WFES Dailies 2016 Day 3

News from the second dayof WFES 3

A preview of the FutureCities Forum 10

India transitions towardswider use of renewables 15

The importance of carboncapture and storage 16

Profiles of leading WFESspeakers 24

Meeting major water management challenges 26

Innovative projects showcased at WFES 28

Gallery: Another busy dayat WFES 2016 42

DAILY NEWS DAY 3 20 JAN 2016

Top business casefor renewablesMasdar CEO, Dr Ahmad Belhoul, sharesthe financial benefits of green energy

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In his welcome address to the World Future Energy Summit (WFES), Dr AhmadBelhoul, CEO of Masdar, was upbeatabout the financial opportunities, as wellas the environmental benefits, ofrenewable energy.

“The economic case for renewables is clear,” Dr Belhoul told WFES. “Let’s all use this globalplatform to take action.”

“Nowhere is the business potential greater [for renewable development and investment] than in theMiddle East and North Africa,” said Dr Belhoul. Hecited Jordan’s first wind power project, Morocco’starget of more than 50 per cent renewables in itsenergy mix by 2030, and the UAE’s target of 24 percent renewables by 2021 as examples of the growthand commitment to alternative forms of energy inthe region. He said that a report into renewableenergy by IRENA estimated that doubling the use ofrenewables by 2030 could potentially create 24million jobs.

Dr Belhoul said there has been a “dramaticimprovement in the cost-competitiveness ofrenewable energy”, with the price of solar PVtechnology falling by 75 per cent and the price ofwind turbines falling by 30 per cent.

He called for “greater innovation in the financialsector” and said that “investment targets mustdouble” to ensure the renewable energy industry

expands. As countries recognise the need to developrenewable energy, Dr Belhoul said “we are now pastthe point of reflection.”

Describing the UAE as a “global energy leader”, Dr Belhoul said that WFES is now “the world’s mostinfluential business platform for renewable energy.”

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ABB to help build 50MW solar capacity in JordanABB has secured a contract withMartifer Solar, the Portugal-basedglobal developer of solar PV projects,to supply 50 MW solar capacity inJordan. The deal covers four solarplants, located near the cities of Ma’anand Mafraq. Jordan imports 96 per cent of all its

energy at an annual cost of $3.6billion, or 13.5 per cent of thecountry’s GDP. The Master Strategy ofthe Energy Sector in Jordan has set atarget of 1,800 MW, or 10 percent ofthe country’s energy supply, to comefrom renewable sources in 2020. This strategy calls for 600 MW of this new capacity to be provided bysolar power. Jordan’s annual daily average solar

irradiance is among the world’shighest, and the country’s NationalEnergy Strategy includes ambitioustargets to increase the contribution of

renewable energy sources, such assolar, to the national energy supply.ABB has helped co-design the plants

with a complete solution, using thecompany’s equipment, as required bythe grid operator (NEPCO). Theproject is scheduled for completion inthe first quarter of 2016.Under the agreement, ABB will be

responsible for the manufacture,supply, and commissioning of 45central inverters (ULTRA), 24 36kVcompartments on skid (MVCS), PlantPower Controller (PPC), and 36kVdelivery stations, which will ensure safeand reliable connection to the nationalelectricity network. In addition, ABBsigned a service agreement to trainMartifer Solar’s operations andmaintenance (O&M) technicians onspecialised O&M of its inverters. “ABB is proud to play an important

role in helping Jordan reach its

ambitious renewable energy targetsset for 2020,” said Ahmad Alhussein,Local Manager, Discrete Automationand Motion. “These innovative andtechnologically advanced solarprojects are a big first step towardboosting Jordan’s energy security andreducing its reliance on imported oiland gas.”

Marco Alves, Operations &Maintenance Business Director,Martifer Solar said: “This serviceagreement established with ABB,including the training of our O&Mtechnicians in operating andmaintaining the ABB inverters, is animportant milestone for the companyand an important step towardsproficiency, in line with our globalstrategy of providing highly reliableO&M services worldwide.”One of the four solar plants (the 20

MW Jordan Solar One) will be thelargest plant connected to NEPCO inthe Al Mafraq area; the other threesolar plants are 10 MW in size and willbe located in Al Ward Al Joury, AlZahrat Al Salam and Al Zanbaq, nearthe south-central Jordanian city ofMa’an.

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Enviromena, leading EPC contractorof solar PV power systems, sees goodprospects for its business in theMiddle East as a result of the growthof solar in the region.“Over the last two years, we have

seen the cost of solar technologydrop dramatically to the extent that itis competitive with or cheaper thantraditional forms of generation,” saysSander Trestain, Executive Director –Projects at Enviromena. “So nowmany regional utilities andgovernments are upping the amountsof solar they’re adding into theirgrids. It’s not just that it’s a clean,carbon-neutral form of electricity, it’salso a logical economic choice.Unsurprisingly then there’s been ahuge increase in the size and numberof solar power plants being tendered,developed and built across theregion, with programmes underwayto ensure a steady roll-out of solarprojects.”Dubai offers particularly good

prospects for the company as a resultof its rooftop programme. “This is ametering scheme, so you can put solaron the roof of your home or businessand decrease your DEWA billaccording to the amount of energygenerated. It’s an effective and simplescheme to generate power anddecrease your bill. The mostcompelling case for solar is on largeroofs such as factories and industrialbuildings where a modest investmentin solar can result in significantsavings. So we can expect to see asignificant increase in the number ofroof top solar systems installed in thenear future.” To date, the companyhas built around 30 rooftop systems inthe UAE.Jordan also offers promising

opportunities. “Firstly, electricitydemand is growing significantly, andsome of the fuel from conventional

generation has seen some disruption,so there is a need to bring moreelectricity on to the grid. Solar is aneconomically smart choice to fill asignificant portion of the demand.There is now a real charge schemewhich offers incentives for roof-topand ground-mounted systems.Secondly there are significant projectsbeing developed; around 200MW ofIPP projects have been designated todevelopers.”Last year, the company won a major

project in Jordan, the construction ofthe 103 MW Al Quweira solar plant.This will bring a a considerableamount of electricity to the Jordangrid, and will be in the top 20-30 solarPV plants in the world, says Trestain.

Since its incorporation in Abu Dhabiin October 2007, Enviromena hasgrown to become the largest solardeveloper in the MENA region. It has completed 38 projects across

nine countries with five more currentlyunder construction, and it hasattracted a broad base of leadinginternational cleantech investorsincluding Masdar.“We’re spreading our footprint

widely across the region. In the shortterm Jordan and the UAE will be themost interesting markets to watch,but long-term, solar is set to growacross the region as a whole,”concludes Trestain.

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A pioneering Abu Dhabi-basedaquaculture project is expected topave the way for the developmentof sustainable biofuels for theaviation industry.The project, which involves theSustainable Bioenergy ResearchConsortium (SBRC), with Masdar,Etihad Airways and Boeing, isaiming to use a class of plantscalled halophytes in theproduction of jet fuel.Halophytes have been chosen forthis UAE-based project becausethey thrive on seawater and canuse wastes produced inaquaculture production. Thesecharacteristics make halophytesideal for use in harsh UAEconditions, where the lack orarable land and fresh waterpresents challenges.The SBRC team is testing anintegrated seawater agriculturesystems approach that will focuson the production of food andfuel. This is a means of addressingthe issue of biofuels impacting onfood security.

Abu Dhabiproject to leadthe way in biofuels for aviation industry

Enviromena powers ahead in MENA

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Wermuth Asset Management launches second green investment fundAhead of his address at WFES, JochenWermuth, Chief Investment Officer ofWermuth Asset Management (WAM),announced the launch of GreenGateway Fund 2.The fund, which follows on from

Green Gateway Fund 1, has a targetsize of $271 million and it will focus oncompanies in the field of renewableenergy and resource efficiency.In particular, the Middle East will be

a focus of the fund, with WAM lookingto actively support its portfoliocompanies in high-growth markets.The fund also aims to create anattractive environment for growthinvestments in Europe.“In the Middle East, the Green

Gateway Fund 2 is directed towardsinstitutional, HNWI and family officeswho wish their investments to be notonly climate-friendly but also, at the

same time, to generate attractivereturns,” said Mr Wermuth.It is expected that individual

investors will contribute between $5.4million and $32.6 million into portfoliocompanies which demonstrate highgrowth potential and which, on thebasis of proven business models, standto make significant contributions toenergy and resource efficiency. Thecompanies which will benefit from thenew investment can expect to beactively supported by WAM over thecourse of the relationship.Examples of the companies that may

be targeted for investment includerenewable energy firms,electromobility developers, electricpower storage facilities, and smartgrid technology pioneers. The averageholding period for investments shouldbe in the range of four to five years.

“The environment for growthinvestments in Europe continues to beextremely favourable. In recent years,there has been a stronger investmentemphasis on the buyout sector,” saidMr Wermuth. “Valuations in thegrowth sector thus remain particularlyattractive, in part also because Basel IIIhas caused banks to reduce lending tothese growth companies.”Green Gateway Fund 2 is slated to

build on the success of GreenGateway Fund 1, which focused onEuropean investment. The first fundinvested in four portfolio companieswhich have, on average, grown at arate of 30 per cent annually.Among the first fund’s holdings is

Aquarion Water Group, aninternational provider of advancedwater solutions. Aquarion is located inGermany, Italy and the UK, and it

follows a buy-and-build strategy toexpands its own portfolio.Green Gateway Fund 1’s other

portfolio companies are The MobilityHouse, a leading Europeanelectromobility provider; Latvia-basedPrimekss, a builder of industrialconcrete floors; and OTI Greentech, aSwiss business which specialises insustainable cleaning, recovery andwaste treatment solutions for the oiland gas industry.The new fund’s management team

will consist of Mr Wermuth, as well asother senior WAM partners, CasperHeijsteeg and Michael Ludwig. MrHeijsteeg and Mr Ludwig alreadymanage Green Gateway Fund 1.

● Mr Wermuth will be speakingtomorrow at 11:15am on hot marketsin the renewable energy industry.

GE is accelerating its Ecomaginationprogramme with a commitment toinvest $10 billion in clean energy R&Dfrom 2015-2020 and to further reduceits own environmental footprint. It isalso launching eight new industrialpartnerships.Ecomagination is GE’s business

strategy to develop cleanertechnology solutions for its customers,delivering economic value andimproving environmental performance.Launched in 2005, it has helped to

solve energy, efficiency, transportationand water challenges. Debora Frodl, Global Executive

Director, Ecomagination, said: “We arevery proud with the results of ourprogramme. Our $15billion investmentin cleaner technology R&D through2015 returned US$200bn to GEthrough the Ecomagination portfolio,proving that our customers reallyprioritise these technologies. We havealso exceeded our targets, reducinggreenhouse gas emissions by 36 per

cent and water use by 42 per cent.”The eight new partnerships with

“likeminded innovation andsustainability-focused” industry-leading companies, will, says Frodl,represent a major focus of theEcomagination strategy through to2020. These include partnerships withIntel, to reduce energy and water usein manufacturing; with Total, todevelop a new hybrid gas and solarenergy system for the developingworld; with BHP Billiton to reduceemissions in their operations; withWalmart to improve efficiency withintheir operations and supply chain; withMWH Global to scale industrial andmunicipal water re-use in partnershipwith Goldman Sachs; and with Statoilto work on sustainable solutions for oil and gas production, such aswater re-use and a reduction in flaregas emissions.Marking a further development of its

strategic partnership with Masdar, GEwill work with the company toimplement the first complete energy-neutral wastewater treatment processand scale the solution across theregion, helping to reduce the carbonfootprint of wastewater treatment andexpand the availability of treatedwater for re-use. “We want to make sure that

everything we do we can scalecommercially in a big way,” says Frodl.GE is showcasing its advanced suite

of digital industrial technologies thathelp promote energy sector efficiencyat WFES. Debora Frodl is alsospeaking at the conference session on‘Accelerating progress towards a newcarbon future’ today and at the EgyptEnergy Forum tomorrow.

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Preparations are alreadyunderway for the 2017 WFES.Yesterday, Masdar CEO, DrAhmad Belhoul, announced theaddition of the Energy EfficiencyExpo to next year’s programme.It will be an annual, co-located

exhibition, conference andbusiness-matchmaking event.Energy-efficient buildings,

transportation and manufacturingwill be prominent at the inauguralexpo. The expo will aim to createmore public-private partnershipsfor energy efficiency projects.“The Energy Efficiency Expo will

encourage further collaborationand entrepreneurship at theintersection of water and energy,promoting the business case forsustainability,” said Dr Belhoul.Echoing the sentiments of hiswelcome address yesterday, hesaid Masdar has demonstratedthat “sustainability does not cost more” and that it is vital toreduce energy consumption tomeet demand in the MENAregion. Demand for energy in theregion is expected to double by2030, according to a report byNBAD, PwC and the University of Cambridge.H.E Dr Nasser Saidi, Chairman

of the Clean Energy BusinessCouncil, said: “Energy efficiency isthe low-hanging fruit, it is one ofthe least expensive but mosteffective ways to solve the MiddleEast and North Africa’sskyrocketing energy demand.”

