Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Chemicals Derivatives Company RSC Ltd (Ta’ziz) announced on Wednesday the signing of a shareholder agreement with Fertiglobe, GS Energy Corporation (GS Energy) and Mitsui & Co., Ltd. (Mitsui), to develop an anticipated 1 million tons per annum low-carbon ammonia production facility at the Ta’ziz Industrial Chemicals Zone. The move is a further step in …
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Distribution Company (ADDC) has signed a memorandum of understanding in collaboration with the General Authority of Islamic Affairs & Endowments (Awqaf) to invest approximately AED20 million in a project that will optimise air conditioning (AC) equipment in 850 mosques, which equals 65% of the mosques in the Abu Dhabi and Al Dhafra regions. …
Read More »Dubai / WAM Emirates has announced that it will reintroduce its flagship A380 to Casablanca as part of the airline’s ramp up of operations to Morocco. Starting from April 15, the airline will replace the Boeing 777-300ER aircraft currently used between Dubai and Casablanca with its flagship A380 to meet growing demand on the route. The A380 service, operating as …
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc) on Wednesday announced it has signed a contract with Distant Imagery, a UAE-based environmental technology company, to plant 2.5 million mangrove seedlings across Abu Dhabi using innovative drone planting technology adopted by the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD). The new contract signed at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) …
Read More »Sharjah / WAM The Sharjah Academy for Astronomy, Space Sciences and Technology (Saasst) of the University of Sharjah (UoS), successfully received the first communication signal from its first CubeSat, “Sharjah-Sat-1,†on January 17 at 10:02, once it reached its orbit around Earth. Sharjah-Sat-1 is the first miniaturised satellite, launched by Saasst on January 3, as part of a series …
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc), a responsible provider of reliable, lower-carbon intensity energy, announced on Tuesday that it has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Thyssenkrupp Uhde, a Germany-based subsidiary of thyssenkrupp group that specialises in chemical engineering, to explore a long-term partnership to create new markets for hydrogen and promote global clean energy …
Read More »Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has sent a message of condolences to President Bidhya Devi Bhandari of Nepal over the victims of the plane crash. His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, also sent a similar message to …
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The UAE and Japan signed several agreements and memoranda of understanding (MoU) to help accelerate the energy transition and the adoption of technology in industry. Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and UAE Special Envoy to Japan, met with Yasutoshi Nishimura, Japan’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, on the …
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Abu Dhabi / WAM The Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technology (MoIAT) in collaboration with the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI) and Schneider Electric on Tuesday announced the findings of a nationwide assessment of industrial companies that is designed to help enhance energy efficiency in the industrial sector ahead of the 28th UN Climate Change Conference (COP28) later this …
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Abu Dhabi / WAM Masdar, one of the world’s leading clean energy companies, signed joint development agreements with the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan (Socar), for onshore wind and solar projects, and integrated offshore wind and green hydrogen projects, with a total combined capacity of 4 gigawatts (GW). The agreements were signed by Mohamed Jameel Al …
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