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Sharjah <\/strong>inaugurated its first solar power plant<\/strong>, SANA \u2014 an 850 sqm, 60 MW facility located next to the Sajaa Gas Plant, state news agency Wam<\/a> reports. The plant is the largest in the emirate and the first to power Sharjah\u2019s oil and gas infrastructure using renewable energy. It can supply clean electricity to around 13.8k homes annually and cut CO2 emissions by 66k tons per year. <\/p>\n

Who\u2019s involved:<\/strong> Sharjah National Oil Corporation and Emerge \u2014 a joint venture between Masdar and France\u2019s EDF \u2014 <\/span>set up the plant<\/a>. Emerge will also operate and maintain the plant under a 25-year agreement. Surplus solar energy from the plant will go to the Sharjah Electricity, Water, and Gas Authority.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kezad <\/strong>to<\/strong> see UAE\u2019s first lithium battery recycling plant: <\/strong>Abu Dhabi\u2019s Khalifa Economic Zones (Kezad) and Singapore\u2019s Witthal Group subsidiary Witthal Gulf Industries<\/a> signed a 50-year land lease agreement to build a AED 40 mn lithium battery recycling plant in the economic zone, according to a press release<\/a>. The facility, set to be the first of its kind in the Emirates, will be in Al Taweelah and will focus on producing materials like copper, black mass, and aluminum by recycling end-of-phase batteries used in manufacturing sectors including solar farms and EVs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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