New EnergyEfficiency Expoto launch atWFES 2017

GE steps up commitment to cleantechnology


Debora Frodl at the GE stand

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Public Event

CALENDAR OF EVENTS16 - 23 January 2016

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Masdar City, Khalifa City AThe Festival @ Masdar City 10:00-21:0022-23 Jan Open to the Public - For more info visit: www.adsw.ae

Show FeaturesADNEC, Hall 7Solar Village - WFES (NEW) Open to all attendees

For more info/registration visit: www.wfes.ae18-21 Jan 10:00-17:00

ADNEC, Hall 10Sustainable Transport Zone - WFES (NEW) Open to all attendeesFor more info/registration visit: www.wfes.ae

18-21 Jan 10:00-17:00

ADNEC, Hall 11EcoWASTE Exhibitors Seminar Open to all attendeesFor more info/registration visit: www.ecowaste.ae

18-21 Jan 10:00-17:00

ADNEC, Hall 3Innovate@IWS Open to all attendeesFor more info/registration visit: www.iwsabudhabi.com

18-21 Jan 9:00-18:00

ADNEC, Capitol Suites 18MENA Municipalities Roundtable - EcoWASTE By invitation only - For more info visit: www.adsw.ae19 Jan 10:00-15:00

ADNEC, Hall 7 Open to all attendeesFor more info/registration visit: www.wfes.ae

18-21 Jan 10:00-17:00

ADNEC, Concourse(NEW) Open to all attendeesFor more info/registration visit: www.iwsabudhabi.com

18-21 Jan 10:00-17:00

Conferences

Events LocationHigh Level Meetings

Date Time Audience

ADNEC, ICC

Opening Ceremony:

World Future Energy Summit (WFES)International Water Summit (IWS)EcoWASTE Exhibition

High Level Ceremony / Awards

18 Jan 10:00-12:00

Open to all participantsFor registration visit:: www.wfes.ae orwww.iwsabudhabi.com orwww.ecowaste.ae for more info visit: www.adsw.ae

St. Regis HotelIRENA Sixth Assembly 16-17 Jan By invitation only – For more info visit www.irena.org10:00-18:00

Open to all participants - For registration visit www.adsw.aeFor more info visit: www.zayedfutureenergyprize.com

ADNEC, ICCAbu Dhabi Global Action Day (GLS) 18 Jan 14:00-17:30 For more info/registration visit: www.wfes.ae

ADNEC, Conference Hall AWFES Conferences

ADNEC, Conference Hall BIWS Conferences

WFES Delegates.For more info/registration visit: www.wfes.ae

IWS Delegates.For more info/registration visit: www.iwsabudhabi.com

19-20 Jan21 Jan

9:30-17:309:30-13:30

19-20 Jan21 Jan

9:30-17:009:30-12:30

ADNEC, Capital Suite 7Future Cities Forum/Habitat III For more info/registration visit: www.wfes.ae20 Jan 09:00-17:30

Conference Hall AEgypt Energy Forum For more info/registration visit: www.wfes.ae21 Jan 8:30-15:40

Zayed Future Energy Prize Awards Ceremony

Emirates Palace Hotel 18 Jan By invitation only19:30

ADNEC, ICCBlue Ocean Economy 19 Jan 09:00-16:00 By invitation only - For more details visit: www.adsw.ae

Park Hayat Hotel, Saadiyat Island

The Women in Sustainability, Environment & Renewable Energy (WiSER)

By invitation only -For more details visit: www.adsw.ae

20 Jan 10:00-17:00

ADNEC, Halls 5-9World Future Enery Summit - Exhibition

ExhibitionsOpen to all attendeesFor more info/registration visit: www.wfes.ae

ADNEC, Halls 3-4International Water Summit - Exhibition

ADNEC, Hall 10EcoWASTE Exhibition

Open to all attendeesFor more info/registration visit: www.iwsabudhabi.com

Open to all attendeesFor more info/registration visit: www.ecowaste.ae

18-21 Jan 10:00-17:00

ADNEC, Hall 7WFES Solar Expo (NEW) Open to all attendeesFor more info/registration visit: www.wfes.ae

ADNEC, ICCThe Student Exclusive @ ADSW Open to students 15 years and aboveFor more info/registration visit: www.adsw.ae

19 Jan

Emirates Palace HotelRain Enhancement Prize 19 Jan 19:30 By invitation only - For more info visit: www.adsw.ae

15:30-18:30

IRENA Headquarters,Masdar City

IRENA Financial Times Debate By invitation only - For more details visit: www.irena.org17 Jan 19:00

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ADSW Policy

ADSW Leadership

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ADSW LeadershipADSW Leadership

ADSW Leadership

ADSW Policy

ADSW Business

ADSW Business

ADSW Leadership

ADSW Business

ADSW Business

ADSW Business

ADSW Business

ADSW Business

ADSW Business

ADSW Awareness

ADSW Awareness

ADSW Business

ADSW Business

ADSW Business

ADSW Business

ADSW Business

ADSW Business

ADSW Business

ADSW Policy

Masdar InstituteADNEC, Hall 7, Stand 7370Masdar Institute Innovation Zone Open to all attendees

For more info/registration visit: www.wfes.ae18-21 Jan 10:00-17:00ADSW Business

ADNEC, Hall 7, Stand 7370Masdar Institute Green Career Fair Open to all attendeesFor more info/registration visit: www.iwsabudhabi.com

18-21 Jan 10:00-17:00ADSW Awareness

ADNEC, Capital Suite 3Launch of the Sitra ‘Green to Scale’ Analysis Report

Open to all attendeesFor more info/registration visit: www.wfes.ae

19 Jan 10:00-12:00ADSW Business

ADNEC, Capital Suite 2Launch of the Masdar Institute and the University of Manchester Graphene Research Collaboration

Open to all attendeesFor more info/registration visit: www.wfes.ae


ADNEC, Capital Suite 2 Open to all attendeesFor more info/registration visit: www.wfes.ae


ADNECSBRC SEAS Pilot Project Launch Open to all attendeesFor more info/registration visit: www.wfes.ae

20 Jan -ADSW Business

Jumeirah Etihad Towers Hotel, Abu Dhabi

YFEL Graduation Ceremony By invitation only20 Jan 18:00-20:00ADSW Leadership

*ADNEC - Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre *ICC - International Convention Centre

The Special/Technical Tour Programmes:Delegates: http://masdar.ae/en/intiatives/detail/masdar-specialist-tours-for-adsw-delegatesYouth: http://masdar.ae/en/intiatives/detail/adsw-youth-engagement-programmes



NBAD announces $10 billion commitment to sustainable businessNational Bank of Abu Dhabi (NBAD)has committed to lend, invest andfacilitate a total of US$10 billion offinancing within the next 10 years toprojects focussed on environmentallysustainable activities.The commitment, which is a first for a

GCC bank, supports the research fromNBAD’s: ‘Financing the Future ofEnergy Report’, which identified afunding gap of US$48 trillion dollarsrequired in the next 20 years to meetglobal energy demand, withrenewables playing a critical role in theenergy mix of the future. Last year,NBAD set up the Sustainable Businessteam to facilitate this new scheme.The team will evaluate and create

new financing products that willsupport the development of renewableenergy and sustainable businesses –this commitment forms the first of

these initiatives. Additionally, the teamwill embark on an engagementprogramme with regulators, policymakers and industry players to captureup to date market trends and promotecontinued partnership between thefinancial sector and environmentallysustainable businesses.Alex Thursby, Group CEO of NBAD,

said: “We believe that even in thecurrent climate of low oil prices, thetransition towards more renewablesources in the energy mix will continuebecause the underlying drivers arelong term and strong. It is for thisreason that we have made thiscommitment of US$10 billion.”He continued: “The world is heading

towards a very significant funding gapfor energy globally.”In particular, Mr Thursby said thisis

true across the West-East Corridor, the

rapidly growing super-region thatstretches from Africa through theMiddle East to Asia – and filling it isgoing to be a big task. The Sustainable Business team will

be led by Nathan Weatherstone, Head of Sustainable Business Bankingat NBAD.“Our research has identified that

there is approximately US$640 billionof investment required for renewableenergy projects across the West-EastCorridor,” said Mr Weatherstone. “Butsustainable business is wider than justrenewables and includes activities likeclean transportation, sustainable water,waste management and energyefficient real estate.”Mr Weatherstone described the scale

of the opportunity as “significant” andthat the goals of the team are“ambitious but much-needed.”

The team will be working with clientsacross a range of sectors, according toMr Weatherstone.In September 2015, NBAD became

the first bank in the UAE to sign up tothe Equator Principles, a voluntary setof guidelines based on InternationalFinance Corporation standards on social and environmentalsustainability and the World BankGroup's environmental, health and safety guidelines. According to a company statement,

environmental and social riskmanagement is a big priority forNBAD, and the bank will continue toevolve its policies in response toemerging risks and new productdevelopment. NBAD is one of the top10 rated companies across the S&PHawkamah Pan Arab ESG Index, theInstitute for Corporate Governance.

DNV GL, the energy advisory andcertification body, announced detailsof an eight-month joint project withthe UAE Ministry of Energy at WFES.Drawing on its global and regionalenergy expertise, DNV GL will designand develop a database and energyautomation system to help the UAEMinistry of Energy collect informationon energy consumption andgreenhouse gas emissions from varioussectors and sources across the UAE’sseven emirates. The collectedinformation will bring data from themain stakeholders and public bodiesinto one portal, and will enable theUAE Ministry of Energy to understandhow much energy is being consumed,identify the sources and uses behind itand develop policies and regulationsto reduce the consumption of energyand greenhouse gas emissions acrossthe Emirates. The project will enable stakeholders

to upload the collected data onto thesystem automatically where it is easilyaccessible to all stakeholders involvedin the project. Ultimately the newautomated database opens up thechance of more frequent measuring ofenergy consumption across the UAE. The outputs of this database will

ensure that the UAE will be able toefficiently and accurately report itsenergy consumption and GHGemissions to relevant internationalorganisations, and to the PrimeMinister’s office of the UAE. DNV GL has a healthy pipeline of

projects in the MENA region, saysMohammed Atif, Area Manager forAfrica and the Middle East at DNV GL.In Saudi Arabia, the company is

advising the Saudi government onmore accurately assessing end-userconsumption and efficiency, and

improving load forecasting andmanagement, thereby saving moneyand making the system more efficient. “Solar energy is continuing to

expand in the UAE, Egypt andJordan,” said Atif. “We’re also seeingsolar activity begin in Saudi Arabia,and it is beginning to penetrate on aregional scale.”In wind energy, the company is

advising Masdar in the UAE, and seespotential in Oman, and Egypt, wherethe company is advising the NationalRenewable Energy Association on a250 MW wind energy tender. Government policy, sound regulatory

frameworks, and competitive bidding

rounds are driving the expansion ofrenewable energy across the region,says Atif, and COP21 is also acting asan incentive for governmentsthroughout the region to push forwardwith energy efficiency and renewableenergy initiatives. “Now it is more about responsibility,

prestige, and doing the right thing,”he added.“It’s great to be here at WFES and to

see the leadership role the UAE isplaying in the transition to a lowcarbon and more sustainableeconomy.”

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A narrow focus on cost alone maybe leading to misconceptionsabout the real value of energystorage. This is according to anew report by the World EnergyCouncil ‘E-storage – Shifting FromCost to Value’. The report, which focuses on

solar and wind energy solutions,found that the focus only oninvestment costs is leading to theperception that energy storage ismore expensive than it actually isbecause it ignores the systemvalue of stored energy.Instead, the report calls for the

true value of energy storage to berecognised by taking into accountits cost and revenue benefits. It looks at costings across the

technology spectrum to concludethat the widely used levelised costof energy methodology hindersthe progress of energy storage.The analysis found “doubletrouble” with methodology,namely arbitrariness which doesnot allow for differences inapplication cases.Christoph Frei, Secretary

General of the World EnergyCouncil, said: “Energy storage is acritical catalyst of the energytransition whose benefits are stillundervalued. The costs havealready come down, but will haveto fall further for a much broaderroll-out and use in household and e-mobility.

Narrow costfocus may undermine thetrue value ofenergy storage

DNV GL announces joint project withUAE Ministry of Energy


Mohammed Atif at the DNV GL stand




Ravi Seethapathy,Executive Chairman,BiosirusTell us about Biosirus and the productsit brings to the marketplace.

Biosirus is a small Canadian company with a globalfootprint that looks to the future and tends to shapebest practices and solution-sets in the energy area.We tend to look beyond today’s horizons and offerinsights which makes business sense. Energyefficiency, renewable energy integration, energystorage and microgrids frame our near-term focus.

Our mainstay is our advisory practice to utilities,government and industry, but we have in the recentpast influenced very advanced technologies in theabove areas from the best of such minds globally. Wefirmly believe that conservation does not mean lowerquality of life or sacrifices, but rather wise choices forone's own use and the greater good of this planet.

Today have a suite of technology solutions inindustrial, commercial and municipal lighting,achieving up to 75 per cent energy savings, andHVAC-R, achieving up to 45 per cent energy savings,mostly all aimed at the retrofit market. This year, weintroduced small pico and nano off-grid systems forrural applications. These can seamlessly integratesolar PV, small-wind and batteries and can be “daisychained” for power scalability as the need grows.Each of these solutions have been carefully thoughtout with the future imperatives in mind.

A very recent development is in the area ofdemand-controlled ventilation or indoor parkinggarages which manages air-changes based on real-time CO emissions, as against fixed air-changes. Theenergy savings are huge when there is little traffic inside.

We think of small differentiated details from theglobal customer's perspective. Non-traditionalpartnership channels offer best business prospectsand ideas. We scout the world for such besttechnology partnerships. Often, small is beautiful.

What does your work with the TorontoAtmospheric Fund involve?

The Toronto Atmospheric Fund is a non-profitcorporation of the City of Toronto. It began in 1991 asa bold idea in Toronto to look for solutions to reduceGHGs and air pollution. TAF has grown substantiallytoday, co-investing in practical aspect ofunderstanding community needs, introducingpathways to new technology implementation,overcoming traditional barriers, undertaking pilotprojects, and new ways of socially-responsible, risk-adjusted market-return based investing.

This unique understanding and experience pavesthe way for global smart cities programmes, that is,where people spend less time commuting, spend lessmoney on energy costs and the fallout of extremeweather events, and breathe cleaner air.

Why is the World Future EnergySummit an important event?

The WFES brings together the world’s thoughtleaders on energy and its nexus with other linkedindustries such as water, effluent treatment, buildings,societal development and health. Each year, it

emphasises certain areas of focus which requiresattention. In the past, despite the MENA regionbeing low-cost oil and gas producers, WFES haspushed for a renewable energy focus. This year, thefocus is on energy efficiency, smart cities and COP21.

What will you be talking about at theWorld Future Energy Summit?

I will be talking about the importance of MENAregion adopting the best of renewable energy andenergy efficiency. The MENA hot climate, togetherwith its large commercial spaces, currently have

a large cooling and lighting load. Both these energyfootprints can be reduced through new technologies,primarily in retrofit. New building codes merelyinfluence upcoming buildings, but existing stockneeds to be dealt with immediately. Retrofits can saveup to 75 per cent energy and have a very quickpaybacks. The rising electricity tariffs in MENA regionnow makes such technology adoption invaluable.

Another focus is the introduction of hybridrenewable energy solutions in our everyday use. Thefossil displacement is now much more pronouncedwith renewable energy mix. Just as weight loss isessential for good health, energy efficiency andconservation are essential for sustainability.

What role can governments play inincreasing the use of renewables?

Policy, and hence governments, play a vital role inshaping the future needs of communities andsocieties. Major infrastructure like railways, airports,roadways, buildings, waterways, transportationvehicles and other such common elements havealways been a subject of vital policy requirements.Over the last 100 years, this planet has beeninfluenced by many such policy changes, mostly goodbut some retrograde. Thus, despite the explosivegrowth in global populations we have managed tokeep this planet from bursting at its seams, until now.

Reducing carbon emissions in every which way fromour lives needs to become our number one priority.This will mean changes in our lifestyle, changes inurban designs, changes in mass and personaltransportation and in water use – all with a view to cutGHG emissions and hence energy use. To meet theseobjectives, very unpopular policy changes may needto be enforced by governments.

The single biggest GHG emitter in the energysector is fossil-fueled generation and fossil-fueledutilisation, such as transportation and heating. Themaximisation of much more renewables in our energymix will be required to achieve our collective goals forour planet. It will not be easy, but we must try.

What future plans does Biosirus have?

