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2/13/24, 10:53 AM Dubai Municipality Signs MoU with Global Companies to Produce Sustainable Aircraft Fuel
Dubai Municipality signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with

N.V.Besix S.A., Marubeni Middle East and Africa Power Limited (MAMEA),

and ENOC Marketing at the World Governments Summit 2024.

The MoU was signed in the presence of H.H. Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al

Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority, Chairman of Dubai

Airports, and Chairman and Chief Executive of Emirates Airlines and Group;

and Abdulla Al Basti, Secretary-General of the Dubai Executive Council.

It aims to transform waste management practices in Dubai through an

innovative project that utilises cutting-edge technologies to treat mixed solid

municipal waste, organic waste and green hydrogen produced from sewage

treatment processes to produce sustainable aviation fuel (SAF).

The MoU aligns with the UAE’s sustainability policy and approach,

emphasising the country's dedication to environmental protection, resource

conservation, and tackling climate change through innovative initiatives and

strategies that help achieve national environmental goals. This includes

carbon removal from the waste sector (zero waste) and cutting emissions

associated with waste management operations.

The MoU was signed by Dawoud Al Hajri, Director General of Dubai

Municipality, Saif Al Falasi, Group CEO at ENOC, Pierre Lembrechts, General

Manager at BESIX Middle East, and Wataru Ikushima, General Manager of

the New Energy Business Development Department at Marubeni Middle East

and Africa Power Limited.

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