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The Digitalisation Impact Tool was developed to support the Green Information and Communications Technology (ICT) strategy for the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MOEI), United Arab Emirates with the objective of the Digitalisation Tool is to document the positive impact of digitalisation on the environment, MOEI, and MOEI’S customers
Internal researchers from the Department of Studies, Research and Development at the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MOEI), United Arab Emirates are developing the InfraTech solution with the aim to increase road safety by considering driver behaviour through the development of a new mobile application
The Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MOEI), United Arab Emirates developed the sustainability tools to help project teams track, document, and monitor data relating to sustainability during the project lifecycle and to improve decisionmaking
The cool pavement technology project supports the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MOEI), United Arab Emirates Sustainability Strategy : Organising, planning, and guaranteeing the sustainability of the infrastructure, and the transport sector
The Arab Roadmap roadmap aims to attract investment towards decarbonising the construction sector, with a view to achieve Paris Agreement goals by 2050. The Arab Roadmap acts as a blueprint for the Arab countries, supporting the initiation of each country’s national roadmap by addressing countries’ diverse conditions, including climatic, economic, demographic, energy emissions, and urbanisation patterns.
To improve the sustainability outcomes of infrastructure, The United Arab Emirates Government established a partnerships with a tyre manufacturer and academic institutions to develop road surfacing that utilises recycled tyres, and asphalt pavement that utilises recycled plastic.
The Mohammed bin Rashid Solar Park is the largest single-site solar park in the world; it uses an Independent Power Producer (IPP model) and a build-own-operate project structure
The UAE Vision 2021 includes the Green Economy for Sustainable Development Initiative. This includes sourcing 75% of Dubai’s power from clean sources by 2050, and 25% from solar power
Based on the study of abroad experiences in the implementation of these type of contracts, an analysis of the current conditions and capabilities of UAE was conducted and it was found that they are similar to the conditions and capabilities of those countries
Safety and sustainability of existing bridges require rational bridge management systems to recommend Maintenance, Repair and Replacement (MR&R) actions.
The UAE committed to the "Zero Carbon Buildings for All Initiative" at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September 2019.
In the UAE, the complexity of the roads network requires close monitoring and high periodic maintenance activities to prevent the occurrence of sudden failures and to sustain the high quality of road infrastructure.
The UAE did not have federal guidelines for sustainability of road infrastructure; the initiative was started to ensure positive impact on the environment, the national economy, and society from these guidelines.
The UAE?s Federal roads network contains a diverse variety and large quantity of assets. Based on this, the MoEI has detected the need of a comprehensive system to manage and operate the maintenance activities with the highest efficiency.
UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure in collaboration with the University of Sharjah, intended to develop new asphalt binder specifications for the UAE to help mitigate the environmental impacts of climate change by building a climate model and running different Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) scenarios.
Converting old unused mineshafts and canals into 'geothermal boilers' to produce electricity that can be transported to homes or public spaces.
Combination of sensors and AI to increase sewer capacity and reduce the frequency and magnitude of sewer overflows, especially during high rainfall events.
Building Information Modelling (BIM) and pre-fabrication technology being used in conjunction to enable the project to be built virtually before construction, reducing issues or inefficiencies that can arise during the construction stage.
The development of credit ratings for loans in emerging countries is critical for accessing capital markets
The African Development Bank (AfDB) is mandated to drive social and economic development in Africa through multiple project types including infrastructure
V2V technologies are Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) that enable communication between vehicles to avoid accidents and and enable the optimisation of traffic flow.
A dynamic tolling algorithm recalibrates toll rates based on traffic congestion and local conditions every few minutes and is a tool to manage traffic demand through pricing.