The company, which has floating solar photovoltaic panel systems installed off Zaya Nurai island in Abu Dhabi, is already using solar installations to power cement recycling processes at Al Dhafrah in Abu Dhabi. It is also assessing other renewable opportunities.
“We are looking at ways to make wind transportable in our business model and there are various ways to do it, chief executive Daniel Zywietz told
The National. You can use smaller turbines, you can use kites, you can you can use things that fold up out of the box. We’re currently in the assessment phase.”
The feasibility study for the wind scheme, which could add about 1 megawatt of capacity to support site operator Al Dhafrah Recycling Industries along with other facilities, is likely to take in the region of six months.
The forum s fifth annual meeting will consider the consequences such a pivot could have towards energy transition at a global level and how countries and institutions in the Middle East will respond.
It will take place at the same time as the annual Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and will focus on the UAE s energy transition plans. The UAE has hosted the forum for the past five years.
The diversification strategies that Opec’s third-largest producer is expected to adopt after the pandemic will also be a topic of discussion on the first day.
The forum will begin at 8am eastern time in the US on January 19 to accommodate a global audience.