< Previous4848 OAG_World Energy Transition Leaders 2024_48-51_ADNOC_13332111.indd 48OAG_World Energy Transition Leaders 2024_48-51_ADNOC_13332111.indd 4810/07/2024 09:3910/07/2024 09:3949 MOBILE SOLAR ENERGY FARMS ADNOC Drilling is powering sustainability in drilling camps 4949 OAG_World Energy Transition Leaders 2024_48-51_ADNOC_13332111.indd 49OAG_World Energy Transition Leaders 2024_48-51_ADNOC_13332111.indd 4910/07/2024 09:3910/07/2024 09:3950 ADNOC Drilling’s solar systems are strategically placed at remote work locations and accommodation sites. The initiative aligns with the company’s decarbonisation and environmental stewardship dedication. Operational and exceptionally efficient, the mobile solar energy farms cater to the power needs of ADNOC Drilling’s mobile camps. By replacing conventional generators, these solar setups diminish noise pollution and enhance air quality by eradicating harmful emissions. Elaborating on how exactly this would work, Youssef Salem, CFO at ADNOC Drilling said, “The mobile carts move effectively with the rig, rather than using generators, you have patterns, which allow you to complexify these camps and then the camps are actually on a fixed basis. So then you can have electricity connections to the solar farm which comes in a unit, and you unpack it, as you unpack your camp. The camp follows the rig, essentially, to remote locations.” As part of the company’s environmental efforts, ADNOC is committed to reducing its greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity by 25% by 2030. Over the last five years, they have decreased CO2 emissions by nearly 130,000 tons and diesel consumption by 12 million gallons through energy efficiency measures. OAG_World Energy Transition Leaders 2024_48-51_ADNOC_13332111.indd 50OAG_World Energy Transition Leaders 2024_48-51_ADNOC_13332111.indd 5010/07/2024 09:3910/07/2024 09:3951 OAG_World Energy Transition Leaders 2024_48-51_ADNOC_13332111.indd 51OAG_World Energy Transition Leaders 2024_48-51_ADNOC_13332111.indd 5110/07/2024 09:3910/07/2024 09:395252 OAG_World Energy Transition Leaders 2024_52-55_Veolia_13332052.indd 52OAG_World Energy Transition Leaders 2024_52-55_Veolia_13332052.indd 5210/07/2024 09:4310/07/2024 09:4353 VEOLIA AND TOTALENERGIES SOLAR PV FARM IN SUR The largest solar system for a desalination plant in Oman 5353 OAG_World Energy Transition Leaders 2024_52-55_Veolia_13332052.indd 53OAG_World Energy Transition Leaders 2024_52-55_Veolia_13332052.indd 5310/07/2024 09:4310/07/2024 09:4354 In November 2023, Veolia and partners inaugurated the 17-megawatt peak (MWp) solar photovoltaic (PV) farm producing green energy to power the Sharqiyah Desalination Plant in Oman’s city of Sur. The project is the largest solar system for a desalination plant in Oman with an annual capacity of over 32,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of green electricity, covering 100% of the desalination plant’s consumption over the daylight period. Developed by Veolia in partnership with TotalEnergies, the plant is a significant milestone towards decarbonisation efforts in the region as it helps cut about 27,200 tonnes of CO2 emissions per year, equivalent to the emissions generated by approximately 6,000 internal combustion engine-powered vehicles over the same period. The solar plant’s construction began in August 2022, and testing was conducted from 30 March 2023 to 15 April 2023. Commercial operations were achieved on 16 April 2023, and the lease agreement for the solar farm operation is until 31 March 2036. Speaking at the inauguration, H.E. Eng. Salim bin Nasser Al-Aufi, the Minister of Energy and Minerals, Sultanate of Oman, said, “I am glad to witness the official inauguration of this crucial solar photovoltaic facility at the Sharqiyah Desalination Plant, which serves over 600,000 inhabitants of the Sharqiyah region with clean drinking water. The solar plant aligns well with global efforts towards energy transition for a net-zero world.” OAG_World Energy Transition Leaders 2024_52-55_Veolia_13332052.indd 54OAG_World Energy Transition Leaders 2024_52-55_Veolia_13332052.indd 5410/07/2024 09:4310/07/2024 09:4355 OAG_World Energy Transition Leaders 2024_52-55_Veolia_13332052.indd 55OAG_World Energy Transition Leaders 2024_52-55_Veolia_13332052.indd 5510/07/2024 09:4310/07/2024 09:4356 OAG_World Energy Transition Leaders 2024_56-59_DEWA_13331745.indd 56OAG_World Energy Transition Leaders 2024_56-59_DEWA_13331745.indd 5610/07/2024 09:4410/07/2024 09:4457 HYDROELECTRIC POWER STATION IN HATTA Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s 100% renewable energy project 57 OAG_World Energy Transition Leaders 2024_56-59_DEWA_13331745.indd 57OAG_World Energy Transition Leaders 2024_56-59_DEWA_13331745.indd 5710/07/2024 09:4410/07/2024 09:44Next >