ENERGY-

Abu Dhabi-based health tech company M42 partnered with Siemens to make UAE healthcare more energy efficient, according to a press release. The initial phase of the project includes finding energy-saving opportunities in M42’s health facilities through “energy efficient audits.” Both sides also discussed developing a roadmap to digitize M42’s infrastructure.

TRANSPORT-

Daimler unveils 40-ton truck:Vehicle manufacturer DaimlerCommercial Vehicles MENA (DCV MENA) and its authorized general distributor Emirates Motor Company Commercial Vehicles (EMC CV) unveiled its first 40-ton truck, the Mercedes-Benz eActros 300 Tractor Head, at the Mercedes-Benz Training Centre in Dubai on Monday, according to a press release. Each truck is expected to save about 240 tons of CO2 emissions over a 10-year period.

The latest addition to the UAE’s growing fleet of green trucks: Hyundai Motor Company and Bee'ah Group recently signed an MoU to promote hydrogen mobility in the UAE, and Hyundai Motor will provide its XCIENT Fuel Cell electric truck to Bee’ah to use as the group is exploring hydrogen fuel vehicles to decarbonize its waste management fleet operations. Danish transport and logistics company DSV also recently said it will roll out a fully electric long-range truck fleet in the UAE.

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