{"id":85946,"date":"2024-08-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-08-08T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/08\/08\/decarbonization-green-policy-and-industry-updates-from-uae-and-bahrain\/"},"modified":"2024-08-08T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-08T00:00:00","slug":"decarbonization-green-policy-and-industry-updates-from-uae-and-bahrain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/climate\/2024\/08\/08\/decarbonization-green-policy-and-industry-updates-from-uae-and-bahrain\/","title":{"rendered":"Decarbonization, green policy and industry updates from UAE and Bahrain"},"content":{"rendered":"

CARBON CREDITS-<\/p>\n

Ewec introduces wind energy certificates:<\/strong> Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC) has launched Clean Energy Certificates (CECs) for energy produced by the UAE\u2019s first utility-scale wind program, according to a press release<\/a>. These CECs enable companies to certify clean energy consumption and reduce carbon emissions to support their sustainability goals.<\/p>\n

REMEMBER- EWEC + Masdar are cooperating under the wind program: <\/strong>The introduction of wind CECs follows EWEC's <\/span>power purchase agreement<\/a> with Masdar in Q4 2023. The wind farms, located at Al Sila, Sir Bani Yas Island, and Delma Island, have a combined capacity of 99 MW, powering around 22k homes and slashing 115k tons of CO2 annually.<\/span><\/p>\n

GREEN POLICY-<\/p>\n

DoE <\/strong>issues low-carbon water regulations: <\/strong>The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) has introduced a new regulatory policy aimed at promoting low-carbon water production and reducing the impact of water desalination emissions, according to a statement<\/a>. The policy outlines the framework for issuing low-carbon water certificates, which are expected to incentivize the adoption of cleaner technologies and practices in water production.<\/p>\n

Why does this matter? <\/strong>The UAE relies heavily on desalination for its water needs with around 42% of its water requirements<\/a> coming from desalination plants.<\/p>\n

GREEN INDUSTRY- <\/p>\n

Alba + Daiki partner on sustainable aluminum production: <\/strong>Aluminium Bahrain (Alba) and Japanese aluminum product manufacturer Daiki Aluminium<\/a> have partnered to establish a sustainable aluminum dross \u2014 a byproduct of the aluminum melting process \u2014 recycling facility in Bahrain, according to a statement<\/a>. The collaboration aims to leverage Alba's industry expertise and Daiki Aluminium's technologies to recover valuable aluminum metal and significantly reduce waste.<\/p>\n

Alba is upping its green efforts: <\/strong>Alba is installing a new 680.9 MW turbine \u2014 which will be the first of its kind in the world \u2014 that will be compatible to run on green hydrogen<\/a> in the company's fifth power plant. Alba is also working with Mitsubishi to capture CO2<\/a> from its aluminum smelter and flue gas plants which could together help capture 500k to 1 mn metric tons per year by 2030.<\/p>\n

OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING ABOUT THIS MORNING-<\/strong><\/p>\n