Our future plans are to continue down the path oftechnology solutions and development in the bigger,wider energy eco-system and its connected nexus,such as water, buildings, garbage, transportation. Any

cost-effective hybrid solution that intersects withenergy efficiency, renewable or bio-waste integrationand real-time control will be interesting to us. Thesmaller the unit size the better, as it can bedistributed easily with little common infrastructure.

We are working with partners in the developmentof very low cost revenue grade smart meters,primarily to meet the needs of sub-metering systems,as well as smaller, unitised bio-waste generators forload displacement, cladding materials for buildingenvelopes for the hot climatic areas of the world, andlightweight structural materials for cheap housing.

● Ravi Seethapathy is the Executive Chairman,Biosirus Inc (www.biosirus.com) and a board memberof Toronto Atmospheric Fund (www.taf.ca)

Just as weight loss is essential for good health, energy efficiency and conservation are essential for sustainability.

Ravi Seethapathy, - Executive Chairman, Biosirus




Michelle Davies, Partner andHead of Clean Energy & Sustainability, EvershedsWhy is the World Future EnergySummit an important event?

It is important because it focuses on the key issuesand opportunities facing the new energy market, itbrings the key decision makers together fromGovernments, to innovators, to developers andinvestors and funders and importantly it focuses onbeing positive – what can be done to bring abouteffective change for the good.

What will you be talking about at theWorld Future Energy Summit?

I am chairing two important sessions. The first islooking at which new markets are likely to providethe best opportunities for renewable energy growthand the second is looking at the Egyptian marketand what, if anything, needs to be done to helpinvestors continue to focus on renewable energy investments.

With the Egypt Energy Forum takingplace tomorrow, Egypt will be a highprofile country at this year’s summit.Egypt has enjoyed significant focus from theinternational investor community and this sessionwill be important to help identify what needs to bedone so that it can continue its renewable energyprogramme in a sustainable and productive way.

The Paris agreement has been a bigtopic of conversation at the summit.What impact do you think the COP21agreement will have on increasing theuptake of renewable energy sourcesaround the world?

We need to understand how the agreementsreached will be implemented but I and my team arehopeful and optimistic that this key collaboration hascome at exactly the right time.

Above all else, it demonstrates a globalunderstanding not only of the need to take greatercare of our environment and the need for quiteprecise action if we are to avoid temperatureincrease beyond a critical point but also of the widergood that a renewables focused energy market canbring both in terms of safety, alleviating fuel povertyand creating wealth.

Can you elaborate on the impact ofthe timing of the COP21 agreementgiven current global energy marketconditions?This has come at just the right time as we areexperiencing quite profound disruption in manyenergy markets coupled with technologyimprovements which have the capacity to furthercompletely change the way we approach powergeneration and supply.

What role do you think governmentsshould play in moving towardsrenewable energy?My firm view is that governments need to focus onthe longer term and avoid the short term approachwhich tends to dominate many energy markets.

Do you think that governments can beeffective in taking a long-termapproach to energy policy?I appreciate that this is not always easy particularly indemocracies where governments are having to thinkabout winning the next election or in any country forthat matter where a low cost of energy is prioritised.But renewable and efficient energy is clearly goingto dominate our markets in the future.

Do you have any other words ofadvice for governments in regard toenergy policy?Governments should have the courage to face up tothis and help encourage investment which in turncan create growth opportunities internally andexternally in other markets.

What role do you think the privatesector should play in moving towardsrenewable energy?Keep doing what it has been doing. By this, I meancontinuing to be innovative, focused on bringingcost down and considered about the wider impacttheir investments can have on communities andindividual quality of life.

What are some of the excitingdevelopments in clean energy that aretaking place in emerging markets?We always expected 2015 to be disruptive but notquite to the extent that it has been and we fullyexpect this to continue.

India and China present quite literally hugeopportunities but more probably needs to be doneif international investment is to play a key role.

What about other regions, such as therest of Asia, Africa and the MENAregion?The rest of South Asia is benefiting from this and a number of new markets including Bangladesh andIndonesia, to name just two, are now key areas of

focus. African countries continue to create a numberof new opportunities and of course the MENAregion remains buoyant with some very large,ambitious and creative plans.

Governments should have the courage to face up tothis and help encourage investment which in turn cancreate growth opportunities internally and externallyin other markets.

Michelle Davies, - Partner and Head of Clean Energy & Sustainability, Eversheds




Planning for an urbanisedfuture at WFES

The Future Cities Forum will play anintegral role at the World Future EnergySummit in sharing ideas to ensure theworld’s urban spaces can meet energydemands sustainably.

Across the world, cities are already heavily populatedand this is only set to grow. Already, around 50 per centof the world’s population live in cities and this has beenprojected to reach 60 per cent by 2030 and 75 per centby 2050. This urban population growth will presentmajor challenges to governments, planners, businessesand, of course, the residents who live and work in cities.

The look, feel, operation and energy supplyinfrastructure will all have an impact on city-basedcommunities around the world, and successfullymeeting these challenges will be critical in determiningthe success of national, regional and global economies.

As part of the 2016 World Future Energy Summit andAbu Dhabi Sustainability Week, today’s one-day FutureCities Forum will have sustainable energy as its focus.The aim is to address the complex challenges ofextreme urbanisation to help create sustainable,resource-efficient, modern living environments.

Speaker insights

H.E Najila Al Kaabi, Undersecretary Assistant forInternational Cooperation, UAE Ministry of InternationCooperation and Development (MICAD): H.E Najila hasbeen in her role since November 2013. MICAD is a newministry and she has been involved in setting it up aswell as representing the UAE at international forums. Inparticular, H.E Najila has been instrumental in enhancingdialogue with international organisations and UAEdonors on foreign aid issues.H.E Ahmad Al Muhairbi, Secretary General of DubaiSupreme Council of Energy (DSCE): Mr Al Muhairbijoined DSCE in December 2012. He holds a B.Sc. inPetroleum Engineering from the University of Texas andbefore joining DSCE, he worked for ADNOC, ARCODubai, Margham Dubai Establishment and Dubai SupplyAuthority. He has extensive experience in the oil andgas industry, including recommendations for responsiblefield development and drilling plans.Mohamed Al Khadar, Executive Director of UrbanDevelopment & Estidama Sector, Abu Dhabi UrbanPlanning Council (UPC): In his current role, Mr Al Khadarhas been involved in the Urban Vision 2030 initiative bymanaging the physical growth of the Emirate andincorporating sustainability across Abu Dhabi’sdevelopment. He has extensive experience in aviation,investment, ports and urban planning.Dr. Mazen Zein, Director of Strategy and BusinessDevelopment/Head of Smart Cities, Schneider Electric,Gulf: Dr. Zein joined Schneider Electric in 2014 and heleads the business development and design anddeployment strategy for Schneider Electric in the Gulfcountries, as well as heading up the Smart Citiesbusiness in the Middle East for the company. Juliette Daniels, Public Private Partnership Central Unit,Carbon Disclosure Project: Ms Daniels is based inLondon and is the CDP Cities Manager for the EMEAregion. The CDP project measures, monitors andmanages the impact on the environment of citiesaround the world.

Professor AbuBakr S. Bahaj, Professor ofSustainable Energy and Head of the Energy andClimate Change Division, University ofSouthampton: Professor Bahaj has been a pioneerin sustainable energy research for more than 25years. He is the director of the Sustainable EnergyResearch Group (SERG), which is one of the UK’sleading university-based research groups in this field. Anthony Mallows, Director, Masdar City: AsDirector of Masdar City, Abu Dhabi’s sustainablecommunity and technology development, hespearheads the overall growth and direction ofMasdar City’s initiatives. He also champions andoversees the low carbon development goals ofMasdar City. He is an architect and city planner.Dr. Aisha Butti Bin Bishr, Assistant DirectorGeneral, Executive Office, Government of Dubai:Part of Dr. Aisha’s role is to lead the Smart Dubaitask force team. Smart Dubai is a broad-rangingprogramme to develop businesses that embraceinnovation within technology, fostering public-private partnerships. Dr. Bernd Dallmann, Director, Green City Cluster,Freiburg: Dr. Dallmann is the director of aneco-friendly development in Freiburg, Germany. Ithas 12,000 employees working across 2,000institutions and businesses. The Green City Clusterhelps to position the products and services ofmember companies in the marketplace in diversesectors including renewable energy, sustainablebuildings and environmental technologies. Simon Moon, CEO, Atkins Middle East: Mr Atkinshas been with Atkins since 1996 after working forBritish Aeropsace (BAE Systems). At BAE Systems,he was Group Managing Director for Design andEngineering, Managing Director of DefenceSystems, Commercial Director for Design andEngineering Solutions and Group BusinessImprovement Director.

H.E Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi, Director of Energy andClimate Change, UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs:Dr. Al Zeyoudi is the Permanent Representative ofthe UAE to IRENA, the International RenewableEnergy Agency. In his role at the UAE Ministry ofForeign Affairs, he leads the team that representsthe UAE’s interests internationally in energy andclimate change issues as well as working withdomestic partners to develop sustainability policyfor the UAE.Wang Shi, Chairman and Founder, China Vanke Co:Mr Wang founded Vanke in 1984. It is the world’slargest residential home developer and a leader ingreen home construction. As well as being anentrepreneur, Mr Wang co-founded the Society ofEntrepreneurs and Ecology, which involves 200private sector business leaders. He was also thefounding chairman of the One Foundation, China’sfirst civic foundation and he was elected chairmanof China Entrepreneurs Forum in 2012. Clay Nesler, Vice President, Global Energy andSustainability, Johnson Controls: Mr Nesler isresponsible for energy and sustainability strategy,policy, innovation and NGO relationships, as wellas the Johnson Controls Institute for BuildingEfficiency. He also serves on the Johnson Controlsglobal environmental sustainability council.Johnson Controls works in the fields of buildingefficiency, batteries and energy storage, andautomotive seats.William Tompson, Head of the Urban Economicsand Governance Unit, OECD: Prior to taking up hiscurrent position at OECD, Mr Tompson has workedin the organisation’s Economics Department asHead of Desk for Non-Member Europe and in itsPolicy Studies branch. As well as holding degreesfrom the Emory University and the University ofOxford, he has written three books as well as manyarticles and book chapters on political economyand the economics of transition.

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DEWA takes 21 approaches for Al Maktoum Solar Park contractThe Dubai Electricity and WaterAuthority (Dewa) has received 21requests for qualification (RFQs) fromglobal energy firms for the third phaseof the planned Sheikh Mohammed binRashid Al Maktoum Solar Park.

The plant will be developed as anindependent power producer (IPP),and is the largest single-site solarproject in the world.

DEWA say it will produce 1,000MWof electricity by 2020 and 5,000MW by2030, with a total investment ofUS$13.6 billion.

The news follows in the wake ofDubai Ruler H.H Sheikh Mohammedbin Rashid Al Maktoum’s unveiling ofthe Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050in November, which includes plans forthe establishment of a US$27 billionfund to provide cheap loans forinvestors in clean energy in Dubai.

“At DEWA, we work to achieve theobjectives set by the Dubai CleanEnergy Strategy 2050, launched bySheikh Mohammed to make to makeDubai a global centre for clean energyand green economy,” said DEWA CEOSaeed Mohammed Al Tayer. “Thestrategy also aims to provide sevenper cent of Dubai’s energy from cleansources by 2020, 25 per cent by 2030,and 75 per cent by 2050.”

State investment in the research anddevelopment of green technologysuch as smart power grids totallingUS$135 million was also announcedunder the strategy – to be overseen atlaboratories in the solar park’sinnovation centre.

The solar park project is part of theDubai Supreme Council of Energy’svision for Dubai to be “a role model tothe world in energy security and

efficiency” under the auspices of theDubai Integrated Energy Strategy2030, which was deployed in 2011.

Energy and water demand continuesto grow in Dubai and, under thestrategy, the plan is to diversify energysources in the emirate.

By 2030, Dubai’s energy mix istargeted to be 71 per cent gas, 15 percent solar, seven per cent clean coal,and seven per cent nuclear.

The Supreme Council is thegoverning body tasked with planningand co-ordinating with relevantorganisations and energy bodies todeliver new energy sources whileemploying a balanced approach toprotecting the environment.

H.H Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed AlMaktoum, Chairman of the DubaiSupreme Council of Energy said thesolar park is leading the inclusion of

renewable resources in Dubai’s energymix and it will contribute to thesustainability of Dubai.

“Electricity is an important part ofthe infrastructure that helps thesustainable development of anycountry,” he added. “Therefore wehad to develop policies andmechanisms to ensure the availabilityand reliability of power supply for thecurrent and future generationsthrough the adoption of best practicesand effective programmes to ensureefficient management while preservingthe environment and ensuringresource sustainability.”

He cited the decision of IRENA tobuild their headquarters in the UAE as an example of the UAE’s leadershipin renewable energy.

DEWA: Stand 5120

The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development(ADFD) has offered the Cubangovernment a US$15 million loan tosupport the generation of cleanenergy in the country by buildingrenewable power plants.

The funds will be used for theinstallation of four 10 MW solar parksin different parts of the country, withthe aim of providing clean, efficientand uninterrupted electricity to nearly5,300 Cuban citizens.

ADFD says the project will reducethe cost of energy generation whilesimultaneously creating jobs in Cuba,while demonstrating the organisation’scommitment to supporting thedevelopment of renewable energyaround the world.

The agreement was signed by theCuban Minister for Trade and ForeignInvestment H.E Rodrigo MalmiercaDíaz and ADFD director general H.EMohammed Saif Al Suwaidi.

Commenting on the deal, AlSuwaidi said, “ADFD places a highimportance on supporting therenewable energy sector, given itsprofound impact and numerousbenefits on the economies ofdeveloping countries and theirsustainable development.”

The project, which involves thesupply and installation of siliconphotovoltaic panels to the four plants,forms part of the Cuban government’soverall plan to install around 400 MWof solar power by 2020.

Currently, renewables make up justfour per cent of the energy mix in

Cuba, but the government has set agoal of 24 per cent renewables by2030. This is an ambitious target, butone Cuban province, Granma isleading the way.

Granma province has a populationof 836,000 people and it is located inthe eastern part of Cuba. It has 1,628small off-grid photovoltaic systemssupplying power to medical clinics,hospitals, schools, social centres,museums and homes in remote areaswithout access to grid electricity.

Mini- and micro-hydropower plantsare also being used in the river-ladenprovince. Thirty-six such plants areproducing electricity for hospitals,schools and homes.

Wind power is being used as well,with 938 windmills pumping water inthe province. It is hoped that wind will

also be used to provide energy withdata from wind measuring stationsindicating that there is potentiallymore than 800 MW of wind capacityin the province.

Energy from waste is anotherrenewable source utilised on Granmawith waste from sugar mills producingelectricty. Biomass from sawdust, ricehulls and coffee husks is alsoconverted into energy. Additionally,127 biodigestors in Granma useanimal waste from cows and pigs toproduce methane. This is, in turn,used as fuel for cooking and lighting.

