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thyssenkrupp to perform green hydrogen & ammonia technical study for Helios US$1B UAE plant

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A water electrolysis plant as well as a facility for sustainable ammonia production are planned to be constructed at KIZAD in Abu Dhabi, UAE, based on thyssenkrupp technology. It will be the first commercial plant to produce CO 2 -free green ammonia from renewable resources in the UAE. Saiyed, Managing Director of Helios.

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Etihad Airways flies first flight using fuel made in the UAE from plants grown in saltwater

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The Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC), a non-profit entity established by Masdar Institute that is part of Khalifa University of Science and Technology, announced the world’s first commercial flight using locally produced sustainable fuel on an Etihad Airways Boeing 787 powered by GE’s GEnx-1B engines. Earlier post.).

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Einride partners with UAE to deploy a massive freight grid filled with electric, autonomous trucks

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Autonomous EV freight developer Einride is doing everything it can to become a globally recognized name in zero-emission commercial vehicle technologies. more… The post Einride partners with UAE to deploy a massive freight grid filled with electric, autonomous trucks appeared first on Electrek.

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ZeroAvia in hydrogen aviation fuel partnership with Masdar

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The partnership with the UAE’s flagship renewable energy company, Masdar, will focus initially on projects in North America and Europe, while also looking at the opportunity to establish clean flight operations in the UAE. This new collaboration with ZeroAvia is likely to power the world’s first hydrogen-powered commercial flights.

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Archer Aviation plans to launch air taxi services in India operating up to 200 Midnight eVTOLs

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Less than a month after announcing plans to implement commercial air taxi services in the UAE, eVTOL developer Archer Aviation has signed a separate agreement with InterGlobe Enterprises to bring its zero-emissions aircraft mobility to India, pending regulatory approvals.

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Archer Aviation finds a partner to commercialize eVTOL travel in Korea, demo flights coming in Q4

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Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) aircraft developer Archer Aviation is continuing to lay the global groundwork for commercial operations in a new territory: South Korea. With a payment plan already in place, those efforts are expected to begin later this year.

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Petrixo selects UOP Green Fuels technology for renewable jet and diesel in UAE

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Petrixo announced earlier this year that it will invest $800 million to build the new refinery, which will have a design capacity of 1 million tons per year of biofuel products, and will be the first commercial-scale renewable jet fuel production facility outside of North America using the UOP technology.