HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), presented an appreciation certificate and iPad to Ali Blaisha Al Muhairi, a nine-year-old Emirati inventor and prodigy for his innovative ideas on sustainable energy.

DEWA encourages the next generation of developing Emirati talent in renewable energy and sustainable development and supports their efforts to promote sustainability and conservation.

Young Al Muhairi invented a small device that stores and uses solar power, by exposing it to direct sunlight, to run household devices, such as fans, lamps, radios and mobile phones. The device can store enough energy to run devices for up to half an hour.

DEWA is proud of the next generation of innovators who love to express their creativity and who want to make a career in renewable energy. They represent Dubais vision and the aspiration of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, for the next generation of determined and distinctive Emiratis, who are educated in science and knowledgeable enough to continue the prosperity and success of the UAE, said Al Tayer.

The young inventor successfully created his device called the Mobile Power Storage under the supervision and guidance of his father, who accompanied him during shopping trips in Dubai to collect solar panels, a 12-Volt (DC) battery, power source, electrical sockets, and a wooden-panel base. Al Muhairi used a computer to help design the final shape for his device.

We thank DEWA for its efforts to motivate new and young inventors to engage in sustainable development in Dubai and the UAE, said the inventors father. DEWA invited Ali Al Muhairi to visit the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park and DEWA Sustainable Building. This is to give him the opportunity to learn about different sustainable energy technologies and highlight the importance of sustainable energy and the need for rationalisation in the consumption of electricity, water and natural resources.