Shanghai Electric Implements Green Construction Practices to Protect Dubai Natural Environment
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SHANGHAI, Dec. 28, 2021 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --
Shanghai Electric ("Shanghai Electric" or "the Company") (601727.SS and 02727.
HK) plays a key role in helping Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries build
low-carbon and clean energy infrastructure while implementing green
construction practices in its efforts to protect local ecological systems and
minimize the impact on animal habitats. Shanghai Electric's continued
commitment to environmental protection have seen the Company's engineer teams
working with ecologists to preserve local wildlife as it supports the United
Arab Emirates to accelerate towards net-zero carbon targets by building the
world's largest solar thermal power project for local residents.
As the official partner of the China Pavilion at the Dubai World Expo 2020,
Shanghai Electric has participated in the construction of the 950MW fourth
phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The project, which
includes a 700MW concentrated solar power (CSP) plant and a 250MW photovoltaic
(PV) plant, covers an area of 44 square kilometers, an equivalent of 6,162
football fields. Standing in the center of the CSP plant is the 100MW solar
power tower, which measures 262 meters in height – the tallest of its kind in
the world – and is expected to deliver clean energy to over 320,000 Dubai
households and abate 1.6 million tons of CO2 emissions upon completion.
Preserving existing biodiversity was one of the key focuses for Shanghai
Electric when it planned and carried out construction work. The Company put in
place a suite of measures with the aid of conservation and ecology experts to
strengthen its environmental management and ensure the safety of the flora and
fauna ecosystem. During the planning stage, Shanghai Electric conducted
extensive surveys and research on local animal habitats and plants, which paved
the way for its wildlife relocation project.
Working with local animal protection agencies, Shanghai Electric set up a
specialist team tasked with studying animal behaviors and finding an effective
solution to guide the wild animals out of the construction site. The team then
decided to fence up the site and put food and water at the openings spaced at
200 meters to lure the animals so they could safely relocate the animals to
other areas. In this way, Shanghai Electric has protected a myriad of animal
species native to Dubai including lizards, camels, sword antelopes, and foxes.
Recognizing Shanghai Electric's contribution to environmental protection during
the construction of the Dubai CSP project, Emirates Environmental Group, the
largest NGO dedicated to environmental conservation in the UAE, invited
Shanghai Electric to take part in the "For Our Emirates We Plant" event in 2020
and 2021, and planted eight Sidra trees in the Emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in the
name of Shanghai Electric.
"The Dubai project covers an extensive area of land which is home to numerous
wild plants and animals, complicating the environmental management measures
that are necessary to maintain the local biodiversity intactness. The team took
into account all factors that might pose a threat to the wildlife, protecting
the local ecological system while helping the Dubai government to achieve
carbon neutrality by 2050," said Zhao Hui, the manager of the Dubai project.
To meet its responsibility to the environment, Shanghai Electric also looked at
the measures to conserve resources and reduce environmental pollution caused by
waste materials generated during the course of construction work. Shanghai
Electric's team collected plastic bottles, glass bottles, cans, and print
cartridges for centralized recycling since the onset of construction, with the
recorded volume of recycled items in 2021 three times more than that of the
year before.
A global leader in renewable energy, Shanghai Electric has been reshaping the
global energy mix by promoting green development, unlocking the wind and
photovoltaic revolution to meet global climate challenges. Looking forward,
Shanghai Electric will continue to push for innovation in green technology,
leveraging its high-quality clean products to facilitate the global transition
towards a more sustainable economy.
Source: Shanghai Electric
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