Environmental engineers are alsotrialling the use of jatropha curcas, a non-edible, hardy plant as a sourceof biofuel for the province.

ADFD: Stand A110

Lockheed Martin is a “key player”in the global solar fuel industry,according to a report fromTransparency Market Research.

The US aerospace, defence andadvanced technology specialistwas named alongside Toshiba,Shell and Panasonic as one of themain companies helping to drivethe sector’s rapid progress.

The report, Solar Fuel Market -Global Industry Analysis, Size,Share, Growth, Trends andForecast 2015 – 2023, said thattechnological developments inthe private sector, combined withthe potential of solar poweraround the world meant themarket is booming. The reportpredicted current trends tocontinue, with the global demandset to remain high. Large-scaleactivities by the US, China, India,Japan, Australia and South Koreamean that North America and theAsia Pacific have the largeststakes in the global solar business.

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ADFD offers US$15mn concessionaryloan for Cuba solar plants construction

UAE capital in energy agreement with Cuban ministry


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BAE showcases photovoltaic battery range with multiple applicationsBAE Batterien GmbH says its Securasolar batteries are ideal for a rangeof applications in the expandingrenewable energy sector.

The German company’s batteries,available in a wide range of sizesand with different lead acidtechnologies, can be used withphotovoltaic power generation,stand-alone photovoltaic systemsand hybrid applications.

The low-maintenance VLAbatteries with liquid electrolyte, andsealed batteries in progressiveVRLA-GEL technology with fixedelectrolyte, meet all therequirements of modern renewableenergy applications.

BAE say the Secura units offersuperior reliability and lifespan, aswell as excellent deep dischargecapabilities with their microporous

leaf separator design, and havebeen proven in industrial energysystems, even under extremeconditions.

The batteries have excellentcharge acceptance with highefficiency improved by carbon blackadditives, and require minimalmaintenance due to their Panzerpoldesign, according to the company.

The design of the batteries is fullyinsulated to ensure touch protectionand absolute tight pole bushingenhances reliability.

Measurements can be easily takenthanks to easy access, such asvoltage via service rings or polescrews.

Due to the high cyclicrequirements of photovoltaicbatteries, only units with positivetubular plates are used, while BAE is

also able to supply tailor-madesolutions.

BAE has been making batteriessince 1899. The company is based inBerlin and all products are certifiedto ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO50001. In particular, BAE hasprovided emergency battery systemsfor hospitals, data centres, electricalpower supplie facilities andtelecommunication infrastructures.

As well as participating in the WorldFuture Energy Summit 2016, in June2015, BAE had a strong presence atIntersolar Europe, a leading tradeshow for the solar energy market,which was held in Munich.

The BAE stand at IntersolarEurope was located in the hall wherestorage technology was exhivited.The SunDepot product was aparticular highlight on the stand.

The SunDepot stores photovolataicenergy locally and increases thedegree of self-consumed energy forcustomers.

It has been designed specificallyfor use in small industrial,commerical and private applicationsand features a compact and modulardesign for quick, easy on-siteassembly. Only three parts of theSunDepot product need to beconnected with screws.

The SunDepot is made up of arobust, fully insulated battery rackwith a front cover and lid, amaintenance-free solar battery of 6or 12 V blocks in tubular platedesign, and includes a junction boxwith fuse switch disconnector.

BAE Batterien GmbH: Stand 7162,Germany Pavilion

US company Campbell Scientific isexhibiting its latest measurementand control datalogger at this year’sWorld Future Energy Summit.

The firm, which focuses on themanufacture of data acquisition andmeasurement products, says theCR6 is a powerful core componentfor a data-acquisition system, withflexible power input from a solarpanel, DC power supply, 12Vbattery, or USB.

Key features include rapidcommunication, low powerrequirements, built-in USB, compactsize, and improved analogue inputaccuracy and resolution.

The model also introduces a newcutting edge universal (U) terminal,which allows for connection tovirtually any sensor (analogue,digital, or smart).

Tested and guaranteed to meetelectrical specifications in a standard

-40° to +70°C or extended -55° to+85°C non-condensing environment,the CR6 is Campbell Scientific’s firstmultipurpose datalogger capable ofperforming static vibrating wire measurements.

The CR6-WIFI, ideal for short-rangewireless IP communications, can serveas a Wi-Fi access point, or the devicecan join an existing Wi-Fi network.

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Taiwanese group Ritek says itsFlexible PV modules are themost convenient and easilyportable on the market.

The consumer electronicscompany is showcasing the thinfilm solar modules – available ina range of voltages, wattagesand sizes – at this year’s Summit.

Ritek says its manufacturingprocess allows it to create thesuper-thin, lightweight modules,which can easily be rolled upand carried, as well as used onuneven or curved surfaces.

The units are commonly usedto charge electronics like powerbanks, but are suitable for a wide range of purposes, andcan even incorporated intothings such as backpack andtent designs, or specialisedclothing like cycling or militaryattire, due to their flexibility.

The manufacturer says that,despite their thinness, themodules are highly durable, anddo not splinter or causesignificant glare.

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Renewable energy as one ofthe pillars of sustainability

Roberto de Diego Arozamena, CEO ofAbdul Latif Jameel Energy andEnvironmental Services, shares histhoughts on the drive towards a greaterproportion of renewables in the energymix in the wake of the COP21 agreement.With the conclusion of COP21 climate meeting inParis last month, the world has come to agree thatthere is a real and urgent need to address climatechange. It is the first time that practical steps havebeen set in place to address the issue, specifically tolimit the rise in global temperatures to 2°C.As time passes, the challenge to limit global

warming to a maximum of 2°C becomes more difficultto achieve. Emissions from industrial processes,transportation, power generation, heating, cooling,desalination and other human actions continue togrow as population increases and countries improvetheir standard of living.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric

Administration (NOAA) has stated that this year theEarth will achieve the hottest average temperaturessince records began 136 years ago. Through June,four months had broken the previous high averagetemperature record.Renewable energy is one of the many elements

that can contribute to lower pollution and, therefore,greenhouse emissions. However, there is anerroneous perception that they are expensivecompared to conventional means of powergeneration. There has been significant discussionregarding the subsidies granted to renewable energygeneration in a biased approach that does notconsider that other forms of generation are alsosubsidised.In the initial stages of adoption of any new

technology, costs are higher due to lack of scale. TheEuropean tax payers, through their support of windand solar energy, have done us a great service byfacilitating the necessary growth in thosetechnologies that have led to volumes and, therefore,a dramatic reduction in unit cost over that lastdecade. Now, both wind and solar can produceelectricity at very competitive prices, below dieselgeneration (using world standard diesel prices andnot subsidised prices), and competitive with gas andcoal generation.The technical aspects related to the intermittent

nature of these forms of renewable energy generationmust not be ignored. In order for a stable electricity supply to be guaranteed, for thetime being renewable energy must complementconventional, nuclear and hydro generation, oftencovering peak consumption periods. I believe that, just as solar technology has reduced

costs to 1⁄10 of what they were a decade ago, batterystorage systems will follow a similar path andcontinue to become more competitive. There will bea time when renewable energy coupled with differentforms of storage will replace the baseload generationcurrently covered by conventional generation.According to the International Energy Agency

(IEA), worldwide 1.3 billion people – a populationequivalent to that of the entire OECD – continueto live without access to electricity. In most cases

this is caused by the lack of a viable economicmodel to bring electrical networks to remote,underprivileged areas. In others, local generationrequires the transport of fuel to those areas,resulting in a cost of electricity not affordable tothe local population.We have the collective responsibility to, not only

reduce greenhouse emissions to control the increasein temperature, but also have the responsibility toprovide electricity to those who, today, don’t haveaccess to it.Wind and solar renewable energy do not depend

on fuel supply to generate electricity. The “fuels”they use, wind and sun are free. In addition, theyhave reduced operational requirements whencompared to other forms of generation. This is where renewable energy can become

a life-changing element to millions of people. Electricity in remote areas via renewable energy

can make those areas more livable and, therefore,reduce migration and displacement of people. From the capacity to cool medicines, to pumping

water, water purification and lighting to improveeducation, electricity can change the life of thosemillions of people that lack this basic service.As the cost of renewable energy continues to

fall, its increased use in developed and developingcountries grows. However, developing countrieshave higher costs of generation today. Renewable energy can already support an overall

unit cost reduction in these countries. In addition,

where countries need to import fuel for powergeneration, renewable energy adds a level offreedom from external sources that helps theirtrade balances and allows them to address remoteareas in a more competitive way, reducing theneed to expand electrical networks. By initially addressing peak consumption times,

either with wind in winter or solar in summer,economic growth can be supported with reducedrequirements on investment.We benefit from free sources of energy, wind,

sun, geothermal, waves, tides and we have thetechnology to harness them. These sources arebecoming cost competitive and have zeroemissions. We must accelerate their adoption inour quest to reduce global warming.There will be voices against a faster

implementation of renewable energy, as there arevested interests in conventional generationinfrastructure, electrical networks and fuel supply. We must find a way to bridge the transition to

cleaner power generation by overcoming thoseobstacles. The environmental benefits are clearand the economic impact is becoming close toneutral to consumers.Our collective responsibility is to act now. The

World can’t afford delayed action.

● Roberto de Diego Arozamena will be speaking at12:15pm today on new projects in the MENA solar sector.

Roberto de Diego Arozamena, CEO of Abdul Latif Jameel Energy and Environmental Services


Increasing the use of renewables in India’senergy mix is a big, but importantchallenge. By Gireesh Shrimali, SandhyaSrinivasan, Shobhit Goel, Saurabh Trivediand David Nelson.

India has ambitious targets for renewable energygrowth. As part of its Union Budget 2015-2016, Indiaaims to install 60 GW of wind power capacity and 100GW of solar power capacity by 2022, which is morethan six times the current installed capacities ofapproximately 22 GW and three GW, respectively. This task is made difficult by the government’s

limited budget, constrained by a large fiscal deficitand multiple development priorities. Sincegovernment support is required when renewableenergy is more expensive than fossil fuels, there is a need for an objective comparison between thelevelised costs of electricity from renewables andfossil fuels.

Reducing the use of coal

While natural gas is the most expensive fossil fuel, ithas very limited availability. Imported coal is the nextmost expensive fossil fuel, and is also projected toaccount for 18 per cent of India’s total generation,higher than India’s target of 15 per cent of generationfrom renewable energy by 2020. Compared to imported coal, the cost of wind

power is already competitive, thus requiring noadditional support, and the cost of solar power willbe competitive by 2019. We find that wind power isalready competitive, meaning the levelised cost ofelectricity from wind power is the same or lower thanthat from coal, and would not require anygovernment support. For solar power, the levelised cost of electricity was

11.79 per cent higher than imported coal in 2015.However, this gap will narrow over time due tolearning effects that drive solar capital costs downwhile fossil fuels become progressively moreexpensive, due to inflation and transportation costs.By 2019, solar power is expected to be cheaper thanimported coal-based power.

Policy challenges

Under current federal policies, the cost of support formeeting India’s renewable energy targets is INR46.97billion (US$693 million). Since the cost of electricityfrom wind power is already competitive with fossilfuels, the corresponding cost of government supportis zero. Solar power will continue to require policysupport. Under existing federal policy which allowsdevelopers to use accelerated depreciation forrenewable energy assets, in today’s values, the cost ofsupporting 20 GW of utility scale solar by 2022 isINR46.97 billion. The cost of support needed to achieve India’s

renewable energy targets can be lowered by 96 percent by using reduced cost-extended tenor debt. Wefind that, in place of existing federal policy, acombination of reduced cost and extended tenordebt, where the government provides debt at lowercost and higher tenor than markets, can lower the

cost of support by more than 96 per cent to INR1.81billion (US$26.6 million). Cost of support is the netpresent (or today’s) value of the sum of federal andstate subsidy cash flows and tax losses. Reduced cost-extended tenor debt has the

advantage of enabling the government to recover thecost of support over time through loan repayments,making it possible to reuse this capital to supportother projects. The cost of support can be furtherreduced by accelerating wind deployment in the nearterm and gradually ramping up solar deployment.Since wind power is already competitive with fossilfuels, the government should focus on supportingrapid deployment of capacity in the near term tominimise its cost of support. Solar power will becomecompetitive with fossil fuels in 2019. To minimise thecost of government support, solar capacitydeployment should be scheduled such that a largerpart of the deployment target is met after 2019.

The challenging road ahead

India faces serious challenges of climate change andenergy security. India’s energy mix is dominated byfossil fuels, with 68 per cent of total power generatedfrom coal. High dependence on imported oil andincreasingly, imported coal, large peak power andenergy deficits, and high energy intensity opposechallenges to climate change and energy security. To overcome these challenges, India has set

ambitious renewable energy targets. Under the UnionBudget 2015-2016, India aims to install 100 GW ofsolar energy capacity and 60 GW of wind energycapacity by 2022. But this is a difficult task due to thegovernment’s limited budget, constrained by a largefiscal deficit and multiple development priorities. Renewable energy would require government

financial support if it were more expensive than theenergy from fossil fuels it would replace. Sincerenewable energy is perceived to be more expensivethan fossil fuels because fossil fuels receive implicit

and explicit subsidies, there is a need for an objectivecomparison between the levelised costs of electricityfrom renewable energy and fossil fuels. Our comparison between the cost of renewables

and fossil fuels can provide a fair basis forgovernment planning and budget allocation for renewable energy deployment. In order toestimate the cost of government support needed toachieve India’s renewable energy targets, theunsubsidised, levelised cost of electricity fromrenewable energy must be compared with a baselineof the levelised cost of electricity from the fossil fuelsource it would replace. Renewable energy will likely replace imported coal,

so we use imported coal as the baseline comparisonin our study. By forecasting the levelised cost ofelectricity from renewable energy and from fossil fuelsin the absence of any subsidies, we determine thecost of government support required to bridge thedifference for renewable energy. We then identify themost cost-effective policies to achieve India’srenewable energy targets. Over the years, India has put in place progressive

policies, both federal and state, to boost therenewables sector. Federal policy support has been inthe form of accelerated depreciation, generation-based incentive, and viability gap funding, while statepolicy support has typically been feed-in tariffs.In our previous work, we demonstrated that

existing federal policy is not the most cost-effectivepolicy choice for supporting renewable energy.Rather, a combination of reduced cost andgovernment-provided debt to renewable energyprojects at a lower cost and higher tenor thanmarkets, would be more cost-effective.

● Reprinted with kind permission from Climate PolicyInitiative. For more information:http://climatepolicyinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/Reaching-Indias-Renewable-Energy-Targets-Cost-Effectively.pdf



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The importance of carboncapture technologies

Progress is being made but more needs tobe done to reap the benefits of CCS.

