DEWA receives visiting delegation from Harvard

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DEWA receives visiting delegation from Harvard

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) got a delegation from Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government at their Sustainable Building in Al Quoz. The delegation included 32 graduates from 17 countries,. The visit is part of DEWA's efforts to display existing and future sustainable advancement jobs and initiatives to international educational institutes, while sticking to the strategy to present students to Dubai's energy sector, in support of the vision of the wise leadership to change the Emirate into a wise, integrated city, by protecting nationwide energy resources and decreasing the nation's carbon footprint to achieve sustainable development, for generations to come.

The Harvard John F. Kennedy School of Government's see to DEWA's Sustainable Building was organised by the UAE Embassy in Washington DC and is the outcome of a partnership between the Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Court and the school. The field check out is concentrated on Sustainable Energy and brings graduate students with experience in energy to the UAE, to study the nation's development in the sector.

The school's delegation was gotten by Dr. Yousef Al Akraf, Executive Vice President of Business Support and Human Resources at DEWA, Moza Al Akraf, CIO of DEWA, Mohammed Al Shamsi, Vice President of Civil Projects Engineering & Water Maintenance, Mohammed Abdul Kareem Al Shamsi, Senior Manager of Climate Change & Sustainability, and other representatives from Dubai Smart Government and the Smart Dubai Government Establishment.

"To end up being a sustainable innovative world-class energy bill, DEWA avidly cooperates with a few of the top universities and universities from worldwide, contributing to Dubai's function as a world leader for sustainability and establishing a knowledge-based economy," stated HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA.

"DEWA is dedicated to increasing dependence on eco-friendly energy resources and diversifying the energy mix within the Emirate. DEWA has surpassed renewable energy targets revealed last year.

Al Tayer kept in mind that energy is a major aspect in the social and economic advancement of all nations, which the international shift towards clean energy has only favorable ecological, social, and economic results.

Al Tayer likewise talked about the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, which is the biggest single-site solar task in the world, based on the Independent Power Producer model. It will produce 5,000 MW by 2030.

DEWA offers top priority to Research & Development, the Innovation Centre includes a group of research and development centres that specialise in clean energy innovations, drone research, 3D-printing innovation, and solar power based desalination, with an overall financial investment of AED 500 million.

Throughout the delegation's go to, they were shown around DEWA's Sustainable Building, which lies in Al Quoz and is the largest government structure worldwide to secure an LEED Platinum score for green buildings. The delegation was also introduced to DEWA's 3 wise initiatives that were introduced in support of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum's effort to change Dubai into the world's most intelligent city. DEWA's 3 initiatives are Shams Dubai, which connects solar energy to structures to encourage structure owners to install photovoltaic solar panels to create electrical power. The photovoltaic solar system will be connected to DEWA's grid. The electricity will be made use of onsite and the surplus exported to DEWA's grid.

The 2nd initiative, Smart Applications and Meters, consists of wise applications that make use of smart meters and grids that contribute to fast-service connection, fast response, and rationalize energy use. The 3rd initiative, the Green Charger, is to establish the facilities to build electrical car charging stations.

To the end of their check out, the delegation thanked DEWA's officials for their hospitality.