World Future Energy Summit 2015 - Day Two

DAY 2

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CLEAN ENERGY innovations and the latest in renewable energytechnology have taken centre stage at Abu Dhabi National Exhibi-tions Centre (ADNEC) this week as more than 32,000 delegates con-verge on the UAE capital for Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW).The World Future Energy Summit (WFES), the International Water

Summit (IWS) and EcoWASTE all started their four-day run atADNEC yesterday, with the exhibitions set to showcase the latesttechnological innovations that will look to provide commercial solu-tions to interconnected challenges of clean energy generation,water security and waste management. In attendance on Day Oneof WFES were representatives from industry, governments, financeinstitutions, research organisations and think tanks, from all overthe world. Many will be participating in panel discussions, productexhibitions and workshops throughout the exhibition.Speaking during the Opening Ceremony in the ICC Hall at ADNEC,

HE Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and CEO ofMasdar, remarked, “The late founding father of the UAE, SheikhZayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, recognised the importance of buildingbridges between nations and across cultures to address the world'smost pressing sustainability challenges through partnership and in-novative thinking.”During his historic visit to the UAE, Egypt President Abdel Fattah

el-Sisi highlighted the historic ties between Egypt and the UAE dur-ing the Opening Ceremony. El-Sisi said that the Middle East neededto tackle international misconceptions of the region, while alsohighlighting his country’s aim to produce 20 per cent of its energyfrom renewable sources by 2020.

Dr. Al Jaber continued, “As we gather at this year's Abu DhabiSustainability Week, the world's attention is captured by headlinesof our evolving global energy landscape. “Recently, we witnessed a sudden drop in oil prices – one that

most fear is unusual, even for an industry that has always under-taken short-term price fluctuations.“This has prompted some analysts to believe that low oil prices

will result in a drop in renewable energy investment, but today ourinterconnected energy landscape has evolved beyond the point thatthe price of oil determines the fate of clean energy. “Renewable energy has graduated from an expensive alternative

to a competitive technology of choice,” he added. The clean energy sector has brought an array of technologies to

exhibit to visitors at this year’s WFES, including a fully-integratedhybrid product, which captures solar and wind energy to providemore consistent power generation in off-grid locations; a mobilesolar power plant on a trailer with a 4.8kWp capacity; and a batterywith a storage capacity of up to 20kWh. Other products on display include a new turbine that converts

energy from sea waves, whose high-energy density has been ratedas the highest among renewable energy sources; parabolic sun-dishconcentrators combined with specialised steam generators suitablefor enhanced oil recovery (EOR), water desalination operations andpower generation; and a vending machine capable of producing1,800 litres per day of pure water from air.WFES, and co-located exhibitions IWS and EcoWASTE, will run

until 22 January 2015 at ADNEC.

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Technological strengthon show at ADSW 2015

Contents03 The latest news

from Day One

06 Solar Impulse setfor global journey

10 A worldwide pushfor smart grids

24 The lowdown on today’s speakers

26 Tech innovation onthe Japan Pavilion

Organised by

29 Exhibitors profiledat EcoWASTE

30 Images from thefirst day of WFES

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Doors opened at ADNEC yesterday for the eighth edition of WFES

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SÉGOLÈNE ROYAL, the French Minister of Ecol-ogy, Sustainable Development and Energy, andformer French Presidential candidate, used hervisit to WFES yesterday, to promote French inter-ests in the Middle East’s renewable and nuclearenergy sectors.

Royal’s Ministry is planning to push the EnergyTransition for Green Growth draft law through theFrench Assembly, which, if approved, will includeprovisions to boost household purchasing powerthrough the reduction of energy bills and supportfor the growing on- and offshore renewable en-ergy industries.

Speaking about French business interests inthe renewable sector, a market in which thecountry is one of the leading players globally,Royal said, “We can admire the prices for sus-tainable development that we have seen dis-cussed at the Opening Ceremony of Abu DhabiSustainability Week. It is very interesting for us,because in France we have all the kind of activi-ties, such and big and small enterprises, educa-tion and sustainable development, and we cansee here at WFES all the kind of actions that cancontribute to the climate debate.”

As France gears up to host COP21 in Paris laterthis year, Royal noted that the focus on renew-ables had intensified as oil prices continued to fall.

Royal asked, “How can we manage the differ-ence between the falling price of oil and thecompetitiveness of renewable energy? I think wehave to look upon this as an opportunity and thedecreasing cost of oil can help us to engage in-vestors to invest in renewable energy.

“We have to manage it, but we are not afraidat all,” she added.

Royal said that among the benefits offered byattending WFES was seeing oil producing coun-tries investing heavily in renewable energy.

“It is good to see these country preparing forthe day after [the oil runs out]. If the oil producersare doing that, then we have to do that too,” sheremarked. Commenting on French support ofMiddle Eastern nuclear energy plans, Royal said,“The cooperation is very important in a new way.

In France, for example, the bill we will present tothe French Assembly promotes a new energymix, as we have to export mixed energy, includ-ing nuclear and renewable energy.

“We are investing in the future and in the bestequipment,” she concluded.

Royal promotes French renewableenergy interests at WFES 2015

UAE RAIN ENHANCEMENTRESEARCH PROGRAMMETO BE LAUNCHED AT WFESTHE UAE Research Program for Rain Enhance-ment Science will be launched on Day Two ofthe World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2015.The launch ceremony, scheduled for 2pm at theNational Center of Meteorology & Seismology’sstand in Hall 6, will be held as part of the AbuDhabi Sustainability Week.

The UAE Research Program for Rain En-hancement Science has been instituted by theUAE Ministry of Presidential Affairs through theNational Center of Meteorology and Seismology(NCMS). The initiative has been aligned with theNational Innovation Strategy, which was an-nounced in October 2014, and reiterates theUAE’s commitment to advancing the science ofrain enhancement.

The programme will aim to expand globalwater security by promoting scientific best prac-tices and collaboration in rain enhancement re-search and sustainably implementable methodsof enhancing precipitation, to aid the increase ofrainfall in the UAE, as well as other arid andsemi-arid areas in the region.

The new entity has invited research submis-sions from individuals and organisations on newintegrated technologies that enhance the effi-ciency of cloud seeding operations and improveits predictive capabilities. Open to domestic andoverseas candidates from the public and privatesector, profit and non-profit entities, the pro-gramme will award US$1.5mn grant each to twopath-breaking proposals over a three-year proj-ect timescale.

Interested participants have been invited tosubmit a pre-proposal to NCMS via its web por-tal www.uaerep.ae or before 16 March 2015.

Stand no: 6320

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DNV GL is scaling up its renewables business inthe Middle East in anticipation of an accelerationin the penetration of renewable energy technolo-gies in the region over the next 10 years.

An important focus of DNV GL’s Middle Eastbusiness lies in providing technical and economicsupport to governments and developers to as-sess project feasibility in areas such as planning,risk management and energy resource assess-ment, as well as policy and regulatory support tosupport the deployment of renewable energy inand around the region. Recent projects have in-cluded advising the National Renewable EnergyAgency on a 20MW solar power project in UpperEgypt; helping the IFC in Jordan with technicalassessments for a PV plant in Jordan; advising agovernment entity in Abu Dhabi with wind re-source potential assessment and monitoring; andsupporting one of the Oman’s Government enti-ties on developing a 50MW wind installation.

“The main issues now are government policyand choice,” commented Mohammed Atif, re-gional manager at DNV GL.

“Both PV and wind technology are now maturetechnologies which are exposed to continual in-novation and advancements, performance in-creases have been witnessed and the cost perunit of generation continues to fall.

“Now it is down to governments to decide atwhat pace they want to embrace these technolo-gies. If governments set themselves targets todevelop clean energy to transform theireconomies and build a better future for futuregenerations, clearly the regulations, laws andpolicies are needed to enable that vision to be-come a reality.”

Atif singled out Jordan and Egypt as having thestrongest incentives for the development of re-newable projects.

“Abu Dhabi and Dubai are also making majorstrides in their regulations to allow renewables toconnect economically and safely to their net-works,” he added. Further progress in Saudi Ara-bia’s regulatory and policy framework, however,is needed for the Kingdom’s ambitious renewableplans to become a reality, he commented.

Positive developments include the growingnumber of small scale private sector develop-ments particularly in Jordan and Dubai, and theincreasing willingness of investment funds to fi-nance renewable energy investments, com-mented Atif.

The regional manager also highlighted thegrowth of advanced technologies and solutionsspecific to the region addressing issues such asdust, humidity and ambient temperature, pilot

projects such as the Shams CSP project and in-digenous research units.

“These are encouraging signs that solutionswill be found to look at large scale deployment inthe future,” he remarked.

“We are expanding locally and bringing in windspecialists, solar specialists and policy specialiststo facilitate this development.”

Stand no: 7511

DNV GL positions itself for renewable boom

Ségolène Royal, the French Minister of Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy, at WFES yesterday

Mohammed Atif, regional manager at DNV GL, on the company’s stand at WFES


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11:00 - 11:20Japan QualitySoichiro Nakamura, President, Looop Inc.

11:20 - 11:40Renewable Energy Micro-Utilities (REMU) for Off-Grid Villages in NigeriaFaruk Yusuf, Assistant Director, Federal Ministry Of Power, Nigeria

11:40 - 12:00An Innovation Cadmium-Free CIGS Photovoltaic TechnologyRaymond Ou, VP Marketing, Hulk Energy Technology

12:00 - 12:20Non-Glass, Lightweight, Scratch-Proof, Durable, Anti-Solling Mirrors for Concentrated Solar Power ApplicationsKazuki Nakamura - Chief Engineer - Ibiden Co., Ltd.

12:20 - 12:40 Diesel, Photovoltaic + Intelligence = High EfficiencyBenedikt Boehm, Executive Board Member, DHYBRID Power Systems

12:40 - 13:00 Lunch Break

13:00 - 13:20ECOSOLE: High Efficiency, Fast Deployable HCPV Generators for Desert AreasEng. Maurizio Carpanelli, CEO and CTO, Becar srl (Beghelli Group)

13:20 - 13:40 The World Position on Fusion Electricity DevelopmentsHoward Hornfeld, Director, Fusion

13:40 - 14:00 Tri-Generation - Looking for a Better FutureMuthanna Almumin, Team Leader, Kuwait Oil Company

14:00 - 14:20Night and Day Uses Emission of Color Light Signature PlateTadashi Yagai, President, Yagai Workshop Limited

14:20 - 14:40Innovative Technology of SWRO Desalination Process - Development of “High-Speed Seabed In-filtration System (HiSIS)”Masaki Inui, Researcher, Plant Engineering, Hitachi Zosen Corporation

14:40 - 15:00 Networking Break

15:00 - 15:20 Geothermal Energy SystemsProf. Giovanni Perillo, Professor Engineer, University of Naples Parthenope

15:20 - 15:40 Large-Scale Energy Storage in Salt CavernsJürgen Kepplinger, Department Head for "Gas Tightness Tests" and "Completion", KBB Underground Technologies

15:40 - 16:00 Importance of the Eight Key Characteristics in PV Eco SystemMohan Narayanan, Head of Strategic Marketing and Global Customer Quality Service, JA Solar

16:00 - 16:20 Green Revolution Kingsley Jackson, Group CEO, Gastec Group Nigeria

End of Day Two Networking

Techtalk @ WFES – Tuesday 20th January 2015

The second day at the Techtalk seminar series will introduce even more new projects and technological developments to visitors, giving them theopportunity to discover the next place to invest and the latest information on policy developments. Among the highlights on Day Two are presentations on energy efficiency, fusion electricity developments, geothermal energy systems and developments from Japan.

TechTalk @ WFES

Project and Finance Village @ WFESCONVERSATION AND debate will be the order ofthe day at the Project and Finance Village @ WFESwhere the latest project presentations and busi-ness opportunities within the sustainability sectorwill be discussed in detail. The event will bring to-gether project developers and entrepreneurs, whowill be able to network with investors, exhibitors,solution providers and thought leaders.

Today’s first presentation will be a cleantechsurvey report on the Middle East and North Africa,presented by Nimer AbuAli, cleantech leader for

Middle East and North Africa at Ernst & Young.AbuAli will be followed by a panel session entitled‘Green Sukuk and Financing Sustainable EnergySolutions in MENA’, moderated by Adenium Capi-tal chief operating officer Jeremy Crane. JoiningCrane on the panel will be Taher Diab, director,strategy and planning/secretary general - Emi-rates Energy Award, Dubai Supreme Council ofEnergy; Latham & Watkins senior associate LeeIrvine; and Martin Haupts, managing director ofPhanes Group.

Following lunch will be two panel sessions,with the first focusing on the financing of small-scale renewable energy projects. The second, fo-cusing on Egypt’s solar energy industry, will bemoderated by MESIA president Vahid Fortuhi, whowill be joined New and Renewable Energy Agencychairman Dr. Mohamed El Sobki; Eng. Nahed Ha-lawy, head of the central projects sector at theEgyptian Ministry of Electricity; and fellow Ministryrepresentative and head of planning and grid ex-pansion sector, Eng. Khaled Abdelkareem Hassan.

DECC shapingUAE’s clean energy agenda

THE UAE Energy and Climate Change Directorate(ECC) manages the country's climate change andrenewable energy agenda.

The directorate, which was created within theUAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), is respon-sible for climate change negotiations and inter-national positioning on global energy issues. Italso monitors, analyses and reports on interna-tional climate change and energy.

The idea to establish DECC was put forward bySheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minis-ter of Foreign Affairs, as part of UAE efforts tohighlights its role in mitigating the effects ofrapid climate change.

The UAE is involved in a number of interna-tional programmes to combat climate change, aswell as negotiations on issues such as carbon fi-nance and the Clean Development Mechanism,along with the monitoring, analysis and reportingof international energy developments. Strategi-cally, the DECC represents the UAE on interna-tional platforms and facilitates negotiations onalternative energy and climate change matterswith organisations such as the International Re-newable Energy Agency (IRENA), meetings of theUNFCCC Conference of Parties (UNFCCC), theUnited Nations Conference on Sustainable Devel-opment (UNCSD), World Energy Council (WEC),Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All), SustainableDevelopment Solutions Network (SDSN) andOpen Working Group of the Sustainable Develop-ment Goal (OWG-SDG).

Stand no: 6520

Eventpad helpsWFES go ‘green’

REPLACING CONVENTIONAL methods of present-ing information, engaging audiences and gather-ing feedback, Eventpad is a powerful tool thatopens up a window to the audience and providesa completely new conference and meeting experience.

Eventpad provides each attendee with an iPadpre-loaded with event content and interactivefeatures in the form of a digital brochure. Thesedynamic second screens promote interactionfrom the audience creating a fully interactive experience and provide a platform for real timeinteraction between the speakers, panel and theaudience.

Furthermore, delivering the event through digi-tal media not only offers the dynamic exchangeof information, it negates the need for printedbrochures and thus creating a truly paperless,environmentally friendly event.

The World Future Energy Summit and the Inter-national Water Summit are proudly taking theirconferences paperless with this green initiative.

UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan


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AFTER YEARS of flight testing two versions of itssolar-powered concept airplane, the Solar Im-pulse team is now well on its way to making thejourney around the globe a reality. And AbuDhabi will be the first host for the first round-the-world solar flight.ABB, the leading power and automation tech-

nology group, has partnered with Swiss inven-tors and pilots Bertrand Piccard and AndréBorschberg to help them fly around the world ina solar-powered airplane in 2015.Si2 – the second version of Solar Impulse –

will be displayed at the World Future EnergySummit this week and attendees will be able totake a look at the Si2, the craft that will attempta record-breaking, around-the-world flight pow-ered by the sun, at the ABB stand.“We have chosen this location as the best and

most suitable departure point for the round-the-world tour, due to its climate, infrastructure andcommitment to clean technologies,” said one ofSolar Impulse’s founders, André Borschberg. AbuDhabi-based energy company Masdar is one ofthe major sponsors of the project.Borschberg and co-founder Bertrand Piccard

will take turns flying the 35,405 km journey,which is expected to span approximately 500hours of flight time spread across a five-monthperiod. While the stops have not been an-nounced, the planned route takes the team fromthe Middle East across Asia, the Pacific Ocean,the USA, the Atlantic Ocean, southern Europeand back to Abu Dhabi.The Si2 is capable of flying day and night. The

entire airplane is covered with 12,000 solarpanels and the energy generated by them istransferred to four small motors or stored in bat-teries for use during times when the sun is ob-scured. By day the solar cells recharge the 400kg lithium batteries, which allow the plane to flyat night.The revolutionary carbon fibre airplane has

the wingspan of a Boeing 747 (63.4 metres) andthe weight of a small car (1,600 kg). The projectis the result of seven years of intense work, cal-culations, simulations and tests by a team ofabout 80 people, as well as 100 partners andadvisors. The plane is believed to be the biggestand the lightest ever built of its kind, accordingto its inventors.

Technological advances and lower-cost solarpower has witnessed a growth in potentialacross the Middle East region for the solar en-ergy sector, from homes to large-scale cen-tralised generation plants and remote locations. ABB CEO Ulrich Spiesshofer said, “This part-

nership brings together two Swiss-based globalleaders that are passionate about pushing theboundaries of technology and innovation toachieve a better world. “We believe in Piccard’s vision, and we are

convinced that by pioneering innovative tech-nologies we will be able to decouple economicgrowth from energy consumption and environ-mental impact. Today, ABB is a global leader forsolutions to enable energy efficiency, sustainabletransportation and renewables and, like SolarImpulse, we are always challenging the bound-aries of what is technologically possible.”Solar Impulse initiator Piccard added that it

was his dream to have ABB as technology part-ner of Solar Impulse.“We have the same goal of improving the

world by using energy more efficiently and con-serving natural resources,” he added.

André Borschberg noted that Solar Impulseand ABB both wanted to motivate people to useclean technologies and said that they wouldwork together on key technologies like powerelectronics for their mutual benefit.Switzerland-based ABB is a global leader in

renewables, sustainable transportation and en-ergy efficiency. The company is the world’s sec-ond-largest supplier of solar inverters and one ofthe largest suppliers to the wind-power industry.

Stand no: 5551

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Visitors to WFES Day One ranged from seasoned climate experts to future clean energy engineers


Si2 – the second version of the Solar Impulse – will depart on its pioneering

round-the-world flight sometime in March2015 from Abu Dhabi

The project is the result of seven years ofintense work, calculations, simulations andtests by a team of about 80 people, as well

as 100 partners and advisors

André Borschberg and co-founder Bertrand Piccard will fly the 35,405 kmjourney, which is expected to span

approximately 500 hours of flight timespread over five months

Si2 is covered with solar panels and the energy generated by them is transferred tofour small motors or stored in batteries foruse during times when the sun is obscured

FLIGHT OF FANTASY

ABB to showcase record-breakingsolar-powered aircraft at WFES

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What are you looking forward to at this year’sWFES and what can you tell us about yourparticipation at this year’s Summit? A:We’re really looking forward to being at WFESthis year and we recognise the opportunities thatit brings through meeting so many people fromacross the energy industry. I’m personally lookingforward to some of the conference sessions, in-cluding the presentations on energy strategy onthe UAE and Saudi Arabia.

We have invested in our stand (Stand no:6000) to help drive awareness of what we canoffer clients and it is in a great location next toBP, Shell and Masdar.

I will be taking part in a panel session onThursday morning on the lessons learned fromsolar and wind projects around the world, with aparticular focus on how we can be smarter overthe whole lifecycle of renewable assets, and howwe can continue cost reductions in that sector asthe technologies mature.

Atkins has a significant involvement in renew-ables, particularly the offshore wind industry inthe UK, and we have a lot of relevant experiencewhich I hope will help to inform a lively discus-sion and open debate on Day Four.

How would you rate the UAE in terms of itsadoption of future energy technologies andresearch?A: I would rate the UAE highly in terms of theideas that are being looked at for future tech-nologies – you just need to take a look aroundthe exhibition at WFES to see some of the won-derful and exciting things that are being done,both within the UAE and across the world, to geta sense of why this show is so relevant for theMiddle East. The conference line-up also demon-strates how the UAE is leading the way in adopt-ing future technologies by bringing together ahigh-calibre line up of speakers and panellists to

discuss the industry’s pertinent issues. It is theability to envision and then follow through withdelivery that really impresses me. You see that allthe way through with ENEC, Masdar, ADNOC,Transco and others.

Which projects in the Middle East have youbeen most excited or inspired by in regards totheir contribution towards the region’s sus-tainability goals and why? A: I think the UAE’s peaceful nuclear programmeis a stunning example of commitment, visionand delivery.

Has the Middle East’s recent history as an oiland gas hub, as well as the associatedwealth, helped or hindered its adoption ofsustainable ideals, and what roles can oil andgas companies play in supporting future en-ergy developments?A: I think energy people have a common DNAand, therefore, find it relatively easy to move be-tween oil and gas, nuclear, conventional genera-tion and renewables. They ‘get’ the issues asthey are similar in each sector.

Specifically, a rich history in oil and gas has anumber of advantages when looking at how totranslate that into a sustainable way forward.One particular advantage is that you can takelessons learned from established industries –such as oil and gas – and bring those lessonsinto emerging industries. For instance, Atkins istaking the knowledge we have of working on oiland gas platforms for 40 years in the North Sea,and using that tried-and-tested knowledge onthe innovative work we do with clients in the ma-rine renewables sector.

We have been involved for a number of yearsin the oil and gas industry in the Middle East, andwe are finding that there is a growing focus onasset management, an area where we have vast

experience from our work in the North Sea, ascompanies look to extend the life of the assetsthey currently have. Experience from the oil andgas sector can also be invaluable in terms ofhelping evolve skills and establish a regulatoryframework, really putting an emphasis on healthand safety, and all the other things that need tobe thought out and considered when developingan industry.

We recognise that there needs to be a balancein terms of where energy comes from and fossilfuels do have a role to play in our energy mix –certainly in the short to medium term. But we seethe Middle East as a region very keen to adoptinnovative sustainable ideas – Masdar as a com-pany is a great example of how those ideas arebeing realised – and we are certainly seeing thenumber of renewables projects that we are in-volved in within the region increasing.

Do you believe ‘green’ economic policies canwork in the Middle East or is the region already at the forefront of global innovationwithin the field of sustainable development?A: Definitely, they already are working.

I think one of the major advantages in theUAE, say compared to in the UK, is that manyprojects are able to be started from scratch,carefully considered, and planned and built as fitfor purpose.

In contrast, in the UK for example, we’re seeing the challenges of integrating greentechnologies with existing, much olderinfrastructure and green economic policies arelater to the table, which has created difficultiesfor the renewables industry. In the Middle East, Ithink there is a lot of interesting innovation in sustainable development, as well as the politicalwill for it to happen, and I’m hopeful that Atkinscan become an increasing part of helping that vision come to life.

What are your predictions for 2015 – can weexpect this year to prove to be a success forthe adoption of sustainable energy and energy diversification, as well as innovationwithin the sector?A:With 30 years in the energy sector I’ve givenup trying to predict what might happen otherthan to say things will change as they always do.

We can observe, however, that a lower oilprice is a destabilising factor and this will inevitably have an effect.

I hope, however, it does not influence toogreatly our journey towards a balanced energysupply regime utilising a range of generation op-tions combined with an increasing focus on en-ergy efficiency.

In general, I am optimistic about our energyfuture, although 2015 will be a tougher year thanwe thought six months ago.

Dr. Martin Grant,CEO – Energy, Atkins

Atkins has been involved in a number of offshore projectson oil and gas platforms in the North Sea for 40 years

Dr. Martin Grant

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Masdar City to welcome familiesat annual Sustainability Festival

MASDAR CITY will host the second annualSustainability Festival from 11am to 9pm on23-24 January, marking the close of AbuDhabi Sustainability Week.

The event will be an opportunity to enjoy afun and family-focused day out in one of theworld’s most sustainable cities, bringingsustainability to life, across a range ofthemed areas, offering free activities forboth children and families. The themed areaswill include the Land of Arabia, an eco-souk,a secret garden, a farmer’s market and afoods zone, and a chill out area.

University teams from across the globethat have been competing in the Abu DhabiSolar Challenge, as well as the UAE’s veryown Petroleum Institute team, will also bepart of the Festival. With support from lead-ing UAE motor sports celebrities – SheikhKhalid Al Qassimi, Mohammed Ben Sulayemand Khaled Al Qubaisi – they will be show-casing the cutting edge solar powered vehi-cles that took them 1,200 km across theemirate of Abu Dubai.

“The Festival at Masdar City is a great op-portunity for families to spend a fun and in-formative day together,” said Dr. NawalAl-Hosany, Masdar’s director of Sustainabil-ity. “The Festival is a platform for us to con-nect with the community, to share our storyand our values.

“The event is full of fun, free activitiesthat underscore the importance of makingsmart, sustainable decisions.”

A main stage will showcase music andentertainment for all ages. Children will alsobe able to take part in educational activitiesincluding flower planting, windmill building,arts and eco-crafts sessions and engagingscience and sustainability workshops.

A highlight will be the Little Inventorscompetition that engages children in scien-tific activity, and encourages them to inventways to conserve energy or utilise alterna-tive energy sources. Other family-friendlyevents include an earth-awareness work-shop that allows participants to understandthe basics of water pollution, acid rain andthe greenhouse effect; a garbage workshop,offering an introduction to improving thestate of the environment through waste re-duction and the concepts of reduce, reuseand recycle; and the ecosystems explorationworkshops that allows children to learnabout the interconnections that exist be-tween all the living things in ecosystems, in-cluding human beings. There will also beguided tours of Masdar City.

The festival will be hosted by Abu Dhabi’srenewable energy company Masdar, whichadvances the development, commercialisa-tion and deployment of clean energy tech-nologies and solutions. Masdar serves as alink between today’s fossil fuel economy andthe energy economy of the future, and isbacked by the Mubadala Development Com-pany, the strategic investment company ofthe government of Abu Dhabi.

SAUDI ARABIA-based Gulf Power & Marine is presenting its unique concept of an All Green Modu-lar Power Plant at WFES. A key feature of this power plant is the modularity of its power capacity,which ranges from 100kW to +600MW, in 100kW steps. It uses a standard photovoltaic (PV) plantto supply the consumer power grid during the daytime, while additional PV power feeds the elec-trolysis system to produce hydrogen for storage in hydrogen tanks. The stored hydrogen fuels hy-drogen powered generators to ensure a continuous power supply at night time. The capacity of thetanks also ensures supply during cloudy days.

Gulf Power & Marine has also announced that Dammam-based Linde-SIGAS, the world-recog-nised hydrogen specialist, is also sharing its latest technology with Gulf Power & Marine to realisethis innovative project.

Stand no: 8007

Gulf Power & Marine to presentAll Green Modular Power Plant concept at WFES

UAE Ministry of Environment andWater to launch report on State ofGreen Economy

THE UAE Ministry of Environment and Waterwill be launching the first national report onthe country’s State of Green Economy duringAbu Dhabi Sustainability Week at the co-lo-cated International Water Summit (IWS).

The Ministry’s participation complementsthe UAE’s commitment to adopt the greeneconomy approach as a path of sustainabledevelopment through the ‘UAE Green GrowthStrategy’ that falls in line with UAE Vision2021, which is inspired by the National WorkProgramme of H.H. Sheikh Khalifa Bin ZayedAl Nahyan, President of the UAE.

The Ministry prepared the first national re-port on the country’s State of Green Economyin collaboration with federal and local authori-ties and the country’s private enterprises. Italso collaborated with international organisa-tions, namely the Environment Program of theUnited Nations (UNEP), The InternationalLabour Organization (ILO), the Global GreenGrowth Institute (GGGI) and the United NationsDevelopment Program (UNDP). The report willbe launched by His Excellency Dr. RashidAhmed Bin Fahad, Minister of Environmentand Water, on the first day of the exhibition.

The release of the report is designed tosupport local and national efforts in imple-menting the green economy, which was offi-cially adopted via the launch of the Green

Growth Strategy. The initiative reviews thecountry’s achievements towards its objectivesof its transition to a green economy; the diver-sification of the economy and energy; and theintegration of environmental elements in thecountry’s development plans.

The report also cites success stories in var-ious sectors such as oil and gas, energy andwater, industry, transport and buildings,tourism and agriculture, waste management,land planning and financial services.

Under the UAE’s Green Growth Strategy, thecountry will aim to reduce electricity andwater consumption by 30 per cent by 2030 ata saving of AED6.5bn (US$1.77bn) annually.

The UAE’s Green Growth Strategy will aim toreduce electricity and water consumption by

30 per cent

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AMBITIOUS GLOBAL efforts are currentlybeing undertaken to push forward the development and implementation of smart

grids at various levels. The first steps have alreadybeen successfully taken, but there is still a long wayto go. Here, Philip Dingle of Eaton, a global playerand leader in power management, examines theopportunities and challenges presented by the last48 km of the smart grid network – from the point ofmedium-voltage distribution to the industrial andresidential consumer and into their premises.

With the increase in distributed generation andstorage of energy from sources such as wind, solar,combined heat and power, biomass and geother-mal, etc, the network requirements are changingsignificantly as energy is being fed into the networkat various and variable points as well as times.

This trend has a serious impact and is beginningto make life complicated for utility companies re-quiring adjustments at various levels. As a result,Distribution System Operators (DSO) will need toinstall enough power/copper cable capacity tocarry the energy. A communications infrastructurewill have to be created that allows smart applica-tions to occur and for the different components ofthe network to talk to each other.

Additionally, software applications are requiredthat would allow a smart way to balance intermit-tent power generation with intermittent power con-sumption, whilst maintaining operationalparameters for voltage and frequency.

The pioneering role of smart meteringIn all of this, an Advanced Metering Infrastructure(AMI), such as smart metering, plays a major role.It enables the recording of relevant data, as well astwo-way communication between the utility com-

pany and the consumer (residential or commer-cial), who is also increasingly playing the role ofenergy supplier using locally generated power. Thekey is to bring the intelligence that already existsat the high voltage and SCADA level down throughto the consumer, but it can’t stop at the smartmeter. To be able to optimise energy consumption,one requires the appropriate home, building andindustrial automation solutions to control the indi-vidual devices and systems within the building orplant accordingly.