CCS is essential. Even with concerted action by theglobal community to limit temperature increases toless than 2°C, fossil fuels would still provide 60 percent of the world’s primary energy by 2040.Fossil fuels currently provide around 80 per cent ofprimary energy demand. Demand for fossil fuels hasbegun to decline in the developed world but demandin developing countries has been rising. Fossil fuelinvestments made today will lock in emissions sourcesfor at least 30 years. Coal-fired power generation isthe largest contributor to CO2 emissions worldwideand provides around 40 per cent of electricity output.Gas-fired generation is less CO2-intensive but gas-fired generators still contribute around 20 per cent ofpower sector CO2 emissions worldwide.Carbon dioxide emissions from industrial sources

contribute around 25 per cent of global emissions.CO2 is a by-product of a number of manufacturingprocesses, including steel, cement and chemicalsproduction. CCS is the only technology which canreduce emissions on a significant scale from fossil fuelpower plants and industrial processes. It is importantto note that renewable technologies are notmitigation substitutes to CCS in the industrial sector.To achieve the goal to limit temperature increases tono more than 2°C, the scale of low-carbon technologydeployment needed is enormous. The 15 large-scale CCS projects around the world

have the capacity to capture up to 28 million tonnesof CO2 per year. The IEA’s modelling of least-costoutcomes to achieve the 2°C goal suggests thisneeds to rise to around 6,000 million tonnes in 2050.Beyond 2050, many climate models indicate the

world will need to achieve ‘net negative emissions’.CCS used in the combustion of biomass is a large-scale ‘net negative’ emissions technology that couldplay an important role in this period. Net negativetechnologies to save the world from squandering its‘carbon budget’ will be drawn into sharp focus ifgovernments don’t take stronger action.With the world’s 14th and 15th large-scale CCS

projects becoming operational in 2015, and majorprojects in the power, iron, steel, and chemicalindustries to be launched in the next 18 months, CCShas entered a landmark period for development. The portfolio of operational large-scale CCS projects

is expected to grow to 22 over the next 18 months orso. Also, pilot and demonstration projects capturingand storing 100,000 tonnes or more of CO2 per year.

Areas for action

1. Policies for investors that advantage CCS: TheInstitute ranked countries into four quadrantsdepending on their policy support for CCS, relative tothe level of interest they should have in thetechnology. The US and Canada are in the ‘uppertier’. These countries have implemented a directregulation to require power generators to reduceemissions intensity, government funding of large-scale CCS projects and R&D, fiscal and market-basedincentives, including carbon pricing and tax credits,and supportive legal and regulatory frameworks.

2. Wider deployment of CCS-specific law andregulation: The development of CCS-specific law andregulation remains a critical issue globally, forgovernments and project proponents alike. Only a small number of countries to date have developedcomprehensive frameworks capable of addressing themany issues associated with project deployment.Australia, Canada, Denmark and the US all possessCCS-specific laws or existing laws that support mostparts of the CCS project lifecycle. The UK was goingto invest £1 billion (US$1.4 billion) in a competition tobuild CCS plants but this funding was withdrawn in2015, six months before contracts were due to beawarded. The majority of jurisdictions, however, haveyet to develop comprehensive regulatory frameworksfor CCS. It will be important for countries with strongpolicy commitments to the technology, and projects inthe pipeline, to progress their regulatory regimes. But for Asia, the absence of CCS-specific law andregulation, and the low oil price, is impacting oninvestment. For countries in the early stages ofdeveloping legislation, it is positive to note there areexisting regulations which may assist development. 3. Incentivise selection of storage sites to supportinvestment: Secure CO2 geological storage at large-scale has already been demonstrated at manyprojects. The technology is already available to select,characterise, safely operate, complete and closestorage projects. To support the acceleration of CCSdeployment required by emissions reduction targets,storage needs to be achieved on a large scale.Detailed surveys of storage resources have beenundertaken in the US, Canada, Australia, Japan,Norway and the UK. Multinational initiatives inEurope and South East Asia have improved the globalknowledge base of available resources. Also, China,Brazil, Mexico and South Africa have assessedresources at a more theoretical level and areprogressing towards refined estimates. Theseassessments have shown, even conservatively, that

storage resources available to support CCS are vastand in excess of projected capacity needs. For storage in depleted oil and gas fields, existingknowledge of the subsurface and infrastructure mayallow rapid formulation of plans and regulatoryapplications to store CO2. In contrast, proposals tostore CO2 in deep saline formations wherecharacterisation data is sparse may take longer. 4. R&D for cost-effective technologies: Lessonslearned from existing projects provide valuableinformation for decreasing the cost of future facilities.There must be a continuing focus on R&D to furtherreduce costs. Second generation technologies aretargeted to be available for testing by 2025 with costs20 per cent lower than currently availabletechnologies (in terms of cost of electricity). Pilottesting of second generation technologies is criticalfor cost-effectiveness. 5. Progress in developing countries: A particularchallenge is the ‘energy trilemma’ – balancing thegoals of energy access, energy security andsustainability. CCS can help achieve these goals byenabling them to continue to utilise their indigenousfossil fuel reserves. Reducing deployment costs iscritical to support CCS use in developing countries.Access to funding through the UNFCCC’s GreenClimate Fund could be important. The UNFCCC’sClimate Technology Centre and Network may alsoprovide policy, regulatory and technical assistance fordeveloping countries. Many developing countrieslack rigorous policies to drive investment in CCS,however, developing countries can lay thegroundwork for widespread CCS deployment in themedium term, through building capacity throughlearning by doing.

● This is an edited extract from The Global Status ofCCS 2015 report, by the Global CCS Institute andreprinted with kind permission.www.globalccsinstitute.com

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Company Name Hall No. Stand No.

ABB 5 5450

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) 5 5450

Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ADCCI) Atrium A110

Advanced Electronics Company Atrium A300

AE Alternative Energy GmbH 5 5100

Airon Green Energy Turbines 7 7200

Almaden Mena FZE 7 7355

Alumil Middle East 8 8145

AMA Technology GmbH 7 7411

Aristotle University - Lab LTFN 7 7320

Atkins 5 5009

Back 2 Back FZE 7 7353

Bee'ah 5 5006

BP Exploration Operating Company Limited 7 7321

Burcev & Co 6 6210

BYD Lithium Battery Co., Ltd. 6 6110

Campbell Scientific, Inc. 7 7235

Canadian Solar Middle East Ltd 7 7301

Cesi Middle East 7 7507

Constructions Industrielles de la Mediterranee (CNIM) 7 7420

CON.IN.GRE.D. S.P.A 6 6232

Chint Power Systems (CPS) MENA 7 7451

C SUN 8 8254

Department of Municipal Affairs 7 7210

Department of Trade & Industry 7 7210

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) 6 6200

Diamond Developers 8 8154

DNV GL 5 5120

Dodsal Engineering and Construction PTE. Limited Atrium A410

Dolphin Energy Limited 6 6320

Ecoprogetti 6 6310

Ecovis Engineering Limited Atrium A200

Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR)

7 7210

Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (ESMA)

7 7412

Emirates Environmental Group 6 6411

Emirates Insolaire LLC 9 9160

Emirates LNG 8 8147

Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) 6 6103

Energie Handel Ost Jahn e.K. 6 6410

Energy Nest 5 5105

Enviromena Power Systems LLC 6 6101

Environment and Protected Areas Authority-Gov.of Sharjah (EPAA)

8 8166

Environment Friends Society 6 6430

First Solar Int. Middle East FZ LLC 7 7400

Fronius International GmbH 6 6222

Fortytwo Environmental Consultancy 6 6121

Ganges Internationale Pvt Ltd. 7 7118

Gantner Instruments GmbH 8 8003

GCC Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) 6 6230

General Electric (GE) 7 7323

General Holding Company - SENAAT 4 4250

GeoModel Solar 5 5420

Gerab Energy Systems LLC 5 5110

Global Energy PVT LTD 7 7504

Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) 7 7506

Government of Fujairah 8 7716

Gulf Concreting Products FZE 4 4150

Greencells Group 5 5411

Handasa 9 9000

Hefei JNTECH New Energy Co., Ltd 6 6220

Heindl Energy GmbH 7 7119

Heriot-Watt 7 7210

Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. 7 7401

Hulk Energy Technology 7 7500

Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency (HIPA) 6 6330

ICSG Istanbul 2016 7 7210

Ideematec Deutschland GmbH 9 9003

International Community School 8 8314

ITP 7 7505

Jakson Engineers Limited 9 9400

Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE) 8 8361

Juwi Renewable Energies 7 7352

KACO new energy 9 9322

Krinner Schraubfundamente GmbH 7 7210

Kipp & Zonen 7 7200

Maghdeem 6 6120

Masdar Institute / Yfel / Masdar 6 6102

MAV YE L ENERJ 5 5009

MESIA - Middle East Solar 7 7370

Metalogalva 7 7502

Ministry of Energy 7 7716

Masen 8 8004

NEXTracker Atrium A100

Nuclear Expertise From France (AIFEN) 7 7240

Occidental Oil and Gas International LLC 7 7501

Peace Boat 5 5003

Plastica Alfa Srl Atrium A400

Platinum Sustainable Development Limited 7 7236

Premier Solar Technologies LLC 5 5004

REC Solar Solutions DMCC 4 4103

RITEK Corporation 7 7350

SAI Global 7 7330

Saudi Arabia Solar Industry Association (SASIA) 8 8360

Saudi Specialized Products Company (Wahaj) 6 6000

Schneider Electric 7 7430

Shell 7 7210

Siemens LLC 5 5410

SkyPower Global 5 5400

Solar Solutions 4 4462

Solarpraxis 7 7100

SolarWorld AG 7 7300

Suntab Solar Energy LLC 7 7210

Sunpathfinder 7 7440

SuperOx 7 7342

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Systems Sunlight SA 5 5009

Tabuchi Electric Co. LTD 5 5008

Tanweer 8 8260

The Environmental Centre for Arab Town (ECAT) 7 7340

Total 5 5009

TVP Solar 4 9005

UKC Electronics (H.K.) Co., Ltd. Hsinchu Branch Atrium A210

UL - Underwriters Laboratories 7 7343

UNIVERSAL ECOLOGY CO., LTD. (Gridcom Japan) 7 7508

West Gate Co., LLC 8 8008

WNE - World Nuclear Exhibition 8 8264

Zee One FZCO (Z One Holding) 6 6223

Belgium PavilionFlanders Investment & Trade 8 8005

Vlaams Kenniscentrum Water Vzw 8 8005

VITO 8 8005

Denmark PavilionDanish Export Association 8 8170

Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S 8 8170

Act Now 8 8170

Grundfos 8 8170

Cebra Architects 8 8170

Rootzone 8 8170

HeSaLight A/S 8 8170

China PavilionAsia Resource Expo Ltd. 8 China

Pavilion

Anhui Daheng Energy Technology Co.,Ltd 8 8001

Beijing Epsolar Technology Co., Ltd. 8 8423

Chinaland Solar Energy Co.,Ltd 8 8320

CSG PVTech Co., Ltd. 8 8007

East Group Co., Ltd. 8 8322

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd 8 8222

Jinko Solar Co.,Ltd 8 8220

Mibet (xiamen) New Energy Co., Ltd 8 8332

Ningbo Fullstar Electric Co.,Ltd 8 8232

Qingdao Jiaoyang Lamping Cc., Ltd. 8 8420

Qinhuangdao Safety-contact Electrical Co., LTD. 8 8422

QS Solar 8 8230

Ulica Solar 8 8421

YanTai Haoyang Machinery Co.,Ltd 8 8000

Yingli Green Energy Holding Co.,Ltd 8 8120

Zhejiang BLD Solar Technology Co.,Ltd. 8 8122

Jiangsu High Hope Convention & Exhibition Corp. 8 China Pavilion

Huafu High Technology Energy Storage Co.,LTD 8 8311

Jiangsu Aiduo Photovoltaic Technology Co.,Ltd 8 8310

Zhongli Talesun Solar Co., Ltd. 8 8130

Sunrise Solartech Co.,Ltd 8 8330

Westech New Energy Wuxi Co., Ltd. 8 8313

Trina Solar Limited 8 8210

Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd 8 8110

France PavilionBusiness France 8 8503

Aria Technologies 8 8204

Arts Energy 8 8103

Atoll Energy 8 8301

Bladetips 8 8206

Club Ademe International 8 8503

Dak Indutries 8 8205

Daxium OI 8 8203

Ecoplage 8 8300

EDF 8 8400

Enekio 8 8501

Engie 8 8410

Environnement SA 8 8200

Exosun 8 8101

Groupe Fages 8 8207

Infi Group 8 8500

ISEO- Environnement SA 8 8202

KIS (Photolight) 8 8100

Lohr Industrie 8 8105

Nexa 8 8201

Optimum Tracker 8 8104

Solveo Energie 8 8102

Sunna Design 8 8103

Teranov 8 8502

Veolia 8 8302

Germany PavilionAXITEC Energy GmbH & Co. KG 7 7154

BAE Batterien GmbH 7 7162

Berlin Energy Transition Dialogue "Green Sofa" 7 7120

CleanTech Business Park c/o Bezirksamt Marzahn-Hellersdorf

7 7124

decon international GmbH 7 7160

Expotec 7 7120

Expotec / BMWI 7 7120

Fraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE 7 7163

Freiburg Wirtschaft Touristik und Messe GmbH & Co. KG

7 7125

Ge:Net GmbH 7 7126

GILDEMEISTER energy solutions GmbH 7 7145

GOPA International Energy Consultants GmbH - UAE 7 7140

Green Energy 3000 Holding GmbH 7 7130

Gustav Klein GmbH & Co KG 7 7144

Heliocentris Energy FZE 7 7143

KBB Kollektorbau GmbH 7 7127

Kraftanlagen München GmbH 7 7123

M+W Group 7 7161

Meteocontrol GmbH Energy & Weather Services 7 7131

Mounting Systems GmbH 7 7150

Renewables Academy (RENAC) 7 7121

Renusol GmbH 7 7142

SCHMID Energy Systems GmbH 7 7134

SMA Solar Technology AG 7 7151

Suntrace GmbH 7 7135


VDMA Photovoltaic Equipment 7 7122

India PavilionGoodluck Steel Tubes Ltd 7 7410

Gustav Hensel GmbH & Co. KG 8 8002

Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam 9 9001

Sgurr Energy India Private Limited 7 7260

Italy PavilionConveco SRL 8 8251

FIB Srl 8 8251

Japan PavilionCosmo Oil Co., Ltd 9 9200

Hioki E.E. Corporation 9 9113

Hitachi, Ltd., Middle East Branch 9 9100

Hitachi Zosen Corporation 9 9110

Inpex Group Jodco 9 9203

Mitsui & Co., Middle East Ltd. Abu Dhabi 9 9112

NGK Insulators, Ltd. 9 9300

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. 9 9201

The Energy Conservation Center, Japan 8 8280

Dentsu 8 Japan Pavilion

Toshiba Corporation 8 8380

Toshiba Electric (TMEIC) 9 9210

Korea PavilionKorea Energy Agency(KEA) 9 9124

DAEYEONG METAL 9 9120

INTEGRA GLOBAL Co.,Ltd. 9 9126

JSPV Co.,Ltd 9 9125

REPOWERTECK INC. 9 9128

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. 9 9130

Doosan Heavy Industries & Construction 9 9130

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. 9 9130

Kepco NF 9 9130

KEPCO Plant Service & Engineering 9 9130

Kepco ENC 9 9130

Samsung C&T Corporation 9 9130

Netherlands PavilionFME / Cleantech Holland 8 8175

SOLARTECHNO EUROPE B.V. 8 8175

Royal Haskoning DHV 8 8175

Switzerland PavilionCLA-VAL Europe SARL 7 7230/7220

CleantechAlps 7 7230/7220

Energy8 7 7230/7220

Energy Depot GmbH 7 7230/7220

Hydros Foundation 7 7230/7220

Imeth AG 7 7230/7220

Multi-Contact AG 7 7230/7220

NEWGENS SA 7 7230/7220

Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) 7 7230/7220

T-LINK MANAGEMENT AG 7 7230/7220

USA PavilionTrilliant 7 7250

Lockheed Martin 5 5001

Microton Technology 7 7110

Solar VillageEnova Facilities Management Services LLC 7 SV03

KAUST - New Energy Oasis (NEO) 7 SV01

RAK- Research & Innovation Center 7 SV02

PROINSO 7 SV10

Sustainable TransportAl Masaood Automobiles 11 11120

Department of Transport (DOT) 11 11130

DEWA 11 11110

Emirates Motor Company 11 11250

Microton Technology 11 11230

Park Plus Middle East 11 11220

Company Name Stand No.

