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renewable students was welcomed to a major new research institute on clean energy. energy as the uae continues the drive to diversify its economy away from dependence on exports of depletable oil and gas and to move towards a more substainable local economy, increasing attention has been paid to the need to develop the renewable energy sector. the year 2009 saw several important milestones being achieved. the uae s first renewable energy capacity target was established, the first commercial-scale solar power plant was switched on and the first intake of u n i t e d a r a b e m i r at e s 2010