{"id":363,"date":"2026-10-14T14:01:54","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T14:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cretagrp.com\/?p=363"},"modified":"2026-10-14T14:32:31","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T14:32:31","slug":"creta-among-six-global-finalists-in-al-miyah-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cretagrp.com\/?p=363","title":{"rendered":"Mohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative : CRETA Among Six Global Finalists in Al Miyah Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<article dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\" style=\"max-width: 960px; margin: 0 auto; background: #ffffff; color: #243d32; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 1.85; text-align: left;\"><!-- Official team photograph --><\/p>\n<figure style=\"margin: 0 0 30px;\"><a style=\"display: block; text-decoration: none;\" href=\"https:\/\/cretagrp.com\/?page_id=357\" aria-label=\"Explore CRETA's Al Miyah journey\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-362\" src=\"https:\/\/cretagrp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/23c63ee9-9d96-4a72-a90e-878985b7cac8.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1672\" height=\"941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cretagrp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/23c63ee9-9d96-4a72-a90e-878985b7cac8.png 1672w, https:\/\/cretagrp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/23c63ee9-9d96-4a72-a90e-878985b7cac8-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/cretagrp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/23c63ee9-9d96-4a72-a90e-878985b7cac8-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/cretagrp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/23c63ee9-9d96-4a72-a90e-878985b7cac8-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/cretagrp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/23c63ee9-9d96-4a72-a90e-878985b7cac8-1536x864.png 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1672px) 100vw, 1672px\" \/><\/a><figcaption style=\"padding: 10px 2px 0; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.6; color: #69766e;\">\n<p data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\">Selected among six global finalists,<br \/>\nCRETA brings geothermal cooling to the Mohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative\u2019s Al Miyah Challenge for Agriculture. Discover our journey, team and official videos.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><!-- Recognition label --><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 22px;\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; padding: 8px 14px; background: #edf3ed; border-left: 3px solid #547b58; color: #173f32; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6; letter-spacing: 1.5px;\"><br \/>\nAL MIYAH CHALLENGE FOR AGRICULTURE \u00b7 GLOBAL FINALIST<br \/>\n<\/span><\/div>\n<p><!-- Article introduction --><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 24px; font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.65; color: #173f32; font-weight: 500;\">CRETA Group has been selected as one of six global finalists in Al Miyah Challenge for Agriculture,<br \/>\nlaunched by the Mohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px; font-size: 16px; color: #526259;\">The Challenge attracted 846 registered teams from 54 countries. Following the selection of 21 qualifying teams, six advanced to the final stage \u2014 including CRETA.<br \/>\nThis milestone brings our geothermal cooling approach to an international programme focused on practical water-saving solutions for agriculture.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Main story --><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"margin: 32px 0 15px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 26px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.3; letter-spacing: -0.5px; color: #173f32;\">Geothermal thinking. A purpose rooted in water.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 22px; font-size: 16px; color: #526259;\">Our work addresses a specific challenge:<br \/>\nreducing the water required to cool protected growing environments. By connecting geothermal engineering<br \/>\nwith agricultural needs, we aim to support moreresilient food production in water-scarce regions.<br \/>\nReaching the final stage is an important recognition of our team\u2019s work and an opportunity to develop evidence through practical evaluation.<br \/>\nIt reflects CRETA\u2019s commitment to taking ideas from engineering concepts into real operating environments.<br \/>\nWe are proud of our team and grateful to the Mohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative and all Challenge partners for their continued support throughout this journey.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Dedicated journey page --><\/p>\n<section style=\"margin: 35px 0 28px; padding: clamp(22px,5%,36px); background: #f1f5ef; border: 1px solid #dce5da; border-top: 3px solid #173f32; border-radius: 4px;\" aria-labelledby=\"creta-news-journey-title\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 10px; font-size: 11px; font-weight: bold; line-height: 1.6; letter-spacing: 1.8px; color: #61765f;\">THE PEOPLE. THE MILESTONES. THE JOURNEY.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"creta-news-journey-title\" style=\"margin: 0 0 14px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 28px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.25; letter-spacing: -0.6px; color: #173f32;\">Discover our Al Miyah journey.<\/h2>\n<p style=\"margin: 0 0 23px; max-width: 650px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.8; color: #526259;\">Follow our progress from qualification to the<br \/>\nfinal six, meet the CRETA team and watch the<br \/>\ninitiative\u2019s official videos on our dedicated page.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"display: inline-block; max-width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; padding: 14px 22px; background: #173f32; color: #ffffff; border: 1px solid #173f32; border-radius: 3px; text-decoration: none; font-size: 14px; font-weight: 600; line-height: 1.6; text-align: center;\" href=\"https:\/\/cretagrp.com\/?page_id=357\"><br \/>\nExplore Our Al Miyah Journey \u00a0 \u2192<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p><!-- Official source --><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0; padding: 17px 0; border-top: 1px solid #e1e7df; font-size: 12px; line-height: 1.8; color: #69766e;\">Official recognition:<br \/>\n<a style=\"color: #173f32; text-decoration: underline; text-underline-offset: 3px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mohamedbinzayedwi.ae\/finalist-teams\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\nView the finalist teams on the Mohamed bin Zayed<br \/>\nWater Initiative website \u2197<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/article>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Selected among six global finalists, CRETA brings geothermal cooling to the Mohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative\u2019s Al Miyah Challenge for Agriculture. 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