Guides
Read this before the NDA.
What funders, operators, kilns and technology suppliers ask before they sign anything. Every figure carries its source, checked 14 November 2026.
All guides
- G-01 · 5 min · Off take seatWhat refuse derived fuel is, and what it is notWhat refuse derived fuel is, how it is made from municipal waste, how it differs from solid recovered fuel, and why consistent quality decides whether a kiln will buy it.
- G-02 · 6 min · Off take seatHow cement kilns use alternative fuel: co-processing explainedWhat co-processing is, why a cement kiln is suited to waste derived fuel, what the industry guidelines say, and what a kiln operator asks a fuel supplier.
- G-03 · 6 min · Operating seatRDF plant or waste to energy plant: what is the difference?How a refuse derived fuel plant differs from a waste to energy incinerator, using Dubai's Warsan waste to energy plant as the reference point, and where a fuel plant fits beside it.
- G-04 · 6 min · Funding seatThe UAE's waste targets for 2031, and what they mean for a fuel plantThe UAE National Agenda for Integrated Waste Management targets for 2031, Abu Dhabi's 80% landfill diversion goal and 2025 progress, Sharjah's diversion rate, and why they matter to a refuse derived fuel plant.
- G-05 · 5 min · Funding seatHow a project consortium works: seats, agreements and the NDAWhat a consortium is for an infrastructure project, the seats AERC has defined (funding, operating, off take, technology), what the consortium agreement and the NDA do, and what "concept stage" means.
- G-06 · 5 min · Off take seatWhat an off take agreement covers for refuse derived fuelThe terms an off take or fuel supply agreement usually covers: specification, volume, term, delivery, testing and what happens when the fuel is out of spec. Written for kiln operators and the funders who read their contracts.
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