SPONSORSAbu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Principal Sponsor

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) Associate Sponsor

Exxon Al Khalij Inc. Diamons Sponsor

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) Efficiency Sponsor

Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ADCCI) Strategic Sponsor

ALJ Global Energy DMCC Platinum Sponsor

Department of Municipal Affairs Platinum Sponsor

Diamond Developers Platinum Sponsor

Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) Platinum Sponsor

TOTAL Platinum Sponsor

SHELL Gold Sponsor

Etihad Rail Gold Sponsor

Hanergy Holding Group WFES Solar Sponsor

SkyPower Global Lanyards Sponsor

Atkins Conference Silver Sponsor

Chadbourne & Parke Conference Silver Sponsor

National Bank of Abu Dhabi Finance Session Sponsor

ERICSSON Co-Sponsor

CH2M Co-Sponsor

Dubai Science Park Conference Event Pad Sponsor

General Electric (GE) Egypt Energy Forum Coffee Break Area

Sponsor

ET Solar Wifi Sponsor

Dentsu Tec Inc. Sponsor

JUA (UK) Ltd. Sponsor

Department of Transport (DOT) Sponsor

Orascom Sponsor

Media PartnersAbu Dhabi Environment Media Partner

AEC Online Media Partner


Agenda SRL - Watergas Media Partner

Al Iktisaad Media Partner

Alternative Energy Africa Magazine Media Partner

Amwal Magazine - Eurabia Media Corp. Media Partner

Arabian Business Media Partner

Asia Green Buildings Media Partner

Asian Buildings Media Partner

BEDigest Media Partner

BioEnergy Consult Media Partner

Bloomberg Businessweek ME Stand No. 8253

CEO ME Media Partner

Clean Energy Business Counsil (CEBC) Stand No.8140

CNBC CC401

CNBC Arabia Media Partner

Construction Week Media Partner

CPI - Climate Control ME & Infrastructure ME Stand No.8362

CyprusGasNews Media Partner

CyprusShippingNews Media Partner

EcoMENA Media Partner

Emirates Green Business Council Stand No.8272

Emirates Tourism Magazine Stand No.8366

Energy Enterprising Magazine Media Partner

Energy Trend Media Partner

Euroasia Industry Media Partner

Eye of Riyadh Media Partner

Forbes Middle East Stand No.8363

Gulfoilandgas.com Media Partner

IData Insights Media Partner

Independent Power Producers - IPPF Stand No. 8270

Innovators Scotland Media Partner

Mediaquest Stand No.8255

Middle East Facility Mangement - MEFMA Media Partner

Nationshield Media Partner

Neopromo - Capital Business Stand No.8252

Oil & Gas Directory Middle East Media Partner

Oil & Gas ME Media Partner

Oil and Gas Directory Media Partner

Oil Review ME Media Partner

OMANEXPO Media Partner

Oxford Buiness Group Stand No.8144

Oxford Business Group Media Partner

PHOTON International – The Solar Power Magazine Media Partner

PV Magazine Media Partner

PV-Tech Media Partner

PVTech Power Media Partner

Revolve media Media Partner

Saudi Arabia Solar Industry Association (SASIA) Stand No.7230

Shawati Magazine Media Partner

Shawati Magazine Media Partner

Sky News Arabia Media Partner

SNEC PV Power Expo Media Partner

Society of Engineers Media Partner

Society Of Engineers Media Partner

Solar International Media Partner

Solar International Media Partner

Solar Media Media Partner

Sun and Wind Energy Media Partner

Technical Review ME Media Partner

The Emirates Tourism Magazine Media Partner

The European Magazine Media Partner

The Exhibitor TV Network Media Partner

The Oil & Gas Magazine Media Partner

The Oil & Gas Year Media Partner

Utilities ME Media Partner

World Centre Kuwait Media Partner

World Construction Today Media Partner

World Energy TV Media Partner

Worldoils Media Partner

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Abu Dhabi Ports 4 4230

Abu Dhabi Sewerage Services Company 4 4210

Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority 4 4100

Ak-Kim Kimya Sanayi ve Tic. A.S. 4 3102

Al Wasail Industrial Company 3 3000

Avita Biomodulare Teichsysteme Gmbh 3 3200

Beeldstroo Consultancy 3 3204

BMC Gulf Trading LLC 4 4000

Deltares 3 3003

DENTSU INC. 3 3312

DG TAKANO Co., Ltd. 3 3311

Emirates Tech 4 4220

Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi 4 4130

Faggiolati Pumps SPA 3 3421

Federal Electricity & Water Authority 4 4450

Food Security Center Abu Dhabi 4 4410

Guangzhou Chemical Import & Export Co. Ltd. 3 3104

Heng Long Electric Co., Ltd. 3 3203

Hepworth 4 4101

Inter Act Smart Solutions 3 3007

Jinluo Water Co. Ltd 4 4221

Longkou Chengfeng Zhiyuan Technology Co. Ltd 3 3103

Membrana – 3M Membranes Business Unit 3 3322

Mega Civic Srl 3 3420

Ministry of Environment and Water 3 3110

Nanotera Group 4 4120

Punjab Saaf Pani Company 3 3201

Regulation and Supervision Bureau 4 4331

Saline Water Conversion Corporation 4 4332

SEAS Falcon Trading LLC 3 3230

Suez 4 4330

The New Zealand Institute for Plant & Food Research Limited 3 3002

Turan Makina Plastik Boru Sistemleri A.S. 3 3321

UVGERMI 3 3220

Waterleau 3 3001

WEHRLE Umwelt Gmbh 3 3447

Xylem Water Solutions Middle East Region FZCO 3 3330

Denmark PavilionDanish Water Technology Group 3 Denmark Pavilion

Mycometer 3 Denmark Pavilion

Hexa-Cover 3 Denmark Pavilion

Kamstrup 3 Denmark Pavilion

Rambøll 3 Denmark Pavilion

France PavilionBusiness France/ Club Ademe International/ Vivapolis 4 4327

Bio-UV 4 4322

Datalink Instruments Dtli 4 4320

Dosatron 4 4325

Mascara 4 4328

Odyssee Environnement 4 4323

Orelis Environnement 4 4321

POLE EAU- France WATER TEAM 4 4322

HYDROVIDE-HYDROVIDEO GROUP 4 4324

TMW 4 4326

Switzerland PavilionCLA-VAL EUROPE SARL 7 Switzerland Pavilion

Cleantech Switzerland 7 Switzerland Pavilion

CleantechAlps 7 Switzerland Pavilion

Energy8 7 Switzerland Pavilion

Imeth 7 Switzerland Pavilion

T-LINK 7 Switzerland Pavilion

UK PavilionBritish Water 4 UK Pavilion

Aquamatix Ltd 4 4312

Bluewater Bio Ltd. 4 4312

BYRNE LOOBY 4 4312

CatalySystems Ltd 4 4312

ERG (Air Pollution Control) Ltd 4 4312

METASPHERE 4 4312

Savage Recycling Showers Ltd. 4 4310

VIP-Polymers Ltd 4 4311

Waterscan Ltd 4 4312

Ham Baker Adams Ltd. 4 4311

USA PavilionAndrew Kurth 3 3433

Bio-Microbics 3 3437

Ecomatrix 3 3434

Evoqua 3 3451

Niagara Conservation Corp 3 3430

Parkson Corporation 3 3431

Proco Products 3 3436

Trevi System 3 3450

Water Environment Federation 3 3432

THE INNOVATION PAVILION / Innovate@IWSAluline Grease Traps Ltd. 3 IP07

Calix Ltd 3 IP05

VWM Gmbh - Vienna Water Monitoring Solutions 3 IP01

Regionality DMCC /Drinkable Air UAE 3 IP08

Isle Utilities 3 IP06

Echologics 3 IP02

Wetox Limited 3 IP03

International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture 3 IP04

SEALEAU B.V. 3 IP11

Resolute Marine Energy, Inc. 3 IP10

ProAcqua Group 3 IP12

Ducane Australia Pty Ltd (Drainwave) 3 IP09

Masdar Institute 3

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Akar Landscaping Services and Agriculture / Orkin P.C 10 10435

Al Bariq Equipment 10 10222

Al Serkal Group 10 10130

Alphamed Abu Dhabi LLC 10 10434

Averda Waste Management LLC 10 10110

Bee'ah 10 10120

Bleu Line Group & Spray Team 10 10504

Bollegraaf Recycling Solutions 10 10140

Bridges Environmental Services Company LLC 10 10412

Cubic Art Pixels Co. 10 10310

Disan Hydraulic Machinery Industry & Trade Ltd. Co 10 10231

Dulsco LLC 10 10240

Eagle Environmental Services & Pest Control 10 10430

Egbert Taylor Group Ltd 10 10144

Emirates Environmental Technology LLC 10 10300

Environment Development Co. Ltd (EDCO) 10 10100

ES Limited 10 10242

Excel Industry Co. LLC 10 10134

Godswill 10 10332

Gorica Industries LLC 10 10501

GreenGood Eco-tech FZCO 10 10146

GRMC Pest Control 10 10505

JFE Engineering Corporation 10 10206

Kharafi National 10 10220

Khidmah LLC 10 10233

Lavajet Company 10 10010

Marimatic Oy 10 10330

Montalbano Recycling SRL 10 10331

Picson Construction Equipments Pvt. Ltd. 10 10500

Refuse Equipment Mfg. Co. 10 10422

Solutions Trading Company LLC 10 10420

Specialized Sports Equipments 10 10502

Steinmüller Babcock Environment GmbH 10 10230

TADWEER-The Center of Waste Management 10 10110

West Coast Saubermacher Environmental Services LLC 10 10410

Zone Waste Management and Recycling 10 10220

T-Link Management AG Ltd. 7 Switzerland Pavilion

CLA-VAL Europe SARL 7 Switzerland Pavilion

CleantechAlps 7 Switzerland Pavilion

Energy8 7 Switzerland Pavilion

Energy Depot GmbH 7 Switzerland Pavilion

Hydros Foundation 7 Switzerland Pavilion

Imeth AG 7 Switzerland Pavilion

Multi-Contact AG 7 Switzerland Pavilion

NEWGENS SA 7 Switzerland Pavilion

Switzerland Global Enterprise (S-GE) 7 Switzerland Pavilion


SPONSORSTADWEER-The Center of Waste Management Strategic Partner

Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ADCCI) Diamond Sponsor

DULSCO Sponsor

MEDIA PARTNERSAbu Dhabi Environment Stand No.10506

AEC Online Media Partner



BioEnergy Consult Media Partner

CNBC Arabia Media Partner

CPI - Infrastructure ME Media Partner

EcoMENA Media Partner


Neopromo - Capital Business Media Partner


Recycling Today Media Partner

Rimini Fiera (Ecomondo) Stand No.10431

Waste and Recycling Magazine Stand No.10414




SPONSORSAbu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority Strategic Sponsor

Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ADCCI) Diamond Sponsor

Ak-Kim Kimya Sanayi ve Tic. A.S. Bronze Sponsor

Media PartnersAEC Online Media Partner



Asian Water Media Partner

Desaldata Media Partner


Global Water Intelligence Media Partner

Neopromo - Capital Business Media Partner


The Water Network- AquaSPE AG Media Partner

Water Desalination Report Media Partner


CPH World Media s.a.r.l. Media Partner

Water Digest Media Partner

British Water Media Partner


Danish Water Technology Group Media Partner

Water Environment Federation Stand No. 3432

Everything About Water Stand No. 3302

Society of Engineers Stand No. 3202

Revolve Media Stand No. 3301




09.30-

10.15

ACCELERATING PROGRESS TO A LOW CARBON FUTUREThis session examines the energy transition with the help of key industry stakeholders

ModeratorNick Cochrane-Dyet MBE, Special Advisor to the Chief Representative,

BP Abu DhabiDr Matar Al Neyadi, Undersecretary, Ministry of Energy (UAE)Kerry Adler, SkyPowerAhmed Al Hashmi, Head of Upstream Technology, BPDeb Frodl, Global Executive Director, ecomagination, GEBjørn Otto Sverdrup, Senior Vice President for Sustainability, Statoil

09.30-

10.15

NEW PROJECTS IN THE MENA SOLAR SECTORDespite some of the highest solar irradiance levels in the world, the MENA market has produced very little solar energy – until now.

ModeratorImtiaz Mahtab, Chairman, MESIADr. Amer M. Al Swaha, Senior Advisor, ApricumNadia Tabone, Structuring Manager, MasenRoberto de Diego Arozamena,

Abdul Latif Jameel Energy and Environmental ServicesNour Mousa, Desert TechnologiesMohammed Atif, Area Manager, Energy, Middle East & Africa, DNV GL - EnergyDr. Andreas Stoerzel, CEO, RWE New Energy

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15.20

11.15-

12.15

THE NEXT PHASE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY: AN INSIGHT INTO ‘HOT’ MARKETS How are the emerging markets of the future responding to shifts in the global market of today? Leading players from across the industry discuss the evolution of the global market and the impact on regional and local markets across the Middle East, North Africa, Asia and Africa.

