DEWA R&D GCC PV Laboratory Network Workshop

15th May 2017

The Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) was

formed on 1st January, 1992, by a decree issued by His

Highness Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum .

Key Highlights & Statistics

9,656

MW

Capacity470 MIGD

More than

10,000

Employees

More than

700,000

Daily

Customers

Several decades

of activityPower Generation

Water Production Capacity

DEWA in brief

INFRA-

STRUCTURE

ENVIRONMENT

FRIENDLY

ENERGY MIX LEGISLATION

BUILDING

CAPACITIES

AND SKILLS

FUNDING

DUBAI

CLEAN

ENERGY

STRATEGY

PILLARS

- Up to AED 100bn clean

energy funding to 2030

Legal and

regulatory

framework for:

- Solar PV

- Green Fund

- Dubai Green

Zone

- MBR Solar Park

- R&D Center

- Innovation Center

- Dubai Green Zone

Through international

partnerships

75% clean energy by 2050

2050 Dubai Clean Energy Strategy Pillars

Approx.

5000MW

Solar park total installed capacity by 2030

13MW

200MW

First phase

(PV)

Completed

Second phase

(PV)

In Progress

800MW

Third phase

(PV)

In ProgressLowest Price World wide

5.4 Cent/kWh

Lowest bid worldwide in 3rd phase

2.99 Cent/kWh

Fourth phase

(CSP)

In Progress

200MW

Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar

Park

“Without a vision to guide our path, and

without ambition that knows no limits, we

can never build a bright future for

generations to come”

His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al

Maktoum

Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and

Ruler of Dubai

Vision

Future Dubai

HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE

and Ruler of Dubai, launched a National Innovation Strategy on October 2014 with the aim of

making the UAE one of the most innovative nations in the world within seven years.

Stimulating environment for innovation

government innovation

private sector innovation

prepare individuals STEM

Renewable Energy

Transport

Education

Health

Water

Technology

Space

TRACKS Priority

Sectors

The National Innovation Strategy

R&D at DEWA - Key facts and figures

Development of infra at MBR solar park

and projects portfolio from 2014

- Main lab and 3D printed R&Drone

lab operational by latest Q1 2018

- Outdoor testing facility operational

since 2015

- 4 vertical and 1 horizontal R&D

areas

Total investment of AED 500 Mn up to

2020

R&D Areas

Solar

Water

Smart Grid

Integration

Energy

EfficiencyRobotics/AI/AM

Infrastructure management

PMO

Infrastructure

SGI & ESS Lab

Q1 2018

R&Drone Lab

Q2 2017

R&D Center

Q1 2018

RFP Lab Equipment

Q2 2017 – Q1 2018

850.

00

16600.00

8450

.00

3450

.00

3350.00

5150.00

3300

.00

3500.00

8600

.00

850.

00

3400.00

1400.00

1800.00

1800

.00

Area 165m2

5150.00

3450

.00

1150

.00

ElectricalRoom

INDOOR LABORATORYA

#8

8600

.00

1800

.00

#4

#3

#2

#6

#5

1800.00

#7

#9

#11

#12

#10

#13 #14 #18

1800.00

#17 #21

#15

#16

#19

#20#26#27

#28#31 #29

#30

#32

#1

900.00

ElectricalRoom

High Power Lab

Low Power Lab

Machine Room

Control Room

IT Infrastructure

Q4 2017

2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

R&D initiative

launched

Outdoor Test Facility

Q1 2015

R&D Center

Location: MBR Solar Park Surface

area: ca. 4,500 sqm

Status: Under construction, planned

completion by end of 2017,

operational by Q1 2018 (exp.)

R&D focus: DEWA’s R&D activities

and personnel, incl. Solar, Water,

EE, SGI, excl. drones and 3D

printing (separate lab) and some

separate SGI activities

Other functions: space dedicated for

clean tech incubator and SME

activities

• Performance Characterization

• Accelerated Aging Testing

• Electrical Testing

• Mechanical Testing

• Water and Energy Testing`

INDOOR main Lab

SGI/ESS Lab

• Indoor: Low and High Power labs

and Control Room

• Outdoor: High power converters

and large energy storage systems

• Utility drone application

development and 3D printing

(prototyping, electronic systems,

mechanical and SW labs)

• Outdoor testing area for drones

and rovers

R&Drone Lab

R&D Center Labs

Outdoor Testing Facility – OTF

Existing and planned pilots and

equipment at OTF:

Advanced Solar Resource stations

PV testing facility for modules

- PV modules under testing since

2015

- Expansion in progress

BIPV testing facility

CSP (Dish Stirling) test site

PV RO and AWG pilots

DEWA R&D Infrastructure providing service and support to

the GCC

Standardization & infrastructure optimization

Partnerships and collaboration

GCC Capacity building supporting PV industry growth

Goals

Thanks