Dubai (UNI/WAM) - In the presence of Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of the Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai Airports, Supreme Chairman and CEO of Emirates Airline and Group, and His Excellency Abdullah Al Basti, Secretary-General of the Executive Council of the Emirate of Dubai, the Dubai Municipality and the “In VBesix SA, Marubeni Middle East and Africa Energy Limited, and ENOC Marketing signed a memorandum of understanding on enhancing waste management in the Emirate of Dubai, through the establishment of a project to treat municipal solid waste mixed with organic waste and green hydrogen resulting from the wastewater treatment process. According to advanced technologies, and using them in the production of sustainable fuel for aircraft.
The memorandum, which was signed on the first day of the World Government Summit 2024, supports the UAE’s sustainability policy and approach, and its commitment to protecting the environment, preserving resources, and confronting climate change through initiatives and strategies that enhance the achievement of national environmental goals, remove carbon from the waste sector, and reduce resulting emissions. About waste management activities of all types and stages. The memorandum is also in line with the summit's agenda on shaping the future.
The agreement was signed by: Dawood Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai Municipality, Peter Limbrechts, General Manager of BESIX Middle East, Saif Humaid Al Falasi, CEO of ENOC Group, and Wataru Ikushima, General Manager of New Energy Business at Marubeni Middle East and Africa Energy Company Limited. “.
– Sustainability and leadership.
Dawoud Al Hajri stressed the importance of the new partnership with the consortium of companies, which will contribute to supporting the UAE’s national goals in accelerating the removal of carbon from the aviation sector, and strengthening its position as a regional center for low-carbon aviation fuel, in addition to supporting the management of waste operations in the Emirate of Dubai, in line with the goals of Dubai Integrated Waste Management Strategy 2021-2041, Climate Neutrality 2050 Strategic Initiative, Circular Economy Policy 2021-2031, and National Hydrogen Policy 2031.
Al Hajri pointed out that the new partnership around the project embodies the municipality’s work axes, goals and plans in developing integrated and sustainable solutions for waste management and enhancing its recycling and treatment rates, making Dubai a more sustainable city and enhancing its global leadership in adopting sustainable solutions to build a better future for future generations.
He said: “The success of the project, which is being studied and expected to be implemented in July 2025, is represented by the availability of the required technology and basic materials in Dubai Municipality for the production of sustainable fuel (SAF), which include waste and treated wastewater, in addition to the presence of supportive investors and partners.”
– Reducing the carbon footprint of the aviation industry.
For his part, Saif Humaid Al Falasi, CEO of ENOC Group, said: “At ENOC, we recognize the essential role that sustainable aviation fuel contributes to significantly reducing carbon emissions, and its role in implementing the UAE’s climate neutrality strategy 2050, to achieve a more sustainable future.” For everyone.
Based on this, the signing of this important agreement comes within the framework of our efforts to achieve the UAE’s goal of achieving no less than 1% of the total fuel supplied at the country’s airports to UAE airlines in 2031.”
He added: “This cooperation puts us on the right path towards producing sustainable aviation fuel through innovative processes and the use of green energy, and allows us to work closely with Dubai Municipality to convert sustainable raw materials such as municipal solid waste to produce sustainable aviation fuel on a large scale, and reduce the carbon footprint.” “For the aviation industry and promoting a circular economy focused on recycling.”
-An environmentally friendly future.
Peter Limbrechts, General Manager of BESIX Middle East, said: “BESIX continues its firm commitment to pioneering sustainable solutions aimed at reducing greenhouse gas emissions. We are proud to move steadily towards an environmentally friendly future by renewing our partnership with Dubai Municipality and developers ENOC and Marubeni.
He added: “The United Arab Emirates and the Emirate of Dubai are leading the transformation efforts in the future landscape of the energy sector, in which sustainable aviation fuel plays a pivotal role in shaping its features.”
– Implementing sustainability initiatives.
In turn, Ataru Ikushima, General Manager of New Energy Business at Marubeni Middle East and Africa Energy Company Limited, said: “In line with its green strategy for 2022, Marubeni seeks to be “a pioneer in the green business sector” by addressing environmental issues in various sectors and implementing... Sustainability initiatives such as sustainable aviation fuel production. We believe in our ability to stimulate the conversion of waste into sustainable aviation fuel to contribute to decarbonizing the aviation sector and drive sustainable development in the Emirate of Dubai. We are proud to be an essential part of this pioneering initiative.”
The terms of the agreement stipulate that Dubai Municipality will provide a specified daily amount of municipal solid waste, which is mixed with organic waste and green hydrogen resulting from the wastewater treatment process.
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