More Masdar, more Tadweer: Masdar’s rule over COP28 continued with more agreements in the bag, while Tadweer and ENEC also bagged a few more signatures.

TADWEER TACKLES CONSTRUCTION + SAF-

UAE’s green construction gets a boost: The Abu Dhabi Waste Management Company (Tadweer), Masdar City, the UAE Energy and Infrastructure Ministry, and GIGA Graphene Technologies are partnering to develop Graphene Innovations Manchester’s (GIM) concrete in the UAE, Wam reports. The concrete is made with recycled plastic, does not require fresh water, and is enhanced with graphene. The low-carbon concrete will be used for bricks, pavers, and tiles in the UAE’s construction industry.

REMEMBER-The UAE’s Quazar Investment Company and GIM signed an agreement back in May to establish a UAE-based JV to develop and produce a wide range of graphene-based products. The JV aims to invest USD 1 bn in the development and manufacturing of their products, which include graphene-based concrete and hydrogen storage vessels.

ALSO- Tadweer + LanzaTech explore waste to SAF: Tadweer and Lanzatech inked an agreement to conduct a feasibility study for a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) project using municipal and commercial solid waste, according to a statement. The project is expected to process 350k tons of hard-to-recycle municipal and commercial solid waste into 200k tons of ethanol annually, which can produce 120k tons of SAF yearly.

We knew this was coming: Tadweer and LanzaTech signed an agreement in February to explore the possibility of establishing a waste-to-sustainable aviation fuel conversion plant which could see carbon waste used to produce fabric materials and other applications.

MASDAR ROLLS ON-

Masdar and AD Ports partner on UAE green hydrogen hub: UAE-based ports operator AD Ports Group has signed an agreement with Emirati renewables developer Masdar to study the feasibility of establishing a green hydrogen production hub in Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi, according to a statement. The planned green hydrogen valley could include a low-carbon fuels export terminal to facilitate shipments to international markets. The agreement is in line with the UAE’s target of generating 1.4 mn tons of hydrogen annually by 2031 and Masdar’s commitment to separately produce 1 mn tons a year by the end of the decade.

Masdar + Dubai Municipality double down on waste-to-energy: Dubai Municipality and Masdar have signed an MoU to establish a carbon capture plant at Dubai Municipality’s Al Warsan waste-to-energy Plant, according to a statement. The carbon captured from the plant will be combined with green hydrogen to produce renewable fuels like e-methanol. They will also collaborate on diverting solid waste from landfills to process it into synthetic fuels like sustainable aviation fuel.

MORE NUCLEAR FOR ENEC-

UAE’s ENEC continues its nuclear expansion: The Emirates Nuclear Energy Company (ENEC) inked an agreement with small modular reactor (SMR) developers Moltex Flex and Ultra Safe Nuclear Corporation to scale the usage of SMR nuclear technologies both in the UAE and abroad, Wam reports. ENEC is the co-developer of the UAE’s 5.6 GW Barakah Nuclear Plant.

The details: The company’s MoUs fall under Enec’s Advance Program, which aims to assess SMR’s applications in nuclear, hydrogen, and green molecule production, Wam notes. The affordability of SMR technologies, coupled with the ease of its deployment, will enable the company to strengthen green premiums for power off-takers.

OTHER STORIES WORTH KNOWING ABOUT THIS MORNING-

  • WiSER + EBRD partner on climate action: The UAE’s Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER) platform has partnered with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to help women entrepreneurs and women-led small and medium-sized businesses gain access to a range of EBRD financing options for projects in the sustainability sector. (Wam)
  • UAE’s Enoc launches mangrove afforestation program: Starting Friday, 15 December until January 2025, the Emirates National Oil Company will channel a portion of sales from its convenience store chain Zoom toward funding UAE mangrove afforestation programs. The program aims to plant some 1.5k mangrove saplings in a bid to offset 18.4 tons of CO2 annually. (Statement)
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