Eaton, as a global leader in electrical compo-nents and systems for power quality, distributionand control, has been committed to intelligent en-ergy management for years. The company focuseson providing smart solutions right from the enduser and low-voltage systems, up to the medium-voltage level. Today, Eaton is already able to providecomplete smart metering solutions based onproven technology and components in all of thenecessary areas such as building and industrial au-tomation, automated distribution, smart meteringas well as connecting electric vehicle charging sta-tions and renewable generation from photovoltaicsystems to the network.

Eaton’s xComfort, for example, is a wireless sys-tem for the smart home that has been tried, testedand refined since its launch in 2003. It offers theuser an outstanding level of flexibility both in the in-stallation of components, such as sensors and ac-tuators, and in the logical connection of thesecomponents (HVAC, shutters and lighting control).In combination with a smart meter, the capabilitiesare taken to the next level in terms of monitoringand managing energy consumption as not only theamount of energy purchased can be measured butconnected appliances can also be controlled ac-

cording to electricity tariffs via the integratedxComfort interface. Smart meters are able to pro-vide the end user with remote information and con-trol to monitor and visualise energy consumptionon things like TV and computers, but could also in-tegrate smart appliances like washing machines,dishwashers and car charging stations to be oper-ated automatically at the most e nergy efficient andcost effective time.

So, looking at what is already reality, and what isstill wishful thinking, the truth is that transparencyand direct feedback on energy consumption datacan be made available with existing technology.The points of energy wastage can also be identifiedto provide the end user with the information theyneed to act wisely on it. However, features like flex-ible tariffs and dynamic pricing, load profiling andpower thresholds are still something that will be-come a reality in the short-term future. In themedium-term, the integration of smart home appli-ances, renewable energy sources and EV chargingare expected to materialise and will provide a bigstep towards matching power generation and con-sumption. For example, should energy rates dropduring the day in the summer as a result of higherthan normal solar energy generation, the relevantconsumer devices could be switched on accord-ingly, at a time they normally wouldn’t.

On the industrial side of things, Eaton’s broadportfolio includes for example the metering andcommunications module NZMXMC. It has been de-signed for energy distribution and motor controlcentres to allow recording of energy usage andsupport analysis of consumption. This way, theusage can be reduced and the need for informa-tion, especially in light of more and more energyaudits, can be met. At present, Eaton is seeing ahigh take up of this solution, especially in the auto-motive sector. At production plants with machinerythat uses a lot of energy like welding lines, eachunit is equipped with an XMC module and can thusbe individually controlled as needed: slowed down,shutdown or switched onto standby.

Another trend in the industry that the meteringand communications module supports is sub-me-tering and real consumption-based invoicing.

Bringing intelligence to the medium-voltagelevel – the last 30 milesOnce intelligence has been introduced at the low-voltage level, there is still a gap to be bridged tomake that information available on the medium-voltage level and allow communication with theSCADA system. In case of a failure, utility compa-nies know where the high-voltage network isdown, but they don’t have any details about what

is happening at the medium-voltage level, (aboutthe last 30 miles) and about which users are con-nected or disconnected.

Today, Eaton estimates only five to 15 per centof the sub stations are actually automated, wheresome European countries are more advanced than others. This means that most sub distributionis done manually and the utility company has tosend maintenance personnel out to the trans-former stations to check for local failure and takeappropriate action. This is costing utility compa-nies time and money.

As a key first step the utilities should look to ad-just network reconfiguration aiming to equip atleast 20 per cent of the Ring Main Units (RMU) withRemote Terminal Units (RTU), so that basic datalike voltage levels, load floats or temperature canbe monitored remotely and managed from thecontrol centre. Here, the SAIDI (System Average In-terruption Duration Index) is the main driver, repre-senting the average outage duration for eachcustomer served and which is used as a reliabilityindicator by the utilities.

Within its comprehensive portfolio of medium-voltage switchgear, Eaton does already have theideal solution to meet this demand. A new genera-tion of RMUs called Xiria is part of the company’senvironmentally friendly and SF6-free range ofproducts and has been designed with sustainabil-ity, safety and future needs in mind. It is one of thesmallest ring main units of its kind, made with ex-clusively environmentally-friendly materials, basedon vacuum technology and is maintenance-free.

Xiria can be used in compact transformer sta-tions for energy distribution, in accessible stationsin the utilities sector and in industry, as well as indecentralised power generation systems such aswind farms.

The unit is completely ready for use in fully-au-tomated networks. There are various options avail-able for the system depending on the level ofremote signalling. These options are modular, sothey can quickly and easily be added as needed.Future RMU solutions are not only expected to pro-vide information at the transformer level, but alsoinclude intelligence right down to the individualsmart meters.

As soon as the remaining Smart Grid politics,regulatory and infrastructure challenges settledown, Eaton is in a position to provide intelligentsolutions for the last 30 miles, and beyond, of thesmart grid market.

Philip Dingle is segment manager, power utilitiesand networks, electrical sector for Europe, MiddleEast and Africa (EMEA) at the Eaton Electrical Group.Eaton SmartHome with xComfort

Smart grids: The last30 miles and beyond

The global push for smart grids brings to the fore the various challenges and opportunities for power management firms




Sunrise for the solar sector

SAUDI ARABIA's dependence on oil hasspurred on the country's government topursue a number of large solar power

projects. Despite its abundance of all-year-round sun and empty land on which to installlarge-scale solar power facilities, the countryhas yet to truly embrace the technology.

According to the Middle East Solar IndustryAssociation (MESIA), however, the country ishome to potentially the largest solar power mar-ket in the Middle East, with the Kingdom’s gov-ernment setting the ambitious target of havingin place a renewable sources capacity of23,900MW by 2020. Of this figure, it is hopedthat at least 10,000MW will be generated fromsolar energy. In Riyadh, a ground-mounted solarpower plant with a peak power of 3.5MW was

completed in 2013 by Phoenix Solar, while SaudiAramco has more recently played a role in set-ting up a small solar power generation plant onFarasan Island in the Red Sea.

While news regarding a 2012 announcementof a US$109bn solar energy investment projectin the Kingdom may have gone quiet, a numberof exhibitions and conferences, including thisvery event, will look to redress this balance.

As Gasem al-Shaikh, head of the energy unitat Saudi Binladin Group, comments, “The coun-try can’t wait - we are burning more liquidsevery year.”

According to MESIA, the region’s secondbiggest opportunity for the solar market lies inJordan. Much like in Saudi Arabia, the Jordaniangovernment has set ambitious renewable energy

targets, with the aim of 10 per cent of its overallconsumption powered by renewable energy by2020. Limited hydrocarbon resources in thelandlocked country, have seen solar power moveto the forefront of energy planners’ minds.

In the UAE, Abu Dhabi and Dubai have alsobeen playing ever increasing roles within theglobal solar sector in recent years. The Dubai In-tegrated Energy Strategy 2030 will aim to in-crease Dubai’s solar consumption to five percent of total power consumed, while Abu Dhabican boast of being at the forefront of renewableresearch in the region through its Masdar Cityproject, which is home to the 10MW Masdar CitySolar PV Plant.

Not to be outdone, Dubai Electricity and WaterAuthority (DEWA) recently opened the tender forthe second phase of its Mohammad Bin RashidAl Maktoum Solar Park project. The first 13MWphase was completed by First Solar, the US-based provider of PV power plants, in late 2013.The ultimate aim, however, is to extend the plantso that it eventually produces 1,000MW andcovers an area of 40 sq km in the Dubai desert.

DEWA has been keen to demonstrate its com-mitment to the solar sector and recentlyawarded consulting engineering firm Ted JacobsEngineering Group a contract to design andmonitor the construction of The Solar InnovationCentre, which has been scheduled for comple-tion in November 2015. The centre will beutilised by companies, researchers, universitystudents and individuals working in the field ofsolar energy, as well as developers and manu-facturers of clean energy technologies.

It is not just the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Jor-don, however, that are actively involved in thedevelopment of the region’s solar sector. In Junethis year, US-based Petra Solar and Caspian Re-newable Energy completed an innovative 5MWsolar plant installation, owned by Bahrain Petro-leum Company (BAPCO), in the small Bahrainitown of Awali.

Steve Rhoades, CEO of Petra Systems, says ofthe project, “The installation demonstrates the

evolution of solar power generation from pas-sive power systems to dynamic and intelligentgeneration, sensing, and control assets that pro-vide valuable insight into grid health and can beused to improve grid quality.”

In Egypt, two solar plants with a combined ca-pacity of 160kW have recently been inauguratedin Luxor. While small, these projects demonstratethe useful nature of solar energy in desert re-gions, with the first 80kW plant being utilised topower local streetlights and lighting at LuxorUniversity, while a second 80kW plant will powerthe headquarters of Luxor’s local government.

In Qatar, the Qatar Foundation has announcedplans to increase its solar energy output by anadditional 5MW, or 150 per cent, as the Qatarigovernment aims to generate 200MW of solarenergy over the next six years.

Qatar Solar Energy (QSE), meanwhile, signedan agreement in 2014 with Kazakhstan-basedenergy company Kazatomprom for the supply ofsolar grade silicon, leading Salim Abbassi, CEOof QSE, to remark that this “steady supply ofquality raw material is crucial to QSE’s missionto deliver on the promise of low-cost and afford-able renewable energy for populations acrossthe world”.


Solar energy may have struggled to establish itself as aviable source of energy in the Middle East, but a unifieddrive to reduce the region’s dependence on fossil fuelsis leading to a surge in the number of solar energy project announcements.

The tender for the second phase of the Mohammad Bin Rashid AlMaktoum Solar Park project in Dubai was recently opened

A ground-mounted 3.5MW solarpower plant was completed in Riyadh

in 2013 by Phoenix Solar

Qatar has plans to generate 200MW ofsolar energy over the next six years


GERMANY'S RENUSOL GmBH has developed theFS10 system– a bespoke piece of equipmentwhich assists with the installation of east-westPV installations.

East-west installations have been proven togenerate 30 per cent more solar power thansouth-facing systems fitted to flat roofs of thesame size. This is due to lower angles of inclina-tion that allow solar modules to be fitted withoutany gaps between the rows, meaning that roofspace is put to full use. Usually, panels are south-

facing, which require rows of modules to bespaced further apart to avoid shadows being castby the modules and causing yield losses.Whereas, in east-west installations, solar modulescan be fitted more tightly together on roofs oftenat inclinations of around ten degrees. In addition,water can also drain away freely in the event ofheavy downpour, prevenmting damage to the foil.

East-west installations are rail-free, allowingfor compensation of unevenness and to be fittedaround obstacles with ease.

Meanwhile, Renusol GmBH will also present itsmounting system for PV installations at WFES2015 called the Metasole. The system takes lessthan 10 minutes to install and weighs less than1.3 kg per kWp. The quick installation time ispossible due to the compact nature of the equip-ment. In addition, due to the low volume, ab-sence of a long mounting rail and limited numberof components, investment cost is also minimal.

Stand no: 7233 (Germany Pavilion)


Cadmium-free thinfilm panelsfor higherefficiency

East-west solar installations for better results

WINDSTREAM ENERGY Technologies is show-casing its SolarMill at WFES 2015. It is a set ofvertical axis wind turbines with high-qualitysolar panels, integrated with a patented set ofelectronics. The SolarMill is designed to have ahigh energy density by trapping wind and solarpower at the same time.

It is based on a modular, scalable, distrib-uted renewable energy system designed andoptimised for on and off-grid installations. TheSolarMill provides a more consistent energygeneration than a “wind only” or “solar only”system, and is a first-of-its-kind, fully inte-

grated, renewable energy product. The SolarMill incorporates PV technology

within a compact footprint, creating the great-est energy generation density for any producton the market. The hybrid concept of the So-larMill seamlessly utilises wind and solar en-ergy generation in one unit. This allows theproduct to be an effective solution in marketswhere the natural resources available for windor solar energy alone do not justify investmentinto any small wind product.

Stand no: 8008 (India Pavilion)

CHINA’S HULK Energy Technology (HulkEt) will beshowcasing its cadmium-free CIGS thin film pan-els at WFES 2015, with its self-developed RDTtech and patents.

The cadmium-free CIGS thin film panel seriesis a green PV product of copper-indium-gallium-selenide (I-III-IV2) compound semi-conductorwith cadmium-free process and RoHS compliant.

Compared to other products in the market,HulkEt’s cadmium-free thin film panel series rep-resents high efficiency and environment-con-scious engineering in the field of thin-film solarproducts and technology.

With zero cadmium and lead content, there isno contamination in products and manufacturingwaste. Due to low temperature co-efficient andbetter low-irradiance effect, there are more num-ber of kilowatt hours per Wp than other PV panelsin the market. There are relatively lower levels ofenergy consumption for CIGS thin film formationvia ultra rapid thermal reaction process.

The ultra-thin and low-stress t1.8mm cellsoda-lime glass substrate provides higher relia-bility and lower material consumption. The entirestructure is lightweight and easy to maintain andthe standardised black coating comes with ananodised aluminium frame.

HulkEt’s panels are best-suited for tropicaland sub-tropical, equatorial and desert regionssuch as the Middle East.

Stand no: 7507


A compact fitting of modules allows for bettertransmission of light and higher efficiency

Producing solar and wind energy at the same time

HulkEt’s thin film panels are well-suited fordesert regions such as the Middle East

The compact fitting of modules allows for better transmission of

light and higher efficiency

DHYBRID POWER Systems GmBH is a leadingsolutions provider for industrial-scale diesel-PV hybrid systems, which has more than 17years of experience in the field of engineeringservices and international projects.

The company will be showcasing its Hy-GRID Analyzer, which is a portable device tocarry out mobile measurements and deter-mine customer load profiles and power qual-ity measures. The information procured couldbe used to design and calculate optimumphotovoltaic HyGRID fuel reduction solutionsand help maximise future energy savings.

The Analyzer can measure and save a largenumber of electrical variables in low-voltagenetworks and also offers a number of addi-tional functions such as saving minimum andmaximum values, operating hours counterand password protection.

In addition, the device offers integratedmemory to save all measured data. There is

an online cloud-based energy portal with cus-tomer specific dashboards that shows poten-tial clients their actual load profile as well.

The HyGRID Analyzer comes fully equippedwith a self-powered energy supply and volt-age tabs and necessary cables and acces-sories. It was designed with the long-standingexperience of the DHYBRID Engineers facingpower and energy measurements around theglobe. The device is a high-performancepower analyser for more than 800 parame-ters. Quick installation of the device is possi-ble, while data can be automatically loggedand stored.

From its base in Gauting, Germany, DHY-BRID offers a range of products for global en-ergy projects and has a global partnernetwork that enables it to offer best serviceand on-site support.