ModeratorMichelle T. Davies, Partner & Global Head of the Clean Energy & Sustainability

Group, EvershedsChristopher M. Cantelmi, Principal, IFC – International Financial Corporation Harry Boyd-Carpenter, Senior Banker, Power and Energy Utilities, European Bank for Reconstruction and DevelopmentTimothy Polega, Executive Head of Renewable Program, Saudi AramcoAdil Khamis, Strategy and Business Development Director, NAREVAJochen Wermuth, Wermuth Asset Management Marc de Lataillade, Vice President Solar, New Energies Division, Total

10.15-

10.45

INVESTMENT AND MARKET OPPORTUNITIES: PAKISTAN IN FOCUS

Khawaja Muhammad Naeem, Member Tariff, National Electric Power Regulatory AuthorityAmjad Ali Awan, Alternative Energy Development Board

DAY 2CONFERENCE HALL A - 20 JAN

10.45-

11.15 Coffee break

13.00-

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INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES: RENEWABLES IN INDIAIndia is a renewable energy market on the rise – and the country’s solar market is translating promise into action. Already on target to

and with the national target for solar installation raised to 100GW by 2022, we survey the market to look for the next wave of investment potential.

Moderator: Eithne Treanor, Managing Director, E.Treanor MediaShailendra Shukla, Vice President, Association of Renewable Energy Agencies of States (AREAS) & CEO, Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Corporation (CREDA)Ashish Sethia, APAC Lead, Power & Gas Markets, Bloomberg New Energy FinanceVikas Dawra, Managing Director, Investment Banking, YES BANKPranav R. Mehta, Chairman, National Solar Energy Federation of India

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GAS AND LNG – GLOBAL MARKET, LOCAL IMPACTTo understand the impact of gas and LNG on Middle Eastern countries and the GCC in particular, this session explores both the supply and demand sides, discussing the GCC gas and LNG mix in the context of local and global drivers – and examines ways to address the GCC gas imbalance in the short term.

Moderator: Dr. Dorel Iosif, Independent Policy Adviser Patricia Roberts, Director, LNG-WorldwidePhilip Hunter, Senior Vice President, LNG/FLNG Development & Technology,

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GLOBAL ACCELERATION OF CARBON CAPTURE UTILISATION & STORAGE (CCUS)This session explores CCUS projects being delivered around the world and the economic models that are helping to make CCS commercially successful and a key part of the transition to a low carbon energy future

Moderator:Andrew Purvis, General Manager Europe Middle East and Africa, Global CCS Institute Katherine Knight, Head of CCUS, AtkinsArafat Al Yafei. CO2/N2 Development Manager, ADNOCTim Boersma, Acting Director, Energy Security and Climate Initiative, BrookingsBelinda Perriman, Commercialisation Manager, Teesside CollectiveDr. Julio Friedmann, Energy, U.S. Department of Energy

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DISTRIBUTED POWER AND OFF-GRID SOLUTIONS IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA POWER MARKETOpportunities in the captive power projects market are rapidly increasing across the Gulf and Africa.

Moderator:Marc Norman, Associate, Chadbourne David John Frenkil, Managing Director, Centennial Generating Co.Jeremy Crane, Yellow Door

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TURNING COUNTRY PLEDGES ON WIND POWER INTO INVESTMENT PROJECTIONS This session will focus on the leading role of the European wind industry in leading the global green race. It will involve stakeholders

from other parts of the world)

Moderator:Mark J. Thurber, Partner, Andrews KurthHalfdan Brustad, Vice President, Renewable Energy – Offshore Wind, Statoil Giles Dickson, CEO, The European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) Romain Talagrand, Project Finance-Energy, BNP Paribas Rainer Karan, Vice-President, Vestas

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NEW BUILD ACTIVITY IN THE NUCLEAR SECTORAlmost every state in the MENA region has expressed interest in developing a nuclear power capability. This session will detail the most advanced programmes in the region.

Moderator: Adrian Worker, Commercial Director, Environmental & Nuclear Market, CH2MDr. Khaled Toukan, President, Jordan Atomic Energy CommissionJonty Palmer, Middle East Power & Utilities Leader, PwCSenior Representative, Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC)

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CREATING WORLD-CLASS PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN RESEARCH INDUSTRY, GOVERNMENT AND ACADEMIA TO BUILD LONG-TERM SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS Translating knowledge into innovation is crucial for economic competitiveness and addressing our shared climate challenge - providing affordable and reliable energy for everyone and ensuring

clean energy remains a complex process involving a broad range of stakeholders. The session will focus on what collaborative and successful partnerships can deliver.

Moderator:Vice President for Research, Professor of Practice,

Masdar InstituteAlejandro Ríos Galvan, Director of the Sustainable Bioenergy Research

Consortium, Professor of Practice, Masdar InstituteLinda Zou, Professor, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Masdar InstituteAnup Jacob, Partner, MasdarJohn Webley, Founder, Chairman & CEO, Trevi SystemsProf. Dr. André Faaij, Academic Director, Energy Academy Europe

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Interview with Prof. Shuji Nakmaura, University of California Santa Barbara(Winner of 2014 Nobel Prize for Physics & 2015 Global Energy Prize laureate)

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CONFIRMED SPEAKERSGiles Dickson

CEO, European Wind Energy Associa-tion (EWEA) Giles Dickson has been the CEO of the EuropeanWind Energy Association (EWEA) since 14 September2015.

He has a wealth of experience in the field ofenvironmental issues, including renewable energy,and distinguished background in both industry andgovernment.

Prior to his appointment to his current role, Dicksonserved as Vice President for Environmental Policiesand Global Advocacy at French rail transportmultinational Alstom, where he was responsible foroverseeing the firm’s engagement with governmentsaround the world.

He possesses significant experience and knowledgeof European energy and climate policies, having lednegotiations on the environment at the UKPermanent Representation in Brussels in his previousposition in the UK civil service, where he worked formore than 15 years.

Dickson has also been a Director of the Interna-tional Emissions Trading Association since December2012, where he heads a worldwide team engaginggovernments and decision makers on the necessarypolicies to help drive the transition to a low-carbonglobal economy.

“Wind is central to delivering the goals of the EUEnergy Union,” Dickson said, commenting aftertaking up his most recent post. “The ongoingdiscussions on electricity markets, the governance offurther renewables expansion and the reform of theETS are key to ensuring the wind industry can play itspart.”

• Mr Dickson will be speaking on the topic of countrypledges on wind power at 2:30pm today

Dr. Khaled Toukan

Chairman, Jordan Atomic Energy Com-missionDr. Khaled Toukan is the Chairman of Jordan AtomicEnergy Commission (JOEC) – a government bodyestablished in 2008 to promote and develop thepeaceful use of atomic energy.

Dr. Toukan previously held several ministerialpositions, serving as the Minister of Energy andMineral Resources, the Minister of Education, andtwo stints as the Minister of Higher Education.

The doctor also has a distinguished background inhigher education and scientific research.

He was President of Jordan’s Al-Balqa AppliedUniversity between 1997 and 2001; Dean ofEngineering & Technology and Professor of IndustrialEngineering at the University of Jordan; Research

Scientist at Kernforschungszentrum Karlsruhe,Germany; and an Associate Research Scientist at theUniversity of Petroleum and Minerals in Saudi Arabia.

Dr. Toukan holds a PhD in nuclear engineering fromthe Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), anMSc in the same from the University of Michigan, anda BE degree in electrical engineering from the

American University of Beirut.The doctor has also been the recipient of several

awards, including the UNESCO Ghandi Medal ofPeace (2003), the Legion de Honore from the FrenchRepublic (2004), and the Theos J. ThompsonFellowship (1980-81) in the department of nuclearengineering at MIT.

• Dr. Toukan will be speaking on the topic of newbuild activity in the nuclear sector at 3:20pm today

Dr. Linda Zou

Professor of chemical and environmen-tal engineering, Masdar Institute ofScience and TechnologyDr. Linda Zou received a PhD in chemistry fromAustralia’s Monash University in 1998, with a back-ground in water treatment, moving on to begin heracademic and research career at the country’s DeakinUniversity in 1999.

In 2010, she became a Research Professor at theUniversity of South Australia, before becoming a fullProfessor at Abu Dhabi’s Masdar Institute of Scienceand Technology – a research-driven, graduate-leveluniversity, focusing on advanced energy andsustainable technologies – in October 2014.

Dr. Zou’s current research interests centre aroundthe use of nanotechnology and membrane science todevelop innovative, efficient, low-energy desalinationsolutions, with particular strengths in the areas of

capacitive deionization and forward osmosis forbrackish water desalination, as well as thedevelopment of low fouling membrane materials andmodified surfaces.

Her research outcomes have been published inmore than 100 journal articles and presentations, andare frequently cited.

The professor is presently working with the UAEgovernment and private sector to develop novelgrapheme-based membranes and integrate acapacitive deionization process with RO desalinationplant.

She is also the Chief Investigator of many frontierresearch projects sponsored by the AustralianResearch Council and the Centre of Excellence inDesalination Australia.

• Dr. Zou will be speaking on the topic of creatingworld-class partnerships between research industry,government and academia to build long-termsustainable solutions at 4:30pm today

Nour Mousa

Founder & CEO, Desert TechnologiesNour Mousa is the founder and CEO of DesertTechnologies – a renewable energy project developer,investor, EPC contractor and solar modulemanufacturer, active throughout the MENASATregion.

Mousa is an expert in the structuring, financing andconstruction of profitable assets ranging from greenenergy to real estate and infrastructure.

A serial entrepreneur, Mousa was also one of thefounders of Soho Properties – a multi-billion dollarreal estate developer located on the Island ofManhattan, New York.

As a Managing Partner, he was responsible for thestrategic and financial operations, the execution oflarge, complex transactions, and the riskmanagement of the company, overseeing theacquisition and construction of numerous landmarkoffice towers and condominiums.

From 1998 to 2003 Mousa was the Director ofStrategic Planning at multi-billion dollar Egyptiangroup Picorp Holding, where he planned, executedand managed five turnkey projects, including 10,000housing units, two resorts and two industrial projects.

Prior to Picorp, he was working in the automotiveindustry, managing the launch of Nissan Egypt’soperations.

Mousa holds a production engineering degree fromHelwan University and a graduate diploma inindustrial engineering from the American University inCairo.

His charitable work includes the foundation ofPark51, a non-profit Islamic culture and communitycentre in lower Manhattan.

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Tackling water challengesin the GCC and beyondThe International Water Summit isbringing together world leaders indeveloping water sustainabilitysolutions, especially for arid regions.

The International Water Summit (IWS) has beenrunning in tandem with the World Future EnergySummit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi this week.Government leaders, thought leaders,entrepreneurs, technology experts, policymakersand trade visitors have converged to discuss theserious challenges faced by areas where water isscarce. The 2015 IWS attracted 9,714 visitors from 76 countries.

GCC countries are particularly vulnerable to theproblems caused by water scarcity and this iscompounded by the countries having the highestper capita consumption of domestic water in theworld. To add to the challenge, this demand isexpected to double in the next two decades. Thegood news is that plans are already in place todeal with this challenge – GCC governments areset to invest up to US$300 billion in watertechnologies and energy-efficient desalinationprocesses by 2022.

The importance of efficientdesalination in the GCC

GCC countries have acknowledged that lessenergy-invasive methods of water treatment willhave to play a pivotal role in meeting ever-growingdemand for potable water in the region.

The GCC will increase its total seawaterdesalination capacity by nearly 40 per cent by2020, according to figures released by the IWS incollaboration with MEED Projects. According toMEED’s data, the GCC’s current seawaterdesalination capacity is approximately 4,000million imperial gallons a day (MIGD) and this is setto increase to more than 5,500 MIGD over the nextfive years, thanks to the heavy investment inpotable water supplies.

Desalination has become increasingly importantfor countries such as the UAE and Qatar whichhave experienced rapid rises in demand for wateron the back of strong economic and populationgrowth, and Saudi Arabia where groundwatersupplies are depleting. As a result, there is a growing need for new water resources, says EdJames, Director of Content & Analysis at MEED Projects.

Currently, demand for potable water in theregion is about 3,300 MIGD, and is expected togrow to about 5,200 MIGD by 2020.

While current reserve margins between supplyand demand appear to be at comfortable levels, atcountry and local network levels the supply-demand gaps are much smaller.

For example, while Qatar and the UAE haveenjoyed comfortable reserve margins in recentyears, Saudi Arabia, Oman and Kuwait have facedreal challenges meeting demand, especially duringthe summer months. Ageing plants also do notalways operate at full design capacity, furtherreducing the theoretical total output.

“As oil revenues decrease and the issue of waterhas risen up the political agenda, governmentshave acted to try and dampen demand and reducecapital and operational expenditure. For example,earlier this year Abu Dhabi imposed water tariffsfor the first time for UAE nationals while increasingexisting prices for expatriate users as a means ofdecreasing subsidies and lowering demand. The move emulated Dubai’s decision in 2010 toraise water tariffs with the result that annualdemand growth slowed from 10 per cent to just four per cent in the emirate,” James says.

“Our data shows that over the last 10 years, theregion has invested US$76 billion in standalonewater projects. If we add the power componentinvestment of these desalination facilities, thatfigure exceeds well over US$100 billion. Goingforward, we expect the largest investments to bemade in Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Oman andKuwait, which have the steepest short-termdemand projections. The addition of more than1,500 MIGD of new capacity will likely require a similarly large amount of investment.

A major driver of these investments will gotowards developing less energy-intensive methodsof desalinating water, added James.

Moving on from traditional processes

Traditionally dominant forms of thermal distillationin the region, such as multi-stage flash (MSF) ormultiple-effect distillation (MED), require largeamounts of energy, and have become less

attractive as GCC states find themselves burningincreasing amounts of hydrocarbons that couldinstead be conserved, exported or exploited todevelop heavy industry.

“Reverse osmosis (RO) membrane technology isbecoming increasingly prevalent in the regionbecause it relies on a chemical rather than thermalsolution to desalinating seawater. Not only doesthe technology save on power, but it meanscountries can also lower their potential carbonemissions,” says James.

In 2013, the UAE clean energy company Masdarlaunched a pilot program to test and developadvanced energy-efficient seawater desalinationtechnologies, such as reverse and forward osmosis,suitable to be powered by renewable energy. The long-term goal of the program is to implementrenewable energy-powered desalination plants inthe UAE and to have a facility at commercial scale by 2020.

New projects

Four international water technology companieshave been selected to construct small-scaledesalination plants along the Abu Dhabi-Dubaiborder in this phase of the pilot project that will rununtil 2016. Water efficiency and sustainability formthe core of the 2016 International Water Summit,which brings together world leaders, field experts,academia luminaries, and business innovators toaccelerate the development of sustainablestrategies and technologies.

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Bringing solar power to the islands of Zanzibarintec GOPA-International EnergyConsultants (intec) has beenawarded a major project as part ofthe Zanzibar Renewable Energiesand Energy Efficiency Programme.

