategic Business Group A. Ravindran signed the agreement on behalf of their respective companies.
At the Saudi Intermobility Expo 2022, held recently at the Al Faisaliah Hotel in Riyad, Bridgestone EMIA emphasised the importance of encouraging the development of a sustainable mobility ecosystem to lessen the environmental impact of the transportation sector and guarantee a safer future for future generations. Bridgestone promoted the circular economy and carbon neutrality throughout the value chain by showcasing its most cutting-edge tyres and tyre technology at the exhibition.
Developmental works in NEOM are progressing steadily, and the $500 billion project is becoming a reality, according to Peter Fitzhardinge, head of Tourism Marketing at NEOM, who gave an exclusive interview to Arab News on the sidelines of the World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit in Riyad last week.
Special Economic Zone in the Port of Duqm on the southern coast of the country, SEZAD, is where the Omani steel giant Jindal Shadeed Group plans to invest $3 billion to build a factory to create "green steel" using renewable energy. Green steel, in its most basic definition, is steel made without the use of fossil fuels.
The Sharjah Waste to Energy Plant is the first of its kind on a commercial scale in the Middle East, and it is being operated and maintained by a joint venture between Veolia Near & Middle East, the world leader in optimised resource management, BEEAH Group, the Middle East's sustainability pioneer, and Masdar, the world leader in renewable energy solutions.