DHYBRID product enhances mobile measurement efficiency

The HyGRID Analyzer can help determinecustomer load profiles and power quality




ENCOURAGED BY institutions like the Inter-national Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)and Masdar in Abu Dhabi, the Regional

Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Effi-ciency (RCREEE) in Cairo, Desertec in NorthAfrica and the various national solar industry as-sociations such as the Saudi Arabia Solar Indus-try Association (SASIA), renewables activities aregrowing fast right across the Middle East andNorth Africa (MENA) region. With demand forpower developing at up to eight per cent annu-ally, these developments are required to ensuremore fossil fuel – gas especially – is availablefor other purposes. With the World Future Energy Summit (WFES)

in Abu Dhabi underway, the local industry isclearly on a roll, falling in line with the Interna-tional Energy Agency’s (IEA) prediction (World En-ergy Outlook 2014) that the share of renewableenergy in global power production will rise from21 per cent in 2012 to 33 per cent by 2040.Already some of the world’s largest and most

innovative renewable energy projects have beenrealised in the Middle East. The 100MW Shams Isolar plant in Abu Dhabi is the world’s largest

mirror-based concentrated solar power (CSP)facility. Saudi Arabia is planning to install morethan 50GW of various types of renewable generating capacity by 2032 and most otherGCC member states are playing a full part in the movement.Although current installed capacity is minimal,

Saudi Arabia is clearly going to be the majorplayer. That massive total consists of 41GW ofsolar, roughly two-thirds of CSP type. Nearly10GW of wind generation is planned and the bal-ance will be in the form of waste-to-energy (in-cinerator) schemes, and some geothermalprojects, all on top of Saudi Arabia’s substantialnuclear plans. An extensive renewables-baseddesalination programme is also planned. The in-tention is to free up far more crude oil for exportand to use the nation’s rapidly-rising gas re-sources for more profitable operations, such aspetrochemicals production in order to create abrand-new source of industrial employment.With generation to be devolved to help achieve

all this, a new government institute, King Abdul-lah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy(K.A.CARE), was created in 2010 to manage the

whole process, including the envisaged power-purchase agreements.The UAE’s plans are necessarily on a more

limited scale commensurate with overall powerdemand and the size of the population, but theyare still impressive by any international stan-dards. Abu Dhabi is the leading emirate in thefield, with plans laid to realise 1.6GW by 2020,mostly at the fast-growing out-of-town ShamsPower Company site. This is now a magnet – as is Masdar City itself – for the world’s concentrating solar power and other renew-ables professionals.Along the coast, Dubai plans to produce up to

20 per cent of its energy needs from renewablesources by 2030, mostly at Dubai Electricity andWater Authority’s (DEWA) dedicated MohammedAl Maktoum Solar Park. Its Seih Al Dahal locationis emerging as another global R&D site. The emi-rate has already developed into a world leader inthe retrofitting of rooftop systems for domesticapplications, for example, and the economisingscheme is being actively encouraged by tweak-ing the domestic tariff system.Not to be outdone, neighbouring Abu Dhabi is

also pursuing waste-to-energy developmentplans, as well as a small wind farm at Sir BaniYas island.

Similar schemes are being realised in Kuwait(15 per cent of demand by 2030) at Shagaya Re-newable Energy Park and in Qatar where the planis to base 20 per cent of demand on renewablesources by 2024. Along with associated trans-mission and distribution developments, nearly2GW is already under construction to feed powershortly into Doha, Ras Laffan and other industrialcities. T&D is a key part of all these plans.Fortunately, the need for co-ordinating all

these activities on a region-wide scale has beenanticipated by the League of Arab States. In as-sociation with IRENA, the Regional Centre for Re-newable Energy and Energy Efficiency hasrecently published its detailed Pan-Arab Renew-able Energy Strategy 2030. Described as a‘Roadmap of actions for implementation’, thestrategy was launched at the Third Arab Eco-nomic and Social Development Summit in 2013and “represents an important milestone for thedevelopment of renewable energy technologiesin the region”.“Based on approved national targets, the

strategy includes cumulative targets to increaserenewable energy that translate into about75GW of installed power generation capacity inArab countries [including those in North Africa]by 2030,” notes the report.

Concentrated solar power is the most popular, but various other forms of renewable energy technology arebeing pursued across the Arab region.



Plotting a route to a renewable future

Saudi Arabia has plans to install almost 10GWof wind generation capacity

Abu Dhabi is currently hometo the world’s largest mirror-based CSP facility

Abu Dhabi's Masdar is at the forefront of renewable research and implementation




How the air conditioningmarket is heating up

IT IS generally understood that both the soaringpopulation and huge infrastructure boom in theGCC countries are the key motivators behind

the rising demand that the heating, ventilationand air conditioning (HVAC) market is currentlyexperiencing in the region.In fact, research carried out by market intelli-

gence firm Infiniti in 2013 revealed that theGCC’s HVAC market was set for growth at acompound annual growth rate of 7.4 per centuntil 2016. The Middle East boasts one of the fastest-

growing populations in the world. A report by theEconomist Intelligence Unit (EIU) predicted thatthe GCC’s population would rise by 30 per centand reach 3.5mn by 2020. A lot of this is due tothe waves of expatriates flooding into the regionto take advantage of work opportunities, of whichmany are found within the construction sector.It’s true that while much of the world is still re-

covering from the impact of the global financialcrisis, the Middle East construction sector hasbuilt itself back up and now the growth rate of in-frastructure development in the Middle East andNorth Africa region is set to far out reach that ofthe global industry rate, in spite of the fallingglobal oil price. Much of the infrastructure development can be

found in the GCC, where construction projectsthat are currently underway are estimated tovalue US$1.5mn, and is being spurred on by up-coming large international events, such asDubai’s Expo2020 and the 2022 FIFA World Cupin Qatar. While the construction markets for Saudi Ara-

bia and Oman are worth an average of US$495bnand US$72bn respectively, many eyes arepointed to their neighbour Qatar. With a construc-tion market value of approximately US$203bn,Qatar is investing heavily in preparation for the2022 FIFA World Cup. The requirement for nine stadiums, 70,000

hotel rooms, US$20bn road improvements,US$35bn on rail schemes and the US$4bn Qatar-Bahrain causeway, has led the local market toprepare for immense growth in the comingyears. The prospect of hosting an internationalsporting event in the middle of a Qatari summerhas ignited several concerns globally. In light of

this, the state and the Supreme Committee forDelivery and Legacy, (previously known as Qatar2022 Supreme Committee) have channelled sig-nificant energy into ensuring and developing effi-cient, state-of-the-art air conditioning systems.Plans released for Qatar’s Al Wakrah stadium

revealed that it would have a specially-designedspectator stand and cooled pitch which are in-tended to maintain a comfortable temperatureof less than 30°C inside the stadium, and a fur-ther special temperature-controlled spectatorarea outside.Qatar is alleged to be funnelling an estimated

US$140bn into infrastructure projects in thedecade leading up to the games, which leavespotential HVAC investors wondering how much of

this will be fed into the climate control systems. While the growing population and infrastruc-

ture developments are a positive for the econ-omy, the increasing demand for power to fuel thisgrowth is and will continue to put a great deal ofstrain on the region’s resources. The EIU report also estimated that by 2020 the

total electricity consumption in the GCC will havereached 662,859 GWh, representing growth ofmore than 40 per cent from 2010.

Suitable for the GCC regionIn the GCC, where the temperatures can happilyexceed 50°C during the summer months, itcomes as no surprise that air conditioning sys-tems are responsible for a massive amount of the

region’s energy consumption. Figures show thatin both Qatar and Saudi Arabia air conditioningaccounts for averagely 70 per cent of the totalelectricity consumption.In view of this, many states in and around the

Gulf are looking to adopt air conditioning systemsthat both provide efficient, up-to-date coolingtechnology but avoid zapping the available elec-tricity resources. In fact, the report on the GCCHVAC industry by Infiniti noted that the markethad seen an increase in the use of energy effi-cient HVAC systems. District cooling is one such energy-efficient

technology. Using considerably less electricitythan conventional means and the option to usesea water as the cooling source in certain

weather conditions, it saves about 25 per cent onelectrical costs, according to a recent study byconsultancy firm Frost & Sullivan. District coolingalso consumes less than half of the electricityneeded to run split air conditioners. Despite the energy savings, many parts of the

GCC are still opting for more traditional methods,as split air conditioning accounts for the highestdemand for air conditioning in Saudi Arabia.While it has lower operating costs and benefits inthe long run, the high costs of initially establish-ing district cooling could be preventing busi-nesses from fully investing in it. Qatar, however, is an example of somewhere

that has fully embraced the energy-efficient cool-ing system. Not only has district cooling provider

Qatar Cool opened what it has called the world’slargest district cooling plant, located in the Pearl-Qatar development, but there are also plans toadd a third plant to Doha’s West Bay, which al-ready has two plants providing cooling service toalmost 50 per cent of the bay’s towers.Qatar Cool business development manager

Wael Ayoub has claimed that district cooling is 30per cent cheaper than conventional cooling sys-tems and that the company has saved about64MW through its 90,700 tonnes of contracteddistrict cooling projects in West Bay and thePearl-Qatar.The UAE has also adopted the technology in

part, with cooling services provider Palm Utilitiessupplying projects on the Palm Jumeirah in Dubaiwith district cooling. As the demand on the HVAC industry,

particularly air conditioning solutions, continuesits upwards climb in the Middle East and theGCC countries, it becomes increasingly clearthat the region needs to utilise more energy-efficient systems. Although some countries have already recog-

nised and invested in the solutions, such as dis-trict cooling, for the GCC overall it has becomenot a question of ‘if’, but more a question of‘when’ energy-saving technology moves awayfrom the sidelines and starts to dominate theHVAC market.

At WFESDuring this year's edition of the World Future En-ergy Summit, a number of companies engaged inthe HVAC arena will be in town including the likesof global energy management specialist Schnei-der Electric (Stand no: 5511). HVAC can represent more than 40 per cent of en-ergy consumption in a building, meaning that im-proved control and management could lead to asignificant reduction in energy consumption inorder to sustain it at the optimal level. With its searing heat and arid climate, HVAC isclearly an essential component of the buildingservices sector throughout the Middle East, andwith a significant role to play in the move to-wards energy-effective economies, the industryis fast moving towards the forefront of sustain-able innovation and design.


With an ever-growing population and infrastructure development adding to the demand for HVAC systems, how are Middle Eastern countries planning to answer

this need while reducing the strain on the region’s power resources?

The ongoing increase in infrastructure is onereason for the rising demand for HVAC





JAPAN’S IHI Corporation and Toshiba Corporationhave developed a unique underwater floatingocean current turbine system to generate elec-tricity, and will conduct demonstration researchof the system in a real ocean environment, in aproject expected to continue until 2017. The research work, to be carried out in part-

nership with Japan’s New Energy and IndustrialTechnology Development Organization (NEDO), isanticipated to demonstrate the viability of oceanenergy power generation and to create a frame-work for the industry. It builds on R&D financedby NEDO and carried out by IHI and Toshiba inpartnership with the University of Tokyo and Mit-sui Global Strategic Studies Institute.The underwater floating ocean current turbine

system is a power generation device with twocounter-rotating turbines. It is anchored to thesea floor and floats like a kite, carried anddriven by the ocean current. IHI will manufacture

the turbine and floating body, while Toshiba willsupply the electric devices, such as the genera-tor and transformer.Power generation driven by ocean energy

from currents, temperature differences, tidalmovements, waves, etc. is undergoing extensivestudy in Europe and the USA, and there are ex-pectations of market growth. NEDO has pro-moted R&D projects in ocean energy powergeneration technologies since 2011, with thegoal of developing world-leading technology andcontributing to lower carbon dioxide emissionsin Japan.If Japan, an island nation, succeeds in con-

verting the massive power of the ocean current,it would have access to a large-scale, sustain-able and stable power source, contributing toimproved energy security.

Stand no: 8180 (Japan Pavilion)

IHI and Toshiba to conduct researchdemo of ocean turbine system

THE MOROCCAN Agency for Solar Energy(MASEN) has received a US$400mn loan fromthe World Bank to build a 350MW of solar CSPin Ouarzazate, Morocco.The concentrated solar power (CSP) station

will generate solar power by utilising mirrors orlenses to gather a large area of sunlight onto asmaller area. According to MASEN, the second and third

phases of the Noor solar CSP project will in-volve 150-200MW of parabolic through CSP anda 100-150MW solar power tower CSP plant. “These follow on an adjacent 160MW para-

bolic trough CSP initial phase, which beganconstruction in May 2013. When complete, thethree phases will comprise the largest single-

site grouping of CSP projects in the world,” theorganisation said. A parabolic trough is a type ofsolar thermal collector that is straight in one di-mension and curved as a parabola in the othertwo, lined with a polished metal mirror. The total cost of the next two phases totals

US$2.68bn, of which MASEN will provideUS$357mn. At least US$1.8bn will be providedby various development banks and funds. TheGerman Development Bank (KfW) will play aleading role in the project by supplyingUS$884mn, while the European InvestmentBank (EIB) will provide another US$473mn, ac-cording to MASEN.

Stand no: PV17

MASEN receives US$400mnloan for 350MW solar power station

DNV GL, a leading advisor to the global oil and gas industry, is present this week atWFES, highlighting its services and expertisein the energy value chain for renewables andenergy efficiency. DNV GL works for policy makers and large

energy consumers, helping them to set andachieve their energy management and sus-tainability objectives. It also provide value toclients through strategic planning, market andtechnology research, implementation supportand performance measurement.Among the Norwegian business’s major ini-

tiatives to promote renewable energy is windturbine technology. Recently, Spanish com-pany Gamesa chose DNV GL to certify its windturbine life extension programme for the G47turbine. According to officials from Gamesa,the turbine's lifetime has been extended by upto 30 years. The life extension aims to max-imise profitability of ageing wind farms by re-ducing lifecycle-based costs of energy of

existing turbines and keep them operationalfor a longer period of time. Sergio Velez, director of the life extension

programme at Gamesa stated that a life ex-tension programme that does not hamper theenvironment or grid integration could hugelybenefit the renewable energy industry. DNV GL has also initiated the HYREADY

movement, which aims to encourage the natu-ral gas industry to embrace hydrogen, by de-veloping practical processes and proceduresto introduce hydrogen to power grids. Thecompany has called upon natural gas valuechain stakeholders and technology providersto sign up to the movement, as transmissionand distribution system operators in the natu-ral gas sector continue to report an increase inpressure to reduce carbon dioxide emissionsand call for increased access to natural gasinfrastructure for renewable gases.

Stand no: 7511

Technology for a cleaner tomorrow

THE UAE-based conglomerate Dodsal Engi-neering and Construction Pte. Ltd. has had asignificant role to play in the field of energyand power generation. The company is one ofthe largest engineering and construction com-panies in the world and has implemented proj-ects in more than 22 countries in the MiddleEast, Europe, Africa, India and Southeast Asia. With origins in India, Dodsal has since

shifted its based to the UAE. Some of themajor gas-based projects that have been han-dled by the company include the 1,500MWShuweihat Power Plant, the 750MW TaweelahA2 Power Project and the 880 MW Jebel AliPower and Desalination Plant Station-K PhaseII, which are all located in the UAE. Dodsal haslent its expertise in engineering and contract-ing to projects such as the Gas Turbine PowerStation (Simple Cycle) in Iraq and the Oil FiredThermal Power Station in Syria. In addition, the company has helped estab-

lish and run projects in India, the USA andSoutheast Asia. In November 2014, Dodsal Group won an

engineering, procurement and construction(EPC) contract worth US$122.5mn to build acarbon dioxide compression facility and a 50km pipeline. The contract was awarded by aJV comprising of Abu Dhabi's Masdar andADNOC, which is focused on developing com-

mercial projects for carbon capture, usage andstorage (CCUS). The project is expected to de-liver 800,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide everyyear after its completion in 2016. Speaking about the project, Masdar CEO

Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber said, “The implementa-tion of this technology is a demonstration ofMasdar and ADNOC’s commitment to decar-bonising the UAE’s growing economy. We areproud to be pioneering the use of CCUS tech-nology in the region, a critical strategy to re-duce global carbon emissions. “We hope this project will serve as a proof

of concept and encourage other hydrocarbon-rich nations to adopt similar technologies toreduce their carbon emissions.”The facility, located in Abu Dhabi, will involve

capturing carbon dioxide onsite at an EmiratesSteel facility. The gas will be compressed andtransported along a 50 km pipeline to oilfieldsoperated by ADNOC. Following this, ADNOCplans to inject carbon dioxide into its oilfieldsfor enhanced oil recovery, while storing the in-jected carbon dioxide underground. In addition to developing enhanced energy

recovery measures, Dodsal is also heavily in-vested in a facility that is producing compo-nents for nuclear power plants.