This initiative has been set up bythe Government of Zanzibar tostimulate the implementation of itsenergy sector priorities through thepromotion of renewable energiesand the latest energy efficiencytechnologies. The European Union issupporting the initiative.

intect announced the award of thecontract in August 2015. Thecompany has been chosen toprepare, over a 22-month period, a comprehensive wind and solarenergy study for the two mainislands. This will involve wind andsolar potential analysis, and pre- andfeasibility studies for power plants.

A large team of internationalexperts, supported by localprofessionals, will collect and analysedata of wind and solar resources, andestablish the prospects forrenewables on the archipelago. It willcarry out logistics, EIA, and SIAstudies with the aim of determiningthe feasibility of wind farms and solarparks. Modelling of wind flow andassessment of solar photovoltaicpotential will feature strongly in the studies.

There will also be an analysis ofthe suitability of small scale off-gridand mini-grid hybrid systems.

Additionally, the evaluation ofregulatory and institutionalrequirements will form an essentialpart of the project. This will be a challenging task as the Governmentof Zanzibar is in the very early stages

of formulating policy and regulationin the area of renewable energy.

The activities of the intec teamover the 22-month period will thenbe prepared as a report with the aimof then progressing to fullimplementation of the wind and solar

projects, combined with a trainingprogramme for local people toensure long-term success.

● intec GOPA-International EnergyConsultants: Germany Pavilion, Stand 7140

Switching to fuels, especially for transportation, thatreduce carbon emissions is essential for improving airquality. Gathering accurate, quality data on airpollution, especially in urban areas, is an importantpart of moving towards cleaner fuels and, as a result,cleaner cities.

With the importance of date in mind, France-basedAria Technologies is embarking on the AirCity project,starting with Paris.

The aim of the project is to develop a revolutionarysimulation system to represent and provide theatmospheric pollution readings at any point within alarge city.

The company says: “Monitoring the quality of theair inhaled by each citizen, at any moment and at anypoint in the territory, is a very important issue in termsof public health.”

Aria Technologies acknowledges that thisparticularly acute in urban environments, where theintensity of pollution sources due to transportationand high population density leads to exposure to arange of pollutants.

The project aims to go beyond the mereobservation of concentration values by monitoringnetworks. AirCity will integrate multiple numerical

simulation models to gather data on present andfuture traffic, emissions, local meteorology, and theair pollutants associated with these factors.

AirCity’s modelling will combine in real time theconcentration of different pollutants with estimatedjourneys of citizens, whether inside or outside the city’s buildings.

This will give a more complete estimation of theexposure of every individual to atmospheric pollutionand the effects on public health.

The high-resolution 3D AirCity modelling system isbased on Parellel-Micro SWIFT-SPRAY (PMSS)software, which has been developed by AriaTechnologies in collaboration with CEA and MOKILI.

PMSS is a simplified computation fluid dynamics(CFD) solution which is used as an alternative tomicro-scale simulatios which are usually carried out with full CFD.

In-depth validation of the modelling system wasundertaken using the routine air qualitymeasurements in Paris at four stations influenced byroad traffic, and a field experiment specificallyarranged for the project.

Comparison on PMSS and the correspondingvalidation measurements gave excellent results

concerning concentrations of pollutants, and thepotential for AirCity to be rolled out in other cities is enormous.

Aria Technologies was founded in 1990 by a groupof researchers from the research and developmentdepartment of EDF, the French electricity board. It isan independent company headquartered in Paris,with sister companies in Italy (ARIANET, Simularia),and in Brazil (ARIA do Brasil), as well as branch officesin India and Mexico City.

The company is singularly concerned withmodelling the atmospheric environment, frombuilding-scale projects through to entire continents.These solutions range from simple screening modelsto full-blown CFD applications.

Data gathered from the company’s modellingsolutions will serve multiple purposes. The impact ofindustrial emissions can be computed, urban andregion air quality can be assessed and compared,risks linked to airborne toxic releases can bemodelled, renewable energy potential can beassessed, and analysis of climate change patterns andgreenhouse gas emissions will be made easier.

● Aria Technologies: Stand 8204

Monitoring air quality for futuredecision-makingAdvanced technologies are being used for effective data collection


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Pavilion focus: GermanyAMA Technology GmbH

AMA Technology provides engineering, constructionand project management services for renewableenergy projects. It partners with leading German andother European companies in order to be able tosupply the Middle East with products based oncutting edge solar technology.

The company produces LED filament bulbs andLED street lights and participates in project planningto develop solar and wind plants. Local partners forrenewable energy solutions include MaghdeemContracting and Trading Co., based in Qatar, SunPathfinder, in Dubai, and Tanweer, in Jordan.

The company says that photovoltaic technologyoffers attractive solutions for both kinds of generatingenergy: on grid and off grid systems. The formeroffers the possibility to supply electricity to the localgrid. The direct current generated by the solarmodules is transformed by an inverter to 230 VAC. Inaddition, a protection device between thephotovoltaic system and the electricity grid ismounted, which automatically takes over the plantfrom the grid if a problem occurs. Besides being ableto feed the solar power into the public grid, it is alsopossible to use the electricity oneself.

AMA Technology: Stand 5009

AXITEC GmbH

AXITEC, which has been supplying solar modules inEurope over the past 14 years, has increasinglyfocused on expanding overseas.

Having established branches in the US and Brazil inrecent years, it set one up in Turkey in 2015. AXITEC,jointly with fellow German solar power company B&WEnergy GmbH & Co., is planning to build 25 MWp ofsolar power plants in Turkey.

In coming years AXITEC intends to intensify itssales activities in the Middle East and North Africa aswell as other parts of the world.

Among its products are its 250-310Wp AXIpowerseries of polycrystalline solar modules, which can beused for either small systems or power plants, withefficiencies up to 15.98 per cent, and the 260-275WpAXIpremium series of monocrystalline modules, withefficiencies up to 16.60 per cent. The 250-260WpAXIblackpremium are suitable for installations wherethe black exterior design needs to match the highpower output.

The smart modules of the 260-265Wp AXIplusseries can be individually controlled and switched offthanks to the intelligence and smart technology thatis integrated within the junction box. In this way up to20 per cent more output can be achieved per string,says the company.

AXITECH: Stand 7154

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft is a German researchorganisation with many institutes focusing ondifferent fields of applied science. Partly financed bythe German government, it is mostly funded throughcontract work, either for government-sponsoredprojects or from industry.

Researchers from Fraunhofer IWES Northwest andthe University of Hannover are working with 16companies from the wind energy sector toinvestigate the causes and mechanisms of common

damage to power electronics and identify areas for savings.

The three-year project draws on operating datafrom more than 2000 facilities in an effort to makewind power more economical.

The Fraunhofer Institute for Solar Energy Systemsresearches supplying energy efficiently and on anenvironmentally sound basis. Founded in 1981 byProf. Adolf Goetzberger in Freiburg, Germany, it wasthe first non-university establishment for appliedsolar energy research in Europe, and since then hasreceived many prestigious awards.

According to a study by the Institutecommissioned by Agora Energiewende, solar energywill become the cheapest power source in manyparts of the world. In 2013, the Institute, togetherwith its partners, jointly achieved a new world record

for the conversion of sunlight into electricity using a new solar cell structure with four solar subcells. A new record efficiency of 44.7 per cent wasmeasured at a concentration of 297 suns.

An area of research is energy-efficient buildings.The Institute has installed 70 photovoltaic moduleson the outer façade of one of its lab buildings.

Together with industry, Fraunhofer developed thecrystalline photovoltaic module called ‘TPedge’using a process that saves both time and money andreplaces the lamination step, it says. Innovativeback-contacted solar cells from the Institute’s ownproduction are integrated into the module.

The solar cells are interconnected with a patentedcell connector made of copper. This structured metalfoil reduces the electrical stringing losses down toabout one per cent and minimises the mechanicalstress on the cells, says the Institute.

With more than 85 per cent of solar cells producedworldwide based on crystalline silicon, Fraunhofer'sexpertise covers the entire value chain of crystallinesilicon photovoltaics. In addition to siliconphotovoltaics, the solar cell research at Fraunhoferalso extends to other photovoltaic technologies.

With III-V based semiconductors like gallium indiumphosphide, aluminum gallium arsenide or galliumarsenide, the highest efficiencies can be reached

today. The technology of the dye solar cells hasdeveloped well beyond the laboratory stage andorganic solar cells are attractive especially due to theexpected low manufacturing costs, says the Institute.

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft: Stand 7163

Gildemeister energy solutions GmbH

Gildemeister energy solutions supplies industrialcustomers and municipalities with project planningand integrated energy management. This includesefficiency analyses to conserve energy andimplementing systems for generating, storing andusing energy from renewable sources. Thecombination of wind and solar energy generationsystems and large-scale energy storage systems

based on vanadium redox flow technology givesenergy-intensive consumers the opportunity totake control of their energy supply, says thecompany. Gildemeister energy solutions has morethan 140 years of experience in the engineeringindustry. Now being part of the industrial servicessegment of DMG MORI Group means it has accessto a global sales and service network across 143locations in 65 countries.

The company specialises in turnkey solutions forsolar parks – from planning to systemimplementation to operations. This includes theprecise assessment of customer needs, a detailedinstallation plan, GPS-assisted measurement ofphotovoltaic tracking systems and minimisation ofpotential power loss caused by shading, says the company.

The photovoltaic systems are installed and putinto operation in cooperation with certified partnercompanies. Just-in-time delivery of individualcomponents and an optimised constructionprocess of the PV park enable synchronised massproduction. It also offers the option to operate thePV plant for the client or to take over servicing and maintenance.

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ToshibaToshiba designs and supplies solar power-generatingsystems tailored to meet customers' specificrequirements and operating environments. TheGroup can tap into its extensive engineeringcapabilities built up through a history of large- andmega-scale plant development to offer every size ofsystem, ranging from those of homes and industriesto utilities. From the installation of solar batterymodules to interconnection with power systems,Toshiba follows a total engineering approach thatencompasses analysis, design and execution.

Among its offerings is the Micro EnergyManagement System, which represents the brain of a smart grid. This technology monitors and predictsconsumers’ power use in real-time while supplyingelectricity from solar power generation and storagebatteries based on demand, controlling the powersupply to the devices used in homes and buildings.

The system absorbs the power variations that occurin a grid, lessening the impact on power systems. Asa result it is able to achieve a balance between thedemand and supply of power, enabling the effectiveutilisation of renewable energies, reduced energy lossand lower energy consumption.

The system comprises three functions: total energysupply planning, economical load distribution controland real-time load frequency control.

Toshiba: 8380

Tabuchi

Tabuchi's EIBS hybrid solar inverter with batterystorage make optimum use of various electronicdevices, including a highly efficient transformer,AC/DC converter, embedded power supply softwareand PV simulation techniques.

The main feature is its multi-string inputtechnology. String-level input voltage control makes itpossible to maximise energy harvest, provide ease offault detection and maintenance, and to controlmultiple energy sources (solar, wind, fuel cells, etc.)with just one product, says the company.

Solar energy can be intermittent due to clouds orstorms, and with EIBS the inverter is supported by a Li-ion storage battery to supplement energy needswhen the array is dark. Tabuchi’s patented powercontrol technology that monitors power flow canfacilitate a net-zero house that does not need to buyelectricity from the grid, as the energy stored in thebattery can be used at night.

Tabuchi: Stand 7340

Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd

Cosmo Oil Co., Ltd., is one of Japan’s largest oilrefining and marketing companies, operatingrefineries in Japan and marketing its productsdomestically and overseas. It also produces and sellspetrochemicals products, and engages in crude oilexploration and production operations, primarily inthe UAE and Qatar.

The International Petroleum Investment Company,formed by the Abu Dhabi government in 1984 toinvest in the energy and related sectors across theglobe, holds a 20.8 per cent stake in Cosmo Oil.

The parent company has recently transitioned to a holding company structure to facilitate Cosmo’s path to becoming a vertically integrated globalenergy company.

Within the Cosmo Energy Group's new structure,resource development, retail and the wind powergeneration business are expected by the company tobe growth drivers.

The group says it is focusing on renewable energy,guided by its responsibilities as an integrated energycompany, and working to diversify the energy supplyand achieve the best energy mix. Plans are in placefor EcoPower Co., Ltd., a group company with abouta 6% share of the domestic wind power market, toadd around 50,000 kW in new capacity by the end ofFY2017. In addition, the group is participating inexperimental offshore floating wind power generation projects.

In solar power generation, Cosmo Oil, in 2015,together with Showa Shell Sekiyu K.K. and theDevelopment Bank of Japan, completed an 8 MWsolar power station in Kanagawa prefecture, south ofTokyo. The venture between the two oil companiesand the development bank now has seven solarprojects with total capacity of 18 MW.

Cosmo Oil: Stand 9220

Toshiba-Mitsubishi Electric SystemsCorporation (TMEIC)

TMEIC will be displaying panels for SOLAR WARE1000, a large-capacity photovoltaic inverter with a single-unit capacity of 1,000 KW, and SOLARWARE 1833, a 1,833 KW large-capacity outdoorphotovoltaic inverter which the company says has “the world’s top level power conversion efficiency”.

As well as solar panels, TMEIC works in the area ofgreen factory innovation so companies can meet theirenergy-saving and emissions-reduction goals.

The technologies TMEIC leverages for factoriesinclude wind turbine generators and converters,utility optimisation systems, power grid connectingequipment, photovoltaic power conditioners, medium voltage inverters, and large capacity motorand drive systems.

TMEIC: Stand 9120

Hitachi Zosen Corporation

Founded in 1981 as part of the largher Hitachi group,the Hitachi Zosen Corporation is based in Osaka,Japan, and has a broad range of businesses. These

include design and construction of environmentalsystems, industrial plants, water treatment systems,industrial machinery, process equipment,infrastructure-related equipment, disaster preventionsystems, and precision machinery.

One of their important green energy projects is thedevelopment of energy-from-waste plants. These aredesigned to produce power from the large amountsof energy generated during hygienic wasteincineration and treatment processes.

The Hitachi Zosen group is a world leader in this fieldand has built many energy-from-waste plants around theworld. In Japan, the group has installed 195 of theseplants, as well as another 263 outside of Japan.

The process involves delivering rubish by wastecollection vehicles to the waste pit. This is thencarried on a combustion system and transformed intoash. The ash is discharged while the energy containedin the exhaust gases from the combustion process isrecovered as steam and used to drive powergenerator turbines.

Hitachi Zosen: Stand 9110



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The Gallery

Mayoor Private School pupils enjoyed WFES yesterdayThere were plenty of opportunities for interaction with young visitors

The TOTAL robot was popular with students An energy innovator of the future

Translation headsets cater for the multi-lingual delegates Pest control was a hot topic on Day Two

Nuclear innovations at the ENEC stand Another busy day at the registration desk


WFES Dailies 2016 Day 3

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