Dubai – United Arab Emirates - Tuesday, May 7th 2013 [ME NewsWire]
Dubai and the Middle East first dedicated free zone to the energy and sustainability industries, ENPARK, is currently visiting Denmark as part of the ‘Green Economy Partnership’ delegation seeking to develop closer synergies between one of the largest clusters in Europe, the Copenhagen Cleantech Cluster.
Saeed Ghubash, Director of ENPARK is accompanied on the trip by members of the Green Economy Partnership. The partnership is a programme mandated by H. H. Sheikh Hamdan Bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai that seeks to spur sustainable growth of the Dubai economy by facilitating the adoption of technological solutions with economic and proven ecological feasibility.
ENPARK is a member of TECOM Investments’ Sciences cluster and a free zone business park dedicated to facilitating and fostering the growth of the alternative energy and environmental industries in the UAE. In line with ENPARK’s aim to promote Dubai as a destination for sustainability and ‘green’ organisations, during the visit Mr Ghubash will continue the process of benchmarking the business park with other successful destinations like the Copenhagen Cleantech Cluster.
Commenting, Saeed Ghubash, Director of ENPARK said: "I am delighted to be able to build relationships with my counterparts in the Copenhagen Cleantech Cluster to learn more about the park. Along with the rest of the Green Economy Partnership, we will bring back a wealth of knowledge to benefit us as an alternative energy and environmental cluster and in turn, benefit the UAE’s economy as a whole.”
"Innovation and entrepreneurship are the engines of economic growth for any country and building a world-renowned center for excellence in sustainability and renewable practices is a key component of the drive to diversify the economy in order to secure a prosperous future. During this visit, we will take a step towards this goal by bringing back knowledge garnered from our Danish counterparts helping us attract yet more sustainability business interest to ENPARK. "
ENPARK is a pioneering initiative in the development of the UAE’s sustainability sector that serves as an enabling platform for the Renewable Energy, Conventional Energy, Green Buildings and Waste Management sectors. By creating industry specific business environment geared towards growth, it has been successful in attracting investment and companies from across the world including Lukoil, ExxonMobil, First Solar.
About ENPARK
ENPARK, the Energy and Environment Park, a member of TECOM Investments, is the first dedicated free zone to the energy and sustainability industries in the Middle East. ENPARK serves as an enabling platform for the Renewable Energy, Conventional Energy, Green Buildings and Waste Management sectors.
In conjunction with DuBiotech, the leading life-sciences park in the Middle East, ENPARK provides a unique science cluster environment that enables companies to locate, consolidate and capitalize on opportunities in the domestic and regional markets.
ENPARK offers a wide range of facilities including office space, Business Centre, state-of-the-art laboratories, warehouses and leasable land.
For more information, please visit: www.enpark.ae
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