ELECTRIC VEHICLES-

Adnoc Distribution partners with NWTN launch Rabdan One EV service centers: Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) subsidiary Adnoc Distribution has established 20 Authorized Quick Service Stations for locally-made Rabdan One EVs in collaboration with Dubai-based green mobility company NWTN Motors, according to a statement released last Thursday. The centers will be located at certain Adnoc service stations throughout the country and will offer services for Rabdan vehicles such as lube changes, filter replacements, and tire alignments.

GREEN TECH-

Moro Hub + NVIDIA partner to construct green AI data center in UAE: Digital DEWA subsidiary Moro Hub, a global digital hub focused on cyber security, and US-based computer tech company NVIDIA are collaborating to establish a green AI data center in the UAE, according to a statement published last week. The project will see Moro Hub’s expertise in green data infrastructure combined with NVIDIA’s AI technology.

REFRESHER- Moro Hub nabbed the Guinness World Record: The UAE’s 16 sqkm, 100 MW solar-powered data center Moro Hub was dubbed the world’s largest data hub in 2022.

Green data centers are popping up across the region: Egypt signed an MoU last month with Incom, SIC Investment, and Record Digital Asset Ventures to build a green data center powered by 200 MW of renewables. The project — which will be made up of both solar and wind plants — will be implemented in two 100 MW phases.

SUSTAINABILITY-

Abu Dhabi + Unesco advocate for environmental education: Abu Dhabi rolled out the Abu Dhabi Roadmap, a recommendation plan drafted in cooperation with Unesco aimed at improving global environment and sustainable development education, Wam reports. The plan “identifies several key actions that tackle climate change, waste management, and biodiversity loss, and can be implemented by countries across the globe,” Abu Dhabi’s Environment Agency head Ahmed Baharoon said yesterday at the World Environmental Education Congress.

OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING ABOUT THIS MORNING-

  • UAE launches can recycling campaign to cut emissions: Emirates Global Aluminum (EGA), in collaboration with beverage can makers Crown and Canpack, launched the Every Can Counts awareness campaign on Thursday to encourage the recycling of aluminum drink cans in the UAE. The UAE COP28 Presidency set a target of recycling 80% of aluminum beverage cans by 2030 and 100% by 2050. (Statement)
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