Stand no: 5110

Supporting the worldwide clean energy boom

Morocco plans to get 20 per cent of itselectricity from renewable sources by 2020

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3M 7 7505ABB 5 5551Abengoa 7 7400Abu Dhabi Chamber of Commerce & Industry (ADCCI) Atrium A410Abu Dhabi Fund for Development Atrium A110Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) Atrium A300Abu Dhabi Quality and Conformity Council 6 6525Advanced Electronics Company 5 5006Air Liquide Middle East & North Africa 7 7601Al Masaood Automobiles Concourse CC503 & CC800

Alsa Solar Systems Limited LLC 9 9003ALSTOM 7 7100Alumil Middle East 7 7604Arab Organization for Industrialization 7 7300ATKINS 6 6000Anji Dasol Solar Energy Science & Technology Co., Ltd. 6 6001Bee'ah 6 6500BP Exploration Operating Company Limited 6 6100Bridgestone Industrial Ltd. 7 7261BYD Company Limited 7 7530Canadian Solar Inc. 7 7401CESI 8 8251China Sunergy (Nanjing) Co., Ltd. 8 8250Chint Power 7 7300Cosmo Oil Co., LTD. 9 9321Creative Sensor Inc. 9 9502DNV GL 7 7511Department of Municipal Affairs 4 4440Dodsal Engineering and Construction Pte. Ltd 5 5110Dolphin Energy Limited Atrium A200Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) 6 6310Elecnor, S.A 7 7605Emirates Authority for Standardization and Metrology (E.S.M.A) 10 10110Emirates Insolaire LLC 5 5001Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) 5 5100EmiratesLNG 6 6110Energy Power Systems 6 6004Enviromena Power Systems 7 7540Environment and ProtectedAreas Authority-Gov.of Sharjah(EPAA) 7 7510Environmental Centre for Arab Towns 7 7531Environment Friends Society 7 7441Energy Tech and Disctech 7 7300Envitech Middle East FZE 5 5010ESF - International Community School 10 10320Extreme Power Systems Limited 6 6003 & 6004Expo 2020 6 6121Exxon Al Khalij Inc. 5 5510First Gulf Bank Concourse CC502First Solar Int.Middle East FZ LLC 7 7420

Fortytwo Environmental Consultancy 8 8003Gantner Instruments Environment Solutions GmbH 7 7325General Holding Company - SENAAT 5 5150GeoModel SOLAR 9 9004Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) 6 6111Green Invest 3000 GmbH 7 7262Government of Fujairah 6 6420GPIII SRL 7 7425Gulf Power and Marine 8 8007GUJARAT BOROSIL LIMITED 9 9500General Electric 6 6120Heindl Energy GmbH 7 7310Heriot-Watt University- Dubai Campus 7 7600Hulk Energy Technology Co., LTD 7 7507Ibiden Co., Ltd 8 8262juwi Renewable Energies 7 7300KACO new energy 7 7150KACST 7 7300Khalifa University of Science 7 7410Kipp & Zonen 5 5008Mavi Yesil Sakarya Yenilenebilir EnerjiSistemleri Ltd Sti 7 7612Megacell Srl 9 9002Megajoule 8 8532MEPI & Raytheon 7 7603Ministry of Energy Atrium A100Mounting Systems GmbH 7 7160National Center of Meteorology & Seismology 6 6320NEST A/S 8 8330Occidental Oil and Gas International LLC Atrium A400Plastica Alfa Srl 5 5005Premier Composite Technologies 8 8340REC Solar Solutions DMCC 7 7521Saudi Electricity Company 8 8160Schneider Electric 5 5511Search Light Japan Co. Ltd 9 9227Shell Abu Dhabi 5 5500Singulus 7 7300SkyPower Global 7 7100SkyShade Daylights Pvt Ltd 8 8005SMA Solar Technology AG 7 7609SolarWorld AG 7 7155Solarpraxis Mena 7 7300Statoil ASA 6 6510Sun Dome Tubular Lights 9 9000SunPower Systems Sarl Atrium A210Sun Pathfinder General Trading 5 5000Sun Tab Solar Energy LLC 7 7311Systems Sunlight SA 8 8155Terrigena (ex Centrosolar) 8 8500The Emirates Center for Studies and Research (ECSSR) 5 5550Thermtech AS 8 8331TOTAL Atrium A210Trina Solar Limited 7 7520Tuv 7 7300UL - Underwriters Lab 8 8333Wisdom Business School FZE 9 9221Wuxi Suntech Power Co., Ltd 7 7500XALT Energy 6 6003Z-One Holding 7 7300

Belgium PavilionETAP 9 9320 - Belgium Pavilion

Flanders Investment & Trade 9 9320 - Belgium Pavilion

Harsonic 9 9320 - Belgium Pavilion

Perpetum Energy 9 9320 - Belgium Pavilion

Vlaams Kenniscentrum Water 9 9320 - Belgium Pavilion

Canada PavilionElectrovaya 9 Canada PavilionEKO Environmental 9 Canada PavilionGovernment of Ontario (MCIIT) 9 9260 - Canada Pavilion

Morgan Solar Inc. 9 Canada Pavilion

China PavilionAsia Resource Expo LTD. 8 China PavilionBeijing Epsolar Technology Co., Ltd. 8 8425 - China Pavilion

CCE Oasis New Energy Company 8 8122 - China Pavilion

Changzhou Almaden Co., LTD. 8 8311 - China Pavilion

Changzhou Jinuo New Energy Co., Ltd. 8 8312 - China Pavilion

Chinaland Solar Energy Co., Ltd. 8 8320 - China Pavilion

CSG PVTech Co., Ltd. 8 8531- China Pavilion

Econess Energy Co., Ltd. 8 8212 - China Pavilion

Guangdong East Power Co., Ltd. 8 8000 - China Pavilion

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. 8 8222 - China Pavilion

Jiangsu International Economic Consultants, Inc. 8 China PavilionJinko Solar Co., Ltd. 8 8220 - China Pavilion

Juli New Energy Co., Ltd. 8 8421 - China Pavilion

Jusheng Solar Co., Ltd. 8 8313 - China Pavilion

Nanjing Solark PV Technolofy Co., Ltd. 8 8211 - China Pavilion

Qingdao Jiaoyang Lamping Co., Ltd. 8 8420 - China Pavilion

Risen Energy Co.,Ltd 8 8242 - China Pavilion

Shenzhen Jingfuyuan Tech Co., Ltd. 8 8530 - China Pavilion

Shenzhen Jinsdon Lighting Technology Co., LTD 8 8423 - China Pavilion

Shenzhen Ritar Power Co., Ltd. 8 8424 - China Pavilion

Shenzhen SRESKY Co., Ltd. 8 8323 - China Pavilion

WesTech Solar Technology Co., Ltd. 8 8310 - China Pavilion

Wuxi A&M Solar Technology Co.,Ltd. 8 8332 - China Pavilion

Xiamen Grace Solar Technology Co., Ltd. 8 8001 - China Pavilion

Xiamen Kehua Hengsheng Co., Ltd. 8 8322 - China Pavilion

Yingli Green Energy Holding Co., Ltd. 8 8120 - China Pavilion

Zhongli Talesun Solar Co., Ltd. 8 8110 - China Pavilion

Denmark PavilionBabcock & Wilcox Vølund 8 8140 - Denmark Pavilion

Danfoss FZCO 8 8140 - Denmark Pavilion

Ramboll 8 8140 - Denmark Pavilion

State of Green 8 8140 - Denmark Pavilion

France PavilionAdvanced Solar Storage (As3- W2e) 8 8206 - France Pavilion

Alsolen 8 8102 - France Pavilion

Apollon Solar 8 8300 - France Pavilion

Aria Technologies 8 8204 - France Pavilion

Atoll Energy 8 8413 - France Pavilion

Bioalgostral 8 8303 - France Pavilion

Cairpol 8 8201 - France Pavilion

Club ADEME International 8 8503 - France Pavilion

Corex Solar 8 8305 - France Pavilion

Coldinnov 8 8207 - France Pavilion

EDF 8 8100 - France Pavilion

EDF Energies Nouvelles 8 8100 - France Pavilion

Enekio 8 8405 - France Pavilion

Enviroconsult 8 8203 - France Pavilion

Environnement S.A. 8 8201 - France Pavilion

Exosun 8 8412 - France Pavilion

GDF SUEZ 8 8404 - France Pavilion

Infi Group 8 8202 - France Pavilion

Iseo-Environnement SA 8 8201 - France Pavilion

Kis Sas 8 8301 - France Pavilion

Nexa 8 8305 - France Pavilion

Nexcis 8 8401 - France Pavilion

Optimum Tracker 8 8502 - France Pavilion

Sarl Dak Industries 8 8302 - France Pavilion

Senergies 8 8400 - France Pavilion

Sodimate 8 8205 - France Pavilion

Solar Euromed 8 8200 - France Pavilion

Solar Trade 8 8304 - France Pavilion

Syndicat Des Energies Renouvelables/ France Solar Industry 8 8503 - France Pavilion

UBIFRANCE 8 8503 - France Pavilion

Veolia Water Middle East 8 8410 - France Pavilion

Vergnet 8 8403 - France Pavilion

Vincent Industrie 8 8300 - France Pavilion

Germany Pavilionaerodyn EnergiesystemeGmbH 7 7126 - Germany Pavilion

AKW A+V Protec Industry GmbH 7 7125 - Germany Pavilion

Antaris Solar GmbH & Co KG 7 7130 - Germany Pavilion

ARMATEC FTS GmbH & Co. KG 7 7124 - Germany Pavilion

BAE Batterien GmbH 7 7230 - Germany Pavilion

Baer Measurements LLC 7 7131 - Germany Pavilion

Caparol Paints L.L.C. 7 7350 - Germany Pavilion

CleanTech Business Park c/o Bezirksamt Marzahn-Hellersdorf 7 7128 - Germany Pavilion

Conergy Asia & ME PTE. Ltd. 7 7252 - Germany Pavilion

Correct Power Institute GmbH 7 7241 - Germany Pavilion

DHYBRID Power Systems GmbH 7 7123 - Germany Pavilion

DOYMA GmbH & Co. 7 7245 - Germany Pavilion

DUNMORE Europe GmbH 7 7243 - Germany Pavilion

empuron AG 7 7131 - Germany Pavilion

erfis GmbH 7 7140 - Germany Pavilion

German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi) 7 Germany PavilionFraunhofer-Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE 7 7244 - Germany Pavilion

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GILDEMEISTER energy solutions // a+f GmbH 7 7133 - Germany Pavilion

GridParity AG 7 7231 - Germany Pavilion

KBB Underground Technologies GmbH 7 7232 - Germany Pavilion

M + W Group 7 7250 - Germany Pavilion

Manz AG 7 7234 - Germany Pavilion

Multicon Solar GmbH & Co. KG 7 7352 - Germany Pavilion

MVV decon GmbH 7 7251 - Germany Pavilion

RENA GmbH 7 7122 - Germany Pavilion

Renewables Academy (RENAC) 7 7127 - Germany Pavilion

Renusol GmbH a RBI Solar company 7 7233 - Germany Pavilion

SCHMID Group 7 7242 - Germany Pavilion

Solon S.p.A. Zweigniederlassung Deutschland 7 7235 - Germany Pavilion

teamtechnik Group 7 7240 - Germany Pavilion

TSK Flagsol Engineering GmbH 7 7132 - Germany Pavilion

Vaillant Group International GmbH 7 7134 - Germany Pavilion

VDMA Photovoltaic Equipment 7 7121 - Germany Pavilion

India PavilionGustav HenselGmbH & Co. KG 8 8002 - India Pavilion

WindStream Energy Technologies Pvt. Ltd. 8 8008 - India Pavilion

Italy PavilionBECAR (Beghelli Group) 8 8350 - Italy Pavilion

Building Energy SPA 8 8440 - Italy Pavilion

Consorzio Stream 8 8355 - Italy Pavilion

CSP-F 8 8352 - Italy Pavilion

DEURA 8 8353 - Italy Pavilion

FAAM-FIB Srl 8 8350 - Italy Pavilion

FRIEM SpA & YMC Controls 8 8354 - Italy Pavilion

Ingeteam 8 8150 - Italy Pavilion

Japan PavilionChiyoda Corporation 9 9213 - Japan Pavilion

Dentsu Inc. 8 to 9 8170 - 9400 Japan Pavilion

Hiraoka & Co., Ltd. 9 9313 - Japan Pavilion

Hitachi, Ltd. 9 9400 - Japan Pavilion

Hitachi Zosen Corporation 9 9100 - Japan Pavilion

INPEX Group JODCO 9 9300 - Japan Pavilion

Japanese BusinessAlliance for Smart Energy Worldwide 9 9200 - Japan Pavilion

Japan Cooperation Center for the Middle East (JCCME) 9 9200 - Japan Pavilion

Japan Oil, Gas andMetals National Corporation (JOGMEC) 9 9111 - Japan Pavilion

Looop Inc 8 8170 - Japan Pavilion

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. 8 8270 - Japan Pavilion

Mitsui & Co., Middle East Ltd. Abu Dhabi 8 8182 - Japan Pavilion

NGK Insulators, Ltd. 8 8280 - Japan Pavilion

Obayashi Corporation 9 9211 - Japan Pavilion

Sumitomo Electric Industries, Ltd. 9 9311 - Japan Pavilion

Toshiba Corporation 8 8180 - Japan Pavilion

Toshiba Mitsubishi-Electric Industrial Systems Corporation (TMEIC) 8 8480 - Japan Pavilion

