{"id":81459,"date":"2023-12-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-25T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/12\/25\/bahrain-steel-to-build-a-solar-project-saudi-partners-with-china-on-renewables\/"},"modified":"2023-12-25T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-12-25T00:00:00","slug":"bahrain-steel-to-build-a-solar-project-saudi-partners-with-china-on-renewables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2023\/12\/25\/bahrain-steel-to-build-a-solar-project-saudi-partners-with-china-on-renewables\/","title":{"rendered":"Bahrain Steel to build a solar project + Saudi partners with China on renewables"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bahrain <\/strong>Steel is building a solar plant:<\/strong> Bahrain Steel is launching three projects worth USD 250 mn to develop its operations in the kingdom, including developing a solar energy plant to power its plants, Trade<\/a>Arabia<\/a> reported on Thursday. The other two projects will consist of building a roof to cover the iron ore materials area, and allocating an industrial land plot to support the company\u2019s operations. The company is boosting its green portfolio as it also partnered with Essar Group in August to supply the latter\u2019s USD 4.5 bn green<\/a> steel project in Saudi Arabia with 4 mn tons of iron ore pellets per year.<\/p>\n

ALSO FROM BAHRAIN- <\/strong>Bapco Energies joins the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0: <\/strong>Bahrain\u2019sBapco Energies announced yesterday its membership to the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership 2.0 (OGMP 2.0) \u2014 a UN-led reporting framework to monitor emissions of the greenhouse gas \u2014 committing to annually report methane emissions from its assets.(Statement<\/a>) <\/p>\n

KSA + China players partner on renewables and BESS <\/strong>localization<\/strong>: <\/strong>Saudi Arabia\u2019s Energy Care Holding<\/a>, Arabian Transformers Company<\/a> (ATC), and SEP Fab Plant<\/a> signed pacts with Chinese firms to localize renewable energy and battery energy storage system technology in the region, Economy Saudi Arabia<\/a> reported on Thursday. SEP signed an agreement with green energy infrastructure manufacturer Chinese Dongfang Electric, while Energy Care signed an agreement with China\u2019s green tech developer Jiangsu Linyang Energy Company aimed at localizing BESS tech in the kingdom. ATC also inked a pact<\/a> with smart energy solutions firm Chint Group aimed at localizing high voltage power transformers tech and other electrical industrial products in Saudi Arabia, the company said. The agreements came on the sidelines of the Smart Grids Conference in Riyadh.<\/p>\n

KSA is also looking to upskill green energy workforce: <\/strong>The Saudi College of Technology for Selective Services signed a cooperation agreement during the conference with Egypt\u2019s Elsewedy Electric to train KSA\u2019s green energy workforce, and inked another pact with local firm National Batteries Company to help employ local talents in clean power specializations, the news outlet added.<\/p>\n

Saudi\u2019s <\/strong>Mowreq<\/strong> + YesHealth start construction on giant vertical farm project: <\/strong>Vertical Farms Company \u2014 a JV between Mowreq<\/a> and YesHealth Group<\/a> established in 2022 \u2014 has broken ground on a giant vertical farm in Riyadh, set to be the largest in the country, according to a statement<\/a> last week. The project \u2014 which is scheduled for operation in the second half of 2024 \u2014 will consist of 15 meter-tall, 19-layer towers built on an area of 20k sqm, with a capacity to produce up to 2.2k kgs of leafy greens daily. Produce will include full-size lettuce, cruciferous vegetables, baby leaves, and specialty crops such as edible flowers. <\/p>\n

Not the region's first vertical farm: <\/strong>The UAE's ReFarm announced earlier this month the construction of a vertical farm<\/a> that is set to be fully operational by 2026.<\/p>\n

UAE\u2019s <\/strong>Zeroe<\/strong> drums up USD 2.2 mn to help businesses track their <\/strong>emissions: <\/strong>UAE carbon management software startup Zeroe<\/a> secured USD 2.2 mn in a seed funding round, according to a statement<\/a>. Zeroe\u2019s platform allows companies to measure emissions and report on decarbonization performance. The startup was launched earlier this year.<\/p>\n

AND- Dubai wants to transition to e-bikes for delivery services:<\/strong>Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) announced implementing a new initiative on Thursday to boost the use of electric bikes in the delivery sector. The plan includes establishing charging stations, amending licensing and registration requirements, and developing projects for pilot charging stations to replace electric bicycle batteries. (Wam<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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