A delegation from Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has actually met Dutch authorities from the Kingdom of the Netherlands while making a main browse through. The delegation, goinged by HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, met authorities from the public and economic sectors in both Rotterdam and Amsterdam. The visit supports DEWA's efforts to exchange competence and also review the latest innovations and even finest global methods in smart transformation. The conferences talked about topics of common interest, specifically DEWA's sustaining the makeover of Dubai right into the smartest city on the planet.

During his meetings with Dutch officials, Al Tayer explained that Dubai has a clear strategy for sustainable development, based on the vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. Last November, His Highness introduced the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050 to supply 7 % of Dubai's power from clean sources by 2020, 25 % by 2030 and 75 % by 2050. The strategy includes of five main pillars: infrastructure, legislation, funding, building capacities and skills, and having an environmentally-friendly energy mix.

"This consists of efforts such as the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, which Dubai Electricity and Water Authority is managing and building. The park is the largest single-site solar project in the world. We are establishing the Dubai Green Zone, which is a free zone made to attract research and also development centers and emerging companies in clean energy. The funding column includes the establishment of the USD 27 billion (AED 100 billion) Dubai Green Fund that will certainly supply monetary tools for clean energy investors in the Emirate," stated Al Tayer.

A tour was organized for the delegates in Amsterdam's The Edge, the greenest office building on the planet. They revealed their appreciation of the building and its smart and innovative technologies that have actually made it so remarkable. Al Tayer welcomed Dutch officials to Dubai to check out DEWA's Sustainable Building, which is the biggest federal government building worldwide to obtain a Platinum Rating for environment-friendly buildings from Leadership in Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED). It has achieved 98 out of 110 points based on the ranking criteria for the design set by the United States Green Building Council institute. The structure saves 66 % of energy intake, and has a solar energy plant with a capacity of 660kW, and reduces water use by 48 %.

The delegation invited Dutch firms and organisations to take part in the very first Dubai Solar Show that will be held in combination with the 18th Water, Energy, Technology, and Environment Exhibition (WETEX) from 4-6 October 2016. WETEX is arranged under the instructions of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, and under the patronage of HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and President of DEWA.

DEWA additionally ensured the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award. The one million dollar award is presented by the UAE Water Aid Foundation, under the umbrella of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives, to find sustainable solutions to the issue of water scarcity, using solar energy to purify and desalinate water.