Fri, July 22, 2022 – 11:35 am
DUBAI, 22nd July / WAM / The Research and Development Center of the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), through the “Al-Baheth” program, hosted 95 trainee students from 20 different nationalities from 23 local and international universities, to develop their knowledge and expertise and qualify them to enter the labor market, thus enhancing the center’s role in upgrading energy and water research and facing future challenges.
Since the launch of the researcher program, the center has attracted 15 trainees, including 5 from national competencies, to join the authority’s work team.
His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Managing Director and CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority, said that the Research and Development Center at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park has established itself as a leading center for solar energy technologies that contributes to the development of the clean and renewable energy sector worldwide by enriching the scientific community with research. Specialized scientific.
He pointed out that the center’s recruitment of the best researchers and academics of different nationalities contributes to exchanging the best local and international experiences and practices and strengthening the partnership between the government sector and the academic sector to transform Dubai into the first destination for scientists and researchers in the field of renewable and clean energy.
He added that the center supports the Dubai 10X initiative, which constitutes a work approach for the Dubai government to move the emirate towards future leadership, and make it ahead of the cities of the world by ten years. It includes 44 male and female researchers, including 26 PhD and MA holders. Since its launch, the Center has published 84 research papers in international scientific conferences and international refereed journals and periodicals. 5 patents have been registered so far, and new patents are being worked on.
For his part, Eng. Walid bin Salman, Executive Vice President of the Business Development and Excellence Sector at the authority, said: “The Researcher” works to stimulate and enhance the culture of research and development, develop professional competencies, and attract Emirati graduates and national competencies to work in the research and development center, in order to cover the activities that The center’s activities include organizing seminars, conferences, workshops, training programs and competitions, and visiting sites, schools and universities. The program provides national competencies with the opportunity to participate in the development of the Center and the Authority’s projects.
The program aims to involve local and international universities in research and development by sending their best technical candidates to work with researchers in the authority in various research fields.” The “researcher” includes four categories: training, funding for graduation projects, visiting researchers, and seminars and workshops. The program aims to involve employees and academic institutions in research and development efforts.Under the umbrella of the program and in cooperation with a group of international experts and the center’s experts, the center held during the past year 30 technical sessions that dealt with many topics, most notably solar cells, machine learning, deep learning algorithms, robotics and manufacturing. Digital, Additive Manufacturing, Blockchain and 3D Printing.He also organized 5 virtual seminars on smart grids for energy distribution, satellite life cycle, complex big data chain analytics, and solar energy information sources.
He pointed out that the program held 5 workshops on the role of dynamic polishing technology in sustainable buildings, an introduction to the world of robotics and robotic operating systems, photovoltaic solar panels in the United Arab Emirates, characteristics of raw materials and battery design, and a smart introduction to the Fourth Industrial Revolution.
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