January, 2023

• 18 January

  Adnoc, Thyssenkrupp sign pact to create new markets for hydrogen

  

  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 ...

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• 18 January

  UAE leaders offer condolences over Nepal plane crash victims

    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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• 18 January

  UAE-Japan deals to help accelerate energy shift

  

  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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• 18 January

  UAE ministries, Schneider team up to boost energy efficiency in industry

  

  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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• 18 January

  Masdar, Azerbaijan’s Socar to build wind, solar projects

  

    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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• 18 January

  DMCC, Ellington launch AED1.2b project in JLT

    Dubai / WAM Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) and Ellington Properties have partnered to launch a new AED1.2 billion residential development “Upper House” in Jumeirah Lake Towers (JLT). The project, Ellington Properties’ first residential development in JLT, is due for completion by the beginning of 2026. Brewer Smith Brewer Group (BSBG) has designed the project. Upper House by Ellington ...

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• 18 January

  UAE, Kazakh presidents discuss ways to boost bilateral relations

  

  Abu Dhabi / WAM President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, have discussed the cooperation between their countries and ways of developing them in various fields to serve their mutual interests. They also reviewed a number of issues of mutual concern. At the beginning of the meeting, which took ...

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• 18 January

  Adex signs deal to promote trade, investment with Korea

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Abu Dhabi Exports Office (Adex), signed an agreement with the Korea Trade Insurance Corporation (K-Sure), on the sidelines of the UAE-Korean Business Forum, organised by the Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Yoon Suk-yeol, President of South Korea, was present at the event. The agreement aims to promote Emirati exports, drive investment, and explore ...

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• 18 January

  UAE President issues federal law to set up National Media Office

  

    Abu Dhabi / WAM His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, has issued a federal law establishing the National Media Office. The law states that the National Media Office will report to the Minister of the Presidential Court and will be financially and administratively independent in fulfilling its duties and mandate. The new entity ...

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• 18 January

  Scad, Department of Energy ink data collaboration agreement

    Abu Dhabi / WAM Statistics Centre – Abu Dhabi (Scad) and the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) signed a service-level agreement that allows collaboration between the two parties in the field of statistical integration as part of a strategy to develop an advanced statistical ecosystem which provides high-quality statistics through a decentralised model. The agreement was signed by ...

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