Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) is participating in the World Future Energy Summit 2024, and is highlighting on its platform in Hall No. 5 (Energy Hall) its most prominent projects in the renewable and clean energy sector, its smart initiatives and its efforts to advance sustainable development and promote the transition towards a green economy. This will establish the foundations for a more sustainable future and support Dubai’s position as a global future energy capital.
Most prominent projects and initiatives
Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Complex
The authority will highlight the latest developments in the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest solar energy complex in one location in the world, according to the Independent Energy Producer system, and its production capacity will reach more than 5,000 megawatts by 2030, with total investments exceeding 50 billion. dirhams, and the current production capacity of the complex is 2,627 megawatts, and the complex contributes to achieving the goals of the UAE Strategic Initiative for Climate Neutrality 2050, the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050, and the Carbon Neutrality 2050 Strategy for the Emirate of Dubai to provide 100% of the energy production capacity from clean energy sources by the year 2050.
Visitors to the Authority’s platform can learn about the latest solar photovoltaic and concentrated solar energy technologies used by the Authority in the fourth phase, whose production capacity reaches 950 megawatts. The project includes the highest concentrated solar energy tower in the world, with a height of more than 263 meters, and the largest storage capacity for thermal energy. With a capacity of 5,907 megawatt hours, according to the Guinness Book of World Records.
The authority is also highlighting the sixth phase of the complex, which it is implementing in cooperation with Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar), according to the independent energy producer model, using the latest technologies of bifacial photovoltaic solar panels, which allow the use of sunlight reflected on the front and back sides, with a system Single-axis solar tracking, and the complex’s production capacity will rise to 4,660 MW by 2026, after the implementation of the sixth phase with a capacity of 1,800 MW.
Seawater desalination plant
The authority’s platform also displays a seawater desalination plant using reverse osmosis (SWRO) technology using solar energy, which it is implementing in the Jebel Ali power and water desalination plants complex. The plant’s production capacity reaches 40 million gallons of desalinated water per day at a cost of approximately 897 million dirhams.
Green hydrogen project
The platform also displays the green hydrogen project, which was implemented by the Authority in cooperation with Expo 2020 Dubai and the Siemens Energy Company at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. It is the first of its kind in the Middle East and North Africa region to produce hydrogen using solar energy. It was designed and built. The experimental station, which has an area of about 10,000 square metres, is capable of accommodating future applications and testing platforms for various uses of hydrogen, including energy production and mobility.
Green charger
The platform highlights the “Green Charger” for electric vehicles, as the Authority has completed the installation of about 390 charging stations throughout Dubai to support green mobility and encourage individuals and institutions to acquire environmentally friendly electric vehicles. Through its “Green Charger” initiative for electric vehicles, it has provided 23,419,821 megawatts. An hour of electricity to charge electric vehicles in the Emirate of Dubai, from 2015 until the end of 2023, which contributed to traveling a total of 117 million kilometers using electric vehicles.
Innovation Center
Visitors to the platform can learn closely about the Authority’s Innovation Center, within the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Energy Park, which aims to spread the culture of innovation among institutions and individuals and highlight the sectors that will lead the innovation process in the future, in addition to developing the capabilities of the next generation of Innovators, and the center allows its visitors to watch innovative shows, using drones and hologram technology, and experience interactive experiences, including a virtual trip throughout the complex, relying on metaverse technology, in addition to experiencing self-driving electric buses.
Al Sheraa Building
A platform will display a model of the “Al Sheraa Building”, the new main building of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, which will be the tallest, largest and smartest zero-energy government building in the world, as the total energy consumption in the building will be equal to or less than the energy it produces throughout the year. The building was designed to comply with LEED Platinum (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification requirements, and WELL Silver World Green Building System standards.