Yagai Workshop Limited Partnership 9 9113 - Japan Pavilion

Korea PavilionDoosan Heavy Industries & Construction 9 9120 - Korea Pavilion

eZEX Corporation 9 9224 - Korea Pavilion

Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd. 9 9120 - Korea Pavilion

INTECH FA CO., LTD. 9 9223 - Korea Pavilion

Jeonnam Technopark 9 9220 - Korea Pavilion

Junsung E&R, Inc. 9 9222 - Korea Pavilion

Kepco ENC 9 9120 - Korea Pavilion

Kepco NF 9 9120 - Korea Pavilion

Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. 9 9120 - Korea Pavilion

KEPCO Plant Service& Engineering 9 9120 - Korea Pavilion

Power Engineering Co., Ltd. 9 9225 - Korea Pavilion

Samsung C&TCorporation 9 9120 - Korea Pavilion

WOOJIN Industrial Systems Co., Ltd. 9 9220 - Korea Pavilion

Nigeria PavilionFederal Ministry of Power, Nigeria 9 9130 - Nigeria Pavilion

Pakistan PavilionZED Solar Limited 8 8009 - Pakistan Pavilion

Romanian PavilionAltius Fotovoltaic SRL 8 8265

Scotland PavilionAppleGreen Homes 8 8130 - Scotland Pavilion

A Proctor Group 8 8130 - Scotland Pavilion

Integrated Environmental Solutions(IES Ltd) 8 8130 - Scotland Pavilion

Losstek Ltd 8 8130 - Scotland Pavilion

SAMS Research Services Ltd (SRSL) 8 8130 - Scotland Pavilion

Scottish Development International 8 8130 - Scotland Pavilion

Sgurr Energy 8 8130 - Scotland Pavilion

Town Rock Energy 8 8130 - Scotland Pavilion

Windair Systems Ltd 8 8130 - Scotland Pavilion

Wren & Bell 8 8130 - Scotland Pavilion

Switzerland PavilionAirlight Energy Holding SA 7 Switzerland PavilionCLA-VAL Europe SARL 7 Switzerland PavilionCleantech Switzerland 7 Switzerland PavilionDiesoil Engineering AG 7 Switzerland PavilionEnergy8 7 Switzerland PavilionEndress + Hauser Instruments International AG 7 Switzerland PavilionGeorg Fischer Piping Systems Ltd. 7 Switzerland PavilionHYDROS 7 Switzerland PavilionKA-TE AG 7 Switzerland PavilionLake Geneva Region 7 Switzerland PavilionLudwig Elkuch AG 7 Switzerland PavilionSolstis SA 7 Switzerland PavilionSymbioswiss 7 Switzerland PavilionT-Link Management AG Ltd. 7 Switzerland PavilionTRASFOR SA 7 Switzerland PavilionTVP Solar 7 Switzerland PavilionW2E-C Ltd. Waste to Energy - Consulting Ltd. 7 Switzerland Pavilion

Taiwan PavilionBureau of Energy, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Taiwan (ITRI) 9 9231 - Taiwan Pavilion

Thailand PavilionDepartment of Alternative Energy Development and Efficiency (DEDE) 9 9322 - Thailand Pavilion

UAE PavilionAlfanar 7 7320 - UAE Pavilion

Meyer Burger 7 7320 - UAE Pavilion

Multi-Contact AG 7 7320 - UAE Pavilion

LTi REEnergy 7 7320 - UAE Pavilion

SASIA / DAR Solar 7 7320 - UAE Pavilion

SASIA, Solar GCC and SolarUnited 7 7320 - UAE Pavilion

SolarUnited 7 7320 - UAE Pavilion

Shoals Technologies 7 7320 - UAE Pavilion

USA PavilionLockheed Martin 8 8460 - USA Pavilion

Northern Power Systems 8 8365 - USA Pavilion

Outback Power 8 8364 - USA Pavilion

Project & Finance VillageAdvanced Water Technology 10 PV12Air Liquide 10 PV18Arab Renewable Energy Commission (AREC) 10 PV16Enerwhere 10 PV06European Jordanian Renewable Energy Projects (EJRE) 10 PV10Forest National Corporation (FNC)/ Nile Petroleum co. 10 PV11GVE Projects LTD. 10 PV14KAUST 10 PV07Moroccan Agency For Solar Energy (MASEN) 10 PV17PassivSystems Limited 10 PV15Plastica Alfa Srl 10 PV09Rahimafrooz Renewable Energy Ltd 10 PV19RAK - Research &Innovation Center 10 PV02RG Thermal Energy Solutions 10 PV13SmeFunds 10 PV03Solar Tower Technologies 10 PV20Sun & Life/Flabeg/Lassithi 10 PV08

Media PartnersAbu Dhabi Environment Media Partner ACN Newswire Media Partner AEC Online Online PartnerAl Iktissad Wal-Amal Group Media Partner Asia Green Buildings Media Partner Bloomberg Businessweek ME Media Partner -

Stand No. 9430BP International Limited Official Carbon

Offset PartnerClean Energy BusinessCouncil (CEBC) Industry Supporter -

Stand No. 9332Construction World Media Partner CPI- Bgreen Sustainability

Magazine Partner - Stand No. 9422

CPI- Big Project ME Media Partner CPI- Infrastructure ME Media Partner Emirates Green Building Council Industry Supporter -

Stand No. 9432Energy Blitz Media Partner Energy Enterprising Magazine Media Partner Energy Trend Media Partner Eurabia Media Corporation Media Partner Euroasia Industry Media Partner Eversheds LLP Media Partner Exhibitors TV Network Media Partner -

Stand No. 9433Eye of Riyadh Media Partner Frost & Sullivan Market Intelligence

Partner Independent Power Producers Forum(IPPF) Industry Supporter -

Stand No. 9420International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) Industry Supporter -

Stand No. A510IRENA Industry Supporter -

Stand No. A505ITP - Arabian Business Media Partner -

Stand No. 9421ITP - Constructionweek Media Partner ITP - Oil & Gas ME Media Partner ITP - Utilities ME Media Partner ITP- CEO Middle East Media Partner ITP-MEP Media Partner

Mediaquest Corp. Media Partner - Stand No. 9334

Middle East Business News BVI Limited (CNBC Arabia) Strategic Media

Partner - Stand No. CC401

Middle East Solar Industry Association(MESIA) Industry Supporter -

Stand No. 9335National Geographic Al Arabiya - ADM Official Media

Partner Neopromo - Capital Business Media Partner -

Stand No. 9435Oil & Gas Directory Middle East Media Partner -

Stand No. 9431Oil Review Middle East Media Partner Oryx Saudi Arabia News Media Partner Oxford Business Group Media Partner -

Stand No. 9333PHOTON International – The Solar Power Magazine Media Partner PV Magazine Media Partner -

Stand No. 8562Revolve Media Online PartnerSaudi Arabia Solar Industries Association (SASIA) Industry Supporter Shawati Magazine Media Partner Siraj Daily News Media Partner Sky News Arabia Official Television

News Partner - Stand No. A700

SNEC PV Power Expo Event Partner Solar International Media Partner Sun and Wind Energy Media Partner The Business Year Media Partner The European Media Partner The National - ADM Official Media

Partner - Stand No.CC501

The Oil & Gas Year Media Partner Windaba / SAWEA Event Partner -

Stand No. 9434World Construction Today Media Partner World Energy TV Media Partner -

Stand No. 8341World Of Bioenergy Media Partner World Of Cogeneration Media Partner World Of Energy Storage Media Partner World Of Geothermal Media Partner World Of Hydropower Media Partner World Of Inverters Media Partner World Of Marine Energy Media Partner World Of Photovoltaics Media Partner World Of Renewables Media Partner World of Solar Thermal Media Partner World Of Waste Management Media Partner World Of Wind Energy Media Partner Worldoils Media Partner


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TIME ACTIVITY

08:30 – 09:20 Registration / Speaker Briefing Session

09:20 – 09:30 Opening by the Conference ChairJeremy Bowen, Middle East Editor, BBC

09:30 – 09:45 Keynote Opening & Welcome AddressDr. Ahmad Belhoul, Chief Executive Officer Masdar, UAE

09:45 – 10:45 Ministerial Panel on Africa’s Energy OpportunitiesSub-Saharan Africa: Turning Infrastructure Challenges into Economic Opportunities

10:45 – 11:20 Networking Coffee Break

11:20 - 11:50 South Africa’s Success StoryDesigning policies to catalyse and sustain private sector participation in renewable energy investment

11:50 – 12:30 North Africa’s Future Energy MixThis session looks at North Africa’s current renewable energy efforts, including progress and prospects, with a focus on Morocco and Egypt, which are expected to see the greatest growth in RE capacity

Spotlight on Morocco: From an Energy Importer to an Energy Exporter

12:30 – 13:00 Spotlight on Egypt: Stabilising Energy Balance and Improving Energy Sustainability

13:00 – 14:30 Lunch

Tuesday January 20, 2015 – ADNEC, Conference A

Tuesday 20th January 2015

Home to six of the world’s ten fastest growing economies overthe past decade, Sub-Saharan Africa is enjoying unprece-dented and sustained growth. Yet, it also faces urgent infra-structure challenges that threaten its long-term economic andsocial development. Public infrastructure development is lag-ging behind economic growth, while the region’s vulnerabilityto the water stress, droughts, flooding, and shifts in rainfallresulting from climate change puts additional pressure on al-ready stressed water and energy resources.

Africa’s long-term growth prospects in wind, solar and geot-hermal projects, however, are drawing serious attention frominternational investors. And regional governments -- recognis-ing that external energy investment will play a major role in

the region’s sustained growth -- have mobilised incentivestructures to improve their regulatory frameworks and giveconfidence to private investors.

This session convenes African Energy, Water and EnvironmentMinisters to shed light on the political leadership and policydirection they employ to fulfil their sustainable growth aspira-tions. How is the region turning its infrastructure needs anddeficits into an advantage?

Panel Chair: Maria van der Hoeven, Executive Director, International Energy Agency (IEA), FrancePanellists:• Hon. Atupele Austin Muluzi, Minister of Natural Re

sources, Energy and Mining, Malawi• Hon. Maimouna Ndoye Seck, Minister of Energy and

Renewable Energy Development, Senegal• Hon. Alhaji Mohammed Wakil, Minister, Ministry of

State for Power, Nigeria• Hon. Simon D'Ujanga, Minister, Minister of State for

Energy, Uganda• H.E. Reem Ebrahim Al Hashimy, Minister, Ministry of

State, UAE

Through strong political support and favourable market conditions, South Africa has become one of the world’sfastest growing renewable energy markets. The on-going success of the government’s flagship Renewable Energy Independent Power Producer Programme (REIPPP), dubbed

as the most successful public-private partnership in Africa inthe last 20 years, has provided a bankable legal frameworkand a benchmark for project financing. As an economic powerhouse and one of the top ten nations for renewable energy IPP investments, how will South Africa maintain this

momentum? What lessons can other emerging markets learnfrom the South African example? What risks and challengesmust South Africa tackle to catalyse green growth?

Ninety-six percent of Morocco’s energy is imported, costingover US$3 billion a year; however, building on its wind andsolar resources, the Kingdom has embarked on a US$9bnplan to achieve its 42% renewable energy target by 2020. Apioneer in the MENA region for its significant progress in es-tablishing regulatory and institutional frameworks to promoterenewable energy, Morocco is deregulating its energy sector,implementing energy subsidy reforms, and opening up itspower sector to international investment. Morocco’s Minister

of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment will provide anoverview of how the Kingdom is pursuing greater energy self-sufficiency. A one-on-one interview with ADEREE/MASEN willfollow, providing details of the Kingdom’s current and futurewind and solar development programmes and projects, andFDI incentive programmes.

Keynote Address: H.E. Mr. Abdelkader Amara, Minister,Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment, Morocco

On stage interview:• Said Mouline, Director General, Agency for the Devel

opment of Renewable Energies and Energy Efficiency (ADEREE), Morocco

• Mustapha Bakkoury, President, Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN), Morocco

Once an exporter of oil and gas, Egypt is now the largest en-ergy-consuming country in North Africa and suffers from per-sistent fuel and electricity shortages. With energy productionas one of its most pressing issues, developing alternativepower resources and improving energy efficiency are top gov-ernment priorities. Egypt’s Minister of Energy will open thesession by sharing his views on restructuring Egypt’s power

sector and establishing a fully competitive electricity market.His address will be followed by a discussion with the NREAChairman who will provide an update on current and futureprojects in Egypt, capacity and generation trends, the successof RE incentive schemes, and the growth and investment op-portunities.

Keynote Address: H.E. Mohamed Hamed Shaker El Markaby, Minister, Min-istry of Electricity and Energy, Egypt

On stage interview: Mohamed Salah ElSobki, ExecutiveChairman, New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA),Egypt

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STREAM A - Markets & Finance STREAM B - Business & Industry

14:30 – 15:15 Securing Project FinanceAccessing development capital through innovative business models, partnershipsand new sources of finance

Despite the impressive growth of the renewables market, financing renewable energy projectsremains a significant challenge. This panel examines successful new investment strategies, fi-nancing mechanisms and ownership models that have successfully mobilised investment intoRE markets. Industry experts will discuss the policies shaping and impacting renewable energyfinancing, and provide a “behind the scenes” look at successful capital raising structures andalternative approaches.

Panel Chair: Mark Thurber, Partner, Andrews Kurth, United States

Panellists:• Alain Kerboriou , Vice President for Business Development , Vestas, Denmark• Nandita Parshad , Director, Power & Energy Utilities , European Bank for

Reconstruction and Development, United Kingdom• Osama Al Othman, Head of Project Finance, First Solar, UAE• Paul Coffey , Chief Operating Officer, RWE Innogy, Unted Kingdom• Steve O'Rourke, Chief Strategy Officer, Sunedison Inc., United States• Dominik Thumfart, Managing Director, Head of EMEA Infrastructure & Energy,

Capital Markets & Treasury Solutions, Deutsche Bank, United Kingdom• Emmanuel Limido, Chairman & CEO, Centuria Capital, France

Shaping the Energy FutureHow are energy leaders rising to the challenges of delivering tomorrow’s energy sustainably?

Fundamental to the functioning of modern society, energy companies stand on the front lines of climatechange and energy insecurity challenges. This panel features the world’s leading energy organisations onhow they’re responding to the growing need and demand for clean energy. How will they source and deliver energy in the future whilst managing the impact of resource scarcity and emissions regulation? How is the climate-change phenomenon impacting on the energy sector? What new capabilities must energy companies develop to take advantage of emerging opportunities?

Panel Chair: Louise Kingham OBE FEI, Chief Executive, Energy Institute, United Kingdom

Panellists:• Mohamed Ahmed Al Maflahi, Vice President - HSSE Division, ADNOC Distribution , UAE• Dr. Chris Laurens, Vice President – Future Energy Technology, Shell Global Solutions,

The Netherlands• Vincent Schachter, Vice President Research & Development, Total New Energies, France• Raphael Schoentgen, Executive Committee Member, GDF SUEZ, France• Dr. Angela Strank, Group Chief Scientist, BP, United Kingdom• Dr. Mohammad Al-Sabban, Former Senior Advisor to the Minister, Saudi Ministry of

Petroleum, Saudi Arabia

15:15 – 16:00 Green Bonds on the RiseUnlocking the Potential of Capital Markets to Finance Clean Energy Development

A promising but underutilised tool for clean energy investment, Green bonds is being discussedat the highest levels among the financial community around the world. The Climate Bonds Ini-tiative predicts that total green bond issuance from all sectors is expected to reach US$40 bil-lion in 2014. It’s a young market with strong potential, and the demand is accelerating fast. Butdespite the initial excitement and accelerating investment, many roadblocks exist and debate isgrowing on how to best develop the market.

Panel Chair: Sean Stafford Kidney, Chief Executive Officer, Climate Bonds Initiative, United Kingdom

Panellists:• Allan Baker, MD - Global Head of Power, Societe Generale, United Kingdom• Marilyn Ceci, Managing Director and Head of Green Bonds, JPMorgan Chase,

United States• Abigail Herron, Head of Responsible Investment Engagement, Aviva Investors,

United Kingdom• Karim Nassif, Associate Director, Standard & Poor’s, UAE• Stefano Terranova, EVP of Acquisitions, Investments & Financial Advisory,

GDF Suez, United Kingdom• Michael Eckart, Managing Director and Global Head of Environment Finance,

Citigroup Inc., United States• Tushita Ranchan, Chief Executive Officer, Masdar PV, Germany

The Energy Efficiency OpportunityDismantling the Barriers and Achieving its Economic Potential

Improving energy efficiency offers tremendous economic potential on a global scale. Energy efficiency in-vestments are said to be much more cost efficient than other energy investments and offer the most fi-nancially favourable returns. It is a market that is gaining momentum: China has successfully embarkedon one of the world’s most aggressive energy conservation campaigns; Japan replaced half of its nuclearcapacity with energy efficiency measures; and Denmark has achieved steady economic growth withoutincreasing its energy consumption. How can we scale up to worldwide mainstream implementation? Whatis the right balance of voluntary, regulatory and market approaches that will nurture a comprehensive en-ergy efficiency ecosystem?

Panel Chair: David Sandalow, Former Undersecretary of Energy (Acting) and Assistant Secretary forPolicy and International Affairs, US Department of Energy, United States

Panellists:• Saif Al Qubaisi , Acting Director General , Regulation and Supervision Bureau (RSB), UAE• Eng. Mohammed Al Ta'ani, Executive Director , Arab Renewable Energy Commission, Jordan• Dr. Tareq Emtairah, Executive Director Regional, Center for Renewable Energy and Energy

Efficiency, Egypt• Thorsten Herdan, Director General of the Energy Policy Department , Federal Ministry for Economic

Affairs and Energy, Germany• Martin Hiller, Director General , Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP),

Austria• Stephane Le Gentil, Chief Executive Officer , Etihad ESCO, UAE• Masakazu Toyoda, Chairman & CEO, The Institute of Energy Economics, Japan

16:00 - 16:45 Other Markets to WatchThe Next Growth Markets: Tapping New Renewable Energy Hotspots

As renewable energy growth in developed markets takes a pause, focus is shifting to emergingeconomies where growth of renewable energy is driven less by government subsidies andmore by strong economic growth and increasing energy consumption. Where are leading de-velopers, investors and manufacturers seeking new growth opportunities? Which regions willenjoy the best growth in 2015 and beyond?

Panel Chair: Michael Liebreich, Chairman of the Advisory Board and Founder, BloombergNew Energy Finance, United Kingdom

Panellists:• Kerry Adler, President & Chief Executive Officer, Skypower Global, Canada• Edgare Kerkwijk, Managing Director, Asia Green Capital Partners, Singapore• Sami Khoreibi, Chief Executive Officer, Enviromena Power Systems, UAE• Paddy Padmanathan, President & Chief Executive Officer, ACWA Power, Saudi Arabia• Nancy Pfund, Founder and Managing Partner, DBL Investors, United States• Anup Jacob, Director, Masdar Capital, UAE

Sustainability at the Heart of the Corporate AgendaHow Large Corporates are Stepping up to the Challenges of a Resource-Constrained 21st Century Economy

Corporate commitments are driving renewable energy investments. Walmart, J&J and General Motors areamong the many companies that have generated corporate value by investing in their own energy-generat-ing assets. IKEA sells flat-pack solar panel kits to retail customers, and tech giants like Google and Appleare investing billions in renewable energies. This panel presents the sustainability leaders of the world’sbiggest corporations who will shed light on how their organisations are managing the challenges presentedby the global shift to a resource-efficient economy. How is renewable energy powering the 21st-centurybusiness? What does it mean to be a sustainable company in the 21st century?

Panel Chair: Gus Schellekens, Middle East Sustainability Leader, PwC, UAE

Panellists:• Siri Espedal Kindem, Senior Vice President Renewable Energy, Statoil, United Kingdom• Richard Northcote, Member of the Executive Committee and Head of Communications, Public Affairs

and Sustainability Bayer MaterialScience, Germany• Dymphna van der Lans, Chief Executive Officer, Clinton Climate Initiative, United States• Dr. Claus Conzelmann, Vice President Safety, Health & Environmental Sustainability, Nestle Group,

Switzerland

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16:45 – 17:00 Guided Exhibition Tours

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Speaker Insight

Executive Director, International Energy Agency

TOPIC: Ministerial Panel on Africa’s Energy Opportunities

Tuesday 20 January 2015, 09:45 – 10:45

Maria van der Hoeven is taking the initiative toaddress the challenges of global energy gover-nance in the face of changing worldwide re-quirements. One of her overarching priorities isimplementing a new global engagement strat-egy to further build and formalise cooperationwith the major emerging energy players of the21st century. Another is expanding modern en-ergy services to the 1.3bn people worldwidewho currently lack them. In recognition of theIEA’s efforts to address the crisis of energypoverty, van der Hoeven has been invited toserve on the Advisory Board to the UN Sustain-able Energy for All initiative. Previously, Van derHoeven served as minister of economic affairsof the Netherlands from 2007 to 2010, duringwhich time she demonstrated leadership on energy policy at the national, regional andglobal levels.

Chairman of the Advisory Board and Founder,Bloomberg New Energy Finance

TOPIC: The Next Wave of Growth Markets: Tappinginto opportunities in new renewable energy hot spots

Tuesday 20 January 2015, 16:00 – 16:45

Michael Liebreich is Chairman of the AdvisoryBoard and founder of Bloomberg New EnergyFinance, provider of information on clean energyto investors, energy companies and govern-ments. He leads a team of around 200 staffaround the world comprising researchers, ana-lysts, sales, journalists and marketing depart-ments. Liebreich created New Energy Finance in2004 as a specialist provider of information onclean energy and resources for the finance andenergy industries. He sold it to Bloomberg in2009. Liebreich currently serves on the UN Sec-retary General’s High-Level Group on Sustain-able Energy for All and on the World EconomicForum’s Global Agenda Council for the New En-ergy Architecture. He is also the Chairman of Fi-nance for Resilience, which he founded inOctober 2013 to identify and scale up the bestpotential clean energy finance solutions.

Associate Director, Standard & Poor’s

TOPIC: Unlocking the potential of capital marketsfor financing clean energy development

Tuesday 20 January 2015, 15:15 – 16:00

Karim Nassif works in the Corporate & Infra-structure Finance team covering the Middle East,Africa and Europe. He is the primary author of theKey Credit Factors criteria document for oil andgas global project financings. He is also activelysupporting S&P’s analytical outreach activitiesacross the Middle East in the corporate and infra-structure sector and in the Islamic finance sector.His area of focus mainly cover oil and gas (LNGand LNG shipping), power, renewables and publicprivate partnerships. Some of his primary re-sponsibilities include RasGas 2/3, Ajman Sewer-age, TAQA, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority,Nakilat Inc., Saudi Electricity Company andTransnet Soc Ltd. Prior to joining S&P’s, Karimworked at Societe Generale as a corporate creditanalyst in the transportation and energy sectorsand held a important positions at internationalbanks over the eight-year period.

Director General, Agency for the Development ofRenewable Energies and Energy Efficiency

TOPIC: Spotlight on Morocco: From an energyimporter to an energy exporter

Tuesday 20 January 2015, 12:15 – 13:00

Saïd Mouline is an engineer specialist in theenergy and environmental questions and gradu-ate from the Institut National Polytechnique(Grenoble, France) and University of Pennsylva-nia (Philadelphia, PA). He is President of theGreen Economy Commission at the General Con-federation of the Moroccan Companies (CGEM)and President of the Moroccan Center for CleanProduction. Mouline was advisor to the Presidentof OCP, a leading phosphate company for a sus-tainable development policy. He has, in the past,worked within the Moroccan Ministry of Energyand Mines and counselled various national andinternational organisations like the MohammedVI Foundation for Environmental protection,BMCE Bank, WLPGA, World Bank, IFC, GTZ, KfWand UNDP. Mouline is also currently the CEO ofthe Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Na-tional Agency (ADEREE) in Morocco.

THE 2015 WFES CONFERENCE WILL PROVIDE A PLATFORM FOR WORLD-RENOWNED EXPERTS TO BRING FORTH SOLUTIONS FOR TACKLING SUSTAINABLE ENERGY CHALLENGES

Speaker:Maria van der Hoeven

Speaker:Michael Liebreich

Speaker:Karim Nassif

Speaker:Saïd Mouline

ROUGHLY ONE-fifth of sub-Saharian Africa’s population has ac-cess to electricity, and when you consider the rural population,the access rate radically reduces to eight per cent.In urban areas, energy infrastructures and services are often

insufficient, and there are frequent power outages and other in-conveniences. Those chronic power problems have seriousrepercussions that affect the economies of roughly 30 countries.Despite the fact that sub-Saharan Africa is an oil-rich region

(considering that Niger is among the 10 leading countries withthe world’s biggest oil reserves), the majority of the population isstill without access to electricity. Moreover, it pays the conse-quence of oil exploitation in terms of geo-political instability,wars over the control of oil wells, extreme poverty, pollution andenvironmental disasters such as the degradation of land andfresh-water resources.

This predicament demonstrates the urgent need to find a solution to guarantee electricity access for thousands of people.For all those reasons and more, the adoption of renewable re-source could be the best solution to provide to the power prob-lems in this area.Sub-Saharan Africa has a wealth of renewable resources

(just 0.3 per cent of sunlight that shines on the Sahara desertcould supply all of Europe's energy needs, experts estimate).Furthermore, renewable resources – unlike fossil-fuels – arenon-exhaustible and produce energy in a clean and non-pollut-ing way.Day Two at WFES will focus on how sub-Saharan Africa, home

to six of the world’s 10 fastest growing economies over the pastdecade, is enjoying unprecedented and sustained growth. Yet, italso facing urgent infrastructure challenges that threaten its

long-term economic and social development. Public infrastruc-ture development is lagging behind economic growth, while theregion’s vulnerability to the water stress, droughts, flooding, andshifts in rainfall resulting from climate change puts additionalpressure on already stressed water and energy resources.Africa’s long-term growth prospects in wind, solar and geot-

hermal projects, however, are drawing attention from interna-tional investors. And regional governments – recognising thatexternal energy investment will play a major role in the region’ssustained growth – have mobilised incentive structures to im-prove their regulatory frameworks and give confidence to pri-vate investors.The session convenes African energy, water and environment

ministers to shed light on the political leadership and policy di-rection they employ to fulfil their sustainable growth aspirations.

Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges can become opportunities


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Japanese innovation inenergy lights up WFES

Chiyoda CorporationStand no: 9213 (Japan Pavilion)Since 1948, Chiyoda Corporation has beenmeeting its customers’ needs including theirstructural changes and environmental issuesin a wide range of business fields under itscorporate mission “Energy and Environment inHarmony”. The firm initially focused its engi-neering business on domestic projects, prima-rily in the fields of petroleum refining, gasprocessing and petrochemicals, before ex-panding into overseas projects in the 1960s.Chiyoda Corporation will develop engineer-

ing functions to meet the requirements of thesocial infrastructure needed by rapid urbani-sation, including airports, railways, powergeneration, smart grids and a disaster-resis-tant environmental community. The function,which may involve capital investment, willoffer all services required from master plan-ning to successful completion and, thereafter,involvement in operation and maintenance.Chiyoda has EPC shares in hydrocarbon pro-

cessing facilities and is futher expanding itsactivities in renewable energy and infrastruc-ture projects. Chiyoda focuses its activities onthe fields of renewable energy including hy-drogen (storage and transportation usingchemical hydride) and concentrated solarpower (CSP) generation.

Japanese Business Alliance forSmart Energy WorldwideStand no: 9200 (Japan Pavilion) JASE-World was set up in October 2008 to es-tablish a framework to promote Japanesesmart energy businesses across the world byworking with business communities and theJapanese government. The company is involved in various activi-

ties that aim to improve international issues,including climate change and energy security. The world’s expanding energy consumption

in recent years has meant that many countriesare rolling out a number of measures regard-ing the enhancement of energy security andthe efficient use of energy as important policychallenges. In this case, smart energy tech-

nologies in Japan draw in attention from vari-ous countries around the world, and the im-portance of JASE-World’s activities is fastbecoming widely acknowledged. Since the Al-liance was established, it has been actively in-volved in smart energy research projects andanalysis, as well as in the dissemination ofsmart information around the world.

Looop IncStand no: 8170 (Japan Pavilion) Looop Inc was launched in April 2011 whenthe firm installed solar systems in Japan’s To-hoku region. The region’s electric power net-work had been affected at the time due to theGreat East Japan Earthquake and largetsunamis that followed. Since that time, Looophas expanded its solar business and the com-pany recently rolled out a one-stop service in-cluding not only EPC and O&M, but also rawmaterial procurement and product develop-ment of solar modules. Looop aims to developthe products over the next century, and itsgoal is to be at the forefront of the renewableenergy and at the centre of the power market.

Hitachi, Ltd. Stand no: 9400 (Japan Pavilion)Hitachi, Ltd. was launched in 1910 and isheadquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company

delivers innovative solutions to meet customerneeds in various sectors. The firm can boast of a highly-skilled team

that is equipped with proven experience inglobal markets. The company’s consolidated revenues for

fiscal year 2013 (ended March 31, 2014) to-talled US$93.4bn. Hitachi is centring its effortson its Social Innovation Business, which in-cludes infrastructure systems, information andtelecommunication systems, power systems,construction machinery, high functional materials and components, automotive sys-tems, and healthcare. Hitachi Power Systems Company has ex-

panded its business fields from power trans-mission/distribution systems to hydroelectricpower plants and thermal/nuclear power gener-ation systems, as well as wind and solar power. The company’s products aim to help con-

tribute to a low-carbon society. The NarashinoDivision has solar power systems with a ratedpower output of 130kW in total with arrays of168 and 480 solar panels for producing 30kWand 100kW, respectively.

Hitachi ZosenStand no: 9100 (Japan Pavilion)For more than 130 years, Hitachi Zosen haslaunched various manufacturing technologies

in the shipbuilding industry. The firm is alsoseeking out various energy sources includingenergy-from-waste, wind farms, photo-voltaic/solar thermal power generation andother technologies. Hitachi Zosen has now put process systems

in place that play a key role in a wide range ofindustrial fields across the world including adesalination plant, energy-from-waste plant, awater treatment system, electro-chlorinationplant, process equipment, bridges, shield tun-neling machines, disaster prevention systemsand a concentrated solar power plant. Hitachi Zosen is committed to providing

high-quality technology to its customers. Thecompany is currently in the process of rollingout its long-term “Hitz 2016 Vision” whichaims to provide sales of ¥500 billion(US$425.3mn) and operate a margin of six percent by 2016. Hitachi Zosen is also in the process of con-

structing seawater desalination plants to com-bat global water shortages and performingmaintenance on aging social infrastructure atrisk of collapse. It has also been developing GPS

wave/tsunami metres and flap-gate typebreakwaters that protect people fromtsunamis in order to build a safer and moresecure society.

Japan, which is known for its technologically-driveneconomy, has also been at the forefront of innova-tion within the renewables sector. At WFES, compa-nies on the Japan Pavilion will look to present thelatest clean energy technologies from the Land ofthe Rising Sun.


SCHMID GROUP and ERDM Solar have an-nounced a supply agreement for the world‘sfirst full GEMINUS bifacial turnkey cell andmodule manufacturing line with multi bus barmodule technology. The two companies haveconcluded a contract for establishing a new celland module manufacturing line in San AndrésTuxtla, Mexico, expanding the existing modulemanufacturing capacity of 60MW to 170MWannual output of cells and modules.

Alejandro Caballero Robles, CEO of ERDMSolar, said that the project, with its scheduledto start production in Q3 2015, is perfectlytimed to meet Mexico’s growing need for newsources of energy.

“Local electricity demand has exploded dur-ing the last few years and PV is the only fastand sustainable solution for a quick decen-tralised grid expansion. The highest possibleenergy harvest at lowest possible cost andspace requirement is crucial for developing thecountry into a major player in affordable re-newable energy supply. The SCHMID bifacialmulti bus bar technology is the perfect solutiondue to the much higher energy harvest in com-parison to standard modules.”

Established in 2007, ERDM Solar claims to

be the first module manufacturer in SouthAmerica to deliver outstanding module qualityto the market. The goal of the expansion is tojointly demonstrate the superb performance ofbifacial modules as well as to meet the grow-ing demand of ERDM Solar customers in Southand North America. The new combined cell andmodule facility will also be the world’s firstzero carbon footprint plant combining solarpower and SCHMID’s vanadium redox flow bat-tery technology.

Christian Schmid, president and CEO at theSCHMID Group, a global supplier of integratedsolutions for the entire PV chain, regards ERDMSolar’s trust in SCHMID as evidence of thecompany's right product strategy.

“We received this order within three monthsafter GEMINUS had been introduced at thePVSEC exhibition in Amsterdam. In recent yearsefficiency improvement in the PV industry hasbeen steady, but in the order of 0.2 per centannually. GEMINUS technology boosts efficiencyby more than one per cent without adding addi-tional costs, and hence will be for sure a gamechanger in the PV industry.”


SUSTAINABLE ECONOMIC growth and securityof energy and water supply are among thegreatest global challenges today. Denmark islooking to lead the way by becoming a greenand resource efficient economy entirely inde-pendent of fossil fuels by 2050.

Completely dependent on imported oil fordecades, Denmark was severely affected bythe oil crises of the 1970s. It decided to take anew path to meet growing energy needs and,at the same time, to address environmentalconcerns. Time has shown that economic andenvironmental policies can indeed go hand in

hand. Since 1980, Denmark has grown to be-come a global leader in the development ofnew sustainable technologies and solutions.Over the same period, the Danish economyhas grown by almost 80 per cent without in-creasing gross energy consumption. Denmarkis proud to be able to share its solutions andinspire nations, companies and citizens allover the world to invest in green growth.

Denmark’s decision to become independentof fossil fuels by 2050 is backed by an ambi-tious policy framework as well as a multiple-solutions approach. This ambitious goal will

be reached by increasing energy efficiencyand resource optimisation; by expanding theshare of renewable energy from sources suchas wind and biomass; and by driving the de-velopment of an intelligent energy system capable of managing the fluctuations of renewable energy.

Throughout WFES, Danish companies andthe Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy andBuilding will share their experiences and technologies from green solutions around theworld at the ‘Sharing Solutions for GreenGrowth’ pavilion, Hall 8, stand no. 8140.

The talks, which will be held throughout thefour days of WFES and cover a broad range oftopics such as yesterday’s ‘Danish Energy Pol-icy in an International Perspective’. Talks stillto come include ‘Energy Savings for the WaterIndustry’ (Tuesday 20 January, 11.00-11.30);‘High-Efficient HVAC Applications’ (Tuesday 20January, 14:00- 14:30); ‘Waste-Fired Powerand Heat Solutions’ (Wednesday 21 January,11:00-11:30); and ‘Liveable Cities – Future forPeople’ (Wednesday 21 January, 14:00-14.30).

Stand no: 8140 (Denmark Pavilion)

Fossil free by 2050: talks on Denmark’s greengrowth solutions to take place during WFES

SCHMID Group and ERDM Solar announce new cell and modulemanufacturing line


'The new manufacturing line willbe located in SanAndrés Tuxtla,Mexico (photo: Anwar Vazquez)

REC, A leading global provider of solar photo-voltaic (PV) solutions, is displaying its RECTwinPeak Series solar PV panel for the firsttime in the Middle East at WFES. The product offers a cutting-edge and inno-

vative solution on a polysilicon platform,which the company said could “strongly com-pete” with monocrystalline solar panels on ef-ficiency and performance. Based on an innovative design that provides

more solar power output per square metre,the new panel has been rated up to 275 Wp,which the company said would result in 17per cent panel efficiency. The panel also fea-

tures 120 half-cut multi-crystalline cells, fourbus bars, passivated emitter rear cell (PERC)technology and a split junction box.The company is also exhibiting a scale

model of a new test facility in Dubai duringWFES this week. With close to 130 installed PV panels of var-

ious technologies, including multi-crystalline,mono-crystalline and thin film, the facility willbe among the most modern and largest solarpanel test facilities worldwide in terms of variety, noted REC.

Stand no: 7521

REC PV panel makes Middle East debut




SWITZERLAND-BASED Airlight Energy hasdeveloped the Sunflower Solar Harvester,which is a transportable solar power sta-

tion that tracks the sun like a sunflower andcools itself by pumping water through its veinsjust like a plant. Aimed at off-grid communitiesin remote regions, the all-in-one 10-metre-highsystem – whose components can be trans-ported in a single container and reassembledanywhere – would be on sale by mid-2017, ac-cording to CNN.

Gianluca Ambrosetti, head of research atAirlight Energy, said, “It’s an integrated systemso it supplies both electricity and heat. You canuse this heat to drive a cooling system too, if youneed refrigeration.”

Ambrosetti explained that off-grid regionssuch as North Africa, the Middle East, the USA,Chile and Australia have expressed an interest inthe new technology.

“Then there are those regions that have goodsolar radiation and high fossil fuel prices such asin Japan, which is not an obvious place for thissort of system but where we see a lot of poten-tial,” Ambrosetti added.

The designThe solar panels are designed by hardware giantIBM. The flower-like array of reflectors concen-trates the sun’s energy more than 2,000 timesonto the six panels, which each hold 25 photo-voltaic chips. The system produces around 20kWof thermal power from 10 hours of sunlight.

The heat is carried away by the water at a

rate that keeps the microchips at their optimumtemperature, making the Sunflower Solar Har-vester one of the most efficient solar energy pro-ducers around, added Airlight Energy.

Developers say that it needs just a quarter ofthe panels to produce the same amount ofpower as conventional systems.

“Everything about its design is aimed atbringing down costs. What would normally re-quire large and expensive solar mirrors is

achieved with metallised foil of the type foundin food packaging like wiith potato chips,”noted Ambrosetti.

The concave shape of the reflectors is kept inplace by a light vacuum. Rather than overheat-ing the solar cells, operators can simply releasethe vacuum to diffuse the reflected sunlight.

Remote appealWhile the company is not claiming that thetechnology would completely replace fuel-pow-ered generator sets – which can often produce10 times the power of one solar sunflower –Ambrosetti said that it could be possible to runsome remote facilities with an array of the par-abolic mirrors.

“You would, of course, not have just oneSunflower, but several so you can scale it upquite easily. Hospitals, for instance, are quiteenergy intensive – if you needed 1.2MW to runa hospital you would need 100 sunflowers,”Ambrosetti added.

The system produces around 20kW of ther-mal power from 10 hours of sunlight – enough,say the developers, to power a low-tempera-ture desalinator in coastal regions. Sea watervapor would pass through a polymer mem-brane and condense in a separate chamber, toproduce as much as 2,500 litres of fresh waterper day.

Vascular systemAmbrosetti said that the cooling system drewits inspiration from nature where vascular sys-

tems operate to carry away excess heat.“We are still a long way from commercialisa-

tion, but what we can do is to tap into its po-tential. We plan to set up early adopter projectsthat would be running by 2016. We aim to havefour or five dishes in various locations aroundthe world to show the potential of the systemso people can really start to touch it with theirhands,” he stated.

Ambrosetti said the system was likely to ap-peal commercially to green residential andcommercial developments.

“Its biggest potential is in making integratedsystems where you can provide several thingsat once such as heating, cooling and electric-ity,” he added.

The project was also recently nominated asthe top ‘solar wonder’ of the world by Green-peace. Jérôme Michaud-Larivière, founder ofthe France-based start-up NewWind, has cre-ated an artificial ‘wind tree’ to generate elec-tricity from even the slightest flow of air.

The eight-metre high tree consists of a steeltrunk, which has seventy-two artificial leavesthat work as micro-turbines.

“The idea came to me in a square where Isaw the leaves tremble when there was not abreath of air,” said Larivière.

At the moment, each tree has a power out-put estimated at 3.1kW.

The wind tree costs approximatelyUS$35,500 per unit. Larivière noted that moreelectricity could be generated by these windturbines standing at more than 50-metres high.

Sunflower Solar Harvester produces around 20kW ofthermal power from 10 hours of sunlight.

Sunflower-inspiredsolar harvester bringsclean energy

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Its biggest potential is in making integratedsystems where youcan provide several things atonce such as heating, coolingand electricity

The new solar harvester produces around 20kW of thermal power from 10 hours of sunlight

Tree-shaped wind turbinesblend into the scenery




EcoWASTE showcasessustainable waste management solutionsAverda Waste Management LLCStand no: 10140

AVERDA IS the largest environmental solutionsprovider in the MENA region, offering integratedresources management. The company isrenowned for providing innovative and sustain-able solutions, with more than 35 years of expe-rience in the effective management of waste forboth private and public sector clients acrosspedestrian, residential, commercial, and indus-trial areas. Averda's various services includestreet cleaning, waste collection, treatment, re-cycling and disposal. The company also designsand implements full-scale solutions to recovervaluable and recyclable resources such aspaper, metals, and water. Averda was the first inthe region to roll out the landfill gas-to-energy(LFGTE) project, which aims to lower energy riskand cost. With more than 7,500 employeesserving millions of people every day, Averda fol-lows global standards for quality controlthroughout Lebanon, Saudi Arabia, the UAE,Oman, Qatar, the UK, the Republic of Ireland andMorocco. The business offers a number of serv-ices including industrial cleaning, medicalwaste, pest control, recycling, street cleaningand maintenance, waste disposal vehicles andwaste management.

Averda has also developed a smartphone appthat allows residents to be involved in the man-agement of their recycling bins and the cleanli-ness of their area.

Dulsco LLCStand no: CP01

DULSCO WASTE Management Services (WMS) isthe first IMS (Integrated Management System -ISO 9001:2008;14001:2004 & 18001:2007)certified Waste Management Company in theUAE. The company was established in 1996,with a goal of protecting the environment anduntiringly working with communities and corpo-rates to make the world a better, cleaner andgreener place to live in.

Dulsco is a UAE-based limited liability com-pany with local business environment experi-ence which spans more than 75 years. With atotal of more than 10,000 employees, Dulsco

offers waste management services and humanresource solutions to its customers in the UAEand Qatar. The company's services include haz-ardous, non-hazardous solid and liquid wastecollection and disposal services, medical wastepick-up services, recycling services, waste han-dling equipment and fabrication, facility man-agement services, tank cleaning services andother allied services.

Dulsco’s loyalty to its customers is reflectedin its ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and OHSAS 18001certifications. Dulsco Waste Management Serv-ices’ goal is to protect the environment and im-prove the communities in which we work andlive. The company’s activities include hazardousand non-hazardous solid and liquid waste col-lection and disposal, recycling services, medicalwaste collection services, facilities managementsupport services, general trading, tank cleaningservices, auto repair services and fabrication.

Energy8Stand no: Switzerland Pavilion

ENERGY8 IS a Swiss company with a focus ongreen buildings, energy efficiency, renewable energy production and distribution, water treat-ment, waste management and districtheating/cooling.

The company, which is based in Geneva,works on projects in Europe, Asia and Africa.The firm’s branch office Energy8 RSP (Renew-able Services Provider) in Dubai, UAE, createssustainable solutions for the MENA region.

Energy8 focuses on energy planning, energyefficiency and support for sustainable energymanagement in buildings, optimisation of indus-trial processes, production and distribution ofenergy sources and uses, revaluation and opti-misation of waste heat sources, biomass andwaste management – waste to energy, solar en-ergy, wind and hydraulic turbine energy.

Energy8’s team includes LEED and IPMVPcertified engineers, also members of RICS(Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors), RIBA(Royal Institute of Architects) and SIA (Swiss So-ciety of engineers and architects). Energy8 of-fers needs analysis, feasibility studies and plantconcepts; energy resource assessment: includ-ing solar, wind, biomass, solid waste, energy ef-

ficiency and sustainable energy management,municipal waste management planning, eco-nomic viability & profitability/financing studies;project management – EPC (Engineering, Pro-curement, Construction) contracts.

GreenGood Eco-tech FZCOStand no: 10443

GREENGOOD OKLIN Composting Machines aredesigned and produced in South Korea, mar-keted worldwide by Oklin International in HongKong and are available to purchase in the MENAregion from GreenGood Eco-tech FZCO. Oklincomposters use highly-advanced technology tochange organic wastes into top-grade compostin just 24 hours. The main component to this in-novative technology is the use of patterned aer-obic microbes to convert organic waste at anaccelerated rate, rather than anaerobic mi-crobes. These microbes are unable to surviveand actually prefer high acidity/sodium con-tents, providing first-class, long-lasting per-formance without the need of additive andperiodic replacement of the microbe. The ma-chines also remove the dangers and drawbacksof pathogen issues involved with home com-posting and anaerobic fermentation systems byheating up the wastes to 70°C – a temperaturethat can stop pathogens in their tracks andeliminate potential health risks.

TADWEERStand no: 11100

TADWEER, (THE Center of Waste Management –Abu Dhabi), was established in December 2008as the lead entity responsible for monitoring and

coordinating waste management activitiesthroughout the emirate. Its services include,waste planning, licensing and permitting, datacollection and contract management, waste pol-icy, regulation and guidance, setting standards -competence and technology, communicationand stakeholder engagement.

This includes the development of new policesto support the vision, rolling out the Waste Man-agement Strategy and all parts of service deliv-ery aiming to establish a full-cycle integratedwaste management system. This will happenthrough the diversion of waste from landfill re-sulting from initiatives offering waste minimisa-tion, the increased segregation of recyclablesfrom waste collections and the development ofnew waste treatment and disposal facilitiesthroughout the emirate.

Some of the company’s key goals includebeing the competent waste authority for theemirate of Abu Dhabi, to establish control of allmanagement of waste to avoid or reduce pollu-tion and health risks, increase waste awarenessand remove barriers to waste minimisation, re-use and recycling by improving communicationand stakeholder engagements, research and rollout a waste system designed, constructed andoperated to provide first