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Preparing for the future: Solar energy and bioeconomy in UAE |
25-Jun-2018
- One the world’s largest photovoltaic plants, the 1,177 MW "Noor Abu
Dhabi Solar Park" in Suwaihan, perhaps suffices to render the scope of
solar energy uptake in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Togther with solar energy, there is
another sector in
which the UAE's economy and science will shortly excel: the bioeconomy.
Since health, clean and renewable energy and water are three of the seven science-dependent sectors in which the UAE plan to feature among the world’s most innovative countries by 2021, the country's universities will find in the bioeconomy and solar energy two vital disciplines on which to focus new educational and research efforts.
Two examples illustrate the country's dramatic potential. The Emirates historically are home to a florid fishery with a diversified and abundant catch. The leftovers of fish, and of blue fish in particular, are a rich source of omega 3 polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Fish processing by-products are usually
discarded as organic waste.
Yet, they can be used as raw material for
the production of high-quality omega 3 supplements.
Another example is Opuntia ficus-indica, a cactus
plant widely diffused in the Middle East, harvested and
appreciated
also in the Emirates.
M. Pagliaro, "Preparing for the future:
Solar energy and bioeconomy in UAE", submitted (2019). Preprint: https://doi.org/10.13140/rg.2.2.12624.56325
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