World Future Energy Summit 2022: Driving the energy transition

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The World Future Energy Summit 2022 opened in Abu Dhabi on Monday on the sidelines of the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. The Summit puts the focus on five critical industries – the Solar and Clean, Water, EcoWASTE, Smart Cities and Climate and Environment — that are shaving sustainability and driving investment globally. The five forums have featured more than 275 industry leaders.

Grant Tuchten, Group Event Director at World Future Energy Summit, said, “These five forum programmes brought together leaders and stakeholders driving the sustainability agenda, through leadership and global investment strategy. Attendees could network, do business and share knowledge about issues critical to sustainable development.’’

The Solar & Clean Energy Forum and Expo is the centrepiece of the World Future Energy Summit. Building on the momentum generated by COP26, the Forum will provide a timely opportunity to discuss energy transition, hydrogen (including the UAE national strategy for hydrogen) net zero energy, sustainable finance, and energy storage. It takes place as the GCC region accelerates the development of major infrastructure projects that significantly reduce reliance on fossil fuels, with green hydrogen generation projects emerging as the crown jewel of these efforts. Frost & Sullivan estimates that additional investment in solar in MENA could reach $182.3 billion by 2025.

Arab countries are home to 6 per cent of the world’s population but have less than 2 per cent of renewable water supply, according to the World Bank.

The Water Forum has covered decarbonising desalination, water efficiency strategies, water re- use priorities, food security — water nexus, and digitalisation and innovation highways.

EcoWaste 2022 Exhibition and Forum have been launched under the strapline “Exploring future opportunities for waste management to achieve a circular economy.” Hosted by Tadweer, EcoWaste showcased best practices and experiences, as well as unveiling new projects and technologies in the waste management sector, as the UAE moves steadily towards adopting the circular economy model. This year’s eighth edition brought together more than 35 local, regional, and international companies

Dr Salem al Kaabi, Director General of Tadweer, said, “EcoWaste Exhibition and Forum is a unique opportunity for showcasing the latest innovations and technologies in waste management, which serve as a tool for creating a better world.”

On Monday, BP and the Ministry of Energy and Minerals in the Sultanate of Oman signed a Strategic Framework Agreement and a Renewables Data Collection Agreement which will support the potential development of a multiple gigawatt, world-class renewable energy and green hydrogen development in the Sultanate of Oman by 2030.

BP Oman also took part in the World Future Energy Summit 2022 beside other companies in the same field.