At ADIPEC 2024 in Abu Dhabi, ADNOC, Masdar, and Microsoft signed a Strategic Collaboration Settlement (SCA) to advance synthetic intelligence and low-carbon initiatives geared toward reshaping the power panorama. The collaboration, which mixes experience in power and know-how, is ready to help environmental and financial targets by way of renewable power, carbon seize, and effectivity initiatives that scale back emissions and allow a sustainable future.
Beneath the SCA, the businesses will consider the potential to energy Microsoft’s knowledge facilities with renewable power sourced by way of Masdar, a key ADNOC stakeholder. As well as, they may discover utilizing AI for carbon seize, low-carbon ammonia, and hydrogen initiatives that scale back the carbon footprint of present power methods. A core focus can even be accelerating AI deployment throughout ADNOC’s operations to reinforce effectivity, minimize methane emissions in step with the Oil & Fuel Decarbonization Constitution, and enhance biodiversity monitoring for environmental safety.
Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Business and Superior Expertise, ADNOC Managing Director and Group CEO, and Masdar Chairman, spoke on the transformative impression of the collaboration. “We’re at a pivotal second, pushed by the rise of the World South, the speedy power transition, and the exponential development of AI,” he stated. “AI is redefining productiveness and progress, creating new alternatives and challenges. By collaborating on AI’s speedy challenges, we will unlock long-term advantages throughout the power worth chain, securing a sustainable future for generations to return.”
