Siemens partners with IDB to decarbonize Abu Dhabi’s industrial sector:Abu DhabiDepartment of Economic Development’s (ADDED) Industrial Development Bureau signed an agreement with Germany’s Siemens Energy aimed at pushing down the carbon output of the emirate’s industrial sector, according to an Abu Dhabi Media Office statement. The partnership will involve research and development as well as localization of decarbonization technologies.

What IDB will do: ADDED will work to streamline the industrial licensing process for businesses, and identify and assess locations for implementing decarbonization technologies, and

What Siemens will do: Siemens Energy will support R&D projects aimed at leveraging waste heat recovery, electrification solutions, grid technology, and energy storage technologies. It will also conduct knowledge and expertise transfer workshops to train workers at industrial firms in the emirate, the statement added.