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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. The plant will use solar power to electrolyze water. Saiyed, Managing Director of Helios. Helios plans to invest more than AED3.67

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BMW Group sourcing aluminum produced using solar energy from EGA

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Solar park in the desert supplies green power for aluminum production. The BMW Group already has a long-standing supply relationship for primary aluminum with Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA). The innovative and sustainable production processes have won numerous awards. million cast components. In 2019, EGA sold 2.6

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Baker Institute: End of the ‘Big Oil giveaway’ is underway in the Persian Gulf

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In recent years, all six Gulf monarchies—Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Bahrain—have begun to challenge the notion that citizens are entitled to cheap energy. The authors said energy subsidies have long outlived their usefulness.

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Using Industrial Automation to Monitor Vertical Farms

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To find out about the latest technologies being used by the agricultural industry, I virtually attended the second annual AgTech Innovation Summit , held in February in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The systems reduce water consumption and minimize the need for pesticides and herbicides. that has an R&D facility.

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Gulf oil giants Saudi Aramco, Adnoc set sights on lithium – ET Auto

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Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates’ national oil companies plan to extract lithium from brine in their oilfields, in line with efforts to diversify their economies and profit from the shift to electric vehicles (EVs), three sources told Reuters.

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Boeing, UAE partners make progress with oilseed halophytes as feedstock for renewable jet fuel; desert plants fed by seawater

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Boeing and research partners in the United Arab Emirates have made breakthroughs in sustainable aviation biofuel development, finding that desert plants fed by seawater (the oilseed-producing halophyte Salicornia bigelovii ) can produce biofuel more efficiently than other well-known feedstocks. Earlier post.)

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Thermal Solar Goes Where PVs Can’t

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Inside the tower, molten salts are heated to 565 °C and flow down into storage tanks, turning water into steam to drive turbines. A 30-kilowatt, 42-square-meter aperture production unit is in development. Dubai, United Arab Emirates The massive US $4.4 The closed-loop system has a record 17.5-hour