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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.

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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 initiative also addresses food security in the UAE through the farming of seafood as a core element in the process. This is a synergistic industrial platform that supports the aviation sector, the oil and gas industry, food production and the creation of a new agricultural alternative in the UAE.

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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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The Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium ( SBRC ), affiliated with the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in Abu Dhabi, will test these findings in a project that could support biofuel crop production in arid countries, such as the UAE. The water will next flow into a field of mangroves before returning to the ocean.

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Competition Spurs Robotics and AI Innovations for Maritime Challenges

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After the simulations are judged, approximately five teams will need to put their solutions to the test on the water off the coast of Abu Dhabi in the summer of 2023. More broadly, ASPIRE’s aim for these grand technical challenges is to fast track the development of innovative technologies in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

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

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But Saudi Arabia and the UAE can draw on expertise in handling oil brine and wastewater at oil production sites. DLE technology is in its infancy and its economics are far less certain than those of oil. “They have done good work, they have done good extractions of sodium, magnesium, and traces of lithium.

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IRENA report finds renewable power costs at parity or below fossil fuels in many parts of world

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However, the report notes, renewable energy price improvements are not universal, and costs range widely according to resources and the availability of financing. Solar power prices are dropping rapidly in the Middle East, with a recent tender in Dubai, UAE, falling to US$0.06/kWh. Source: IRENA. Click to enlarge.

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Opinion: Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

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Denis Khramov, Russia’s deputy Minister of Natural Resources, said September 28 at a conference in Russia’s Far East that Rosneft and Gazprom are delaying some offshore drilling by two to three years because of sanctions and low oil prices. In addition, mismanaged confrontation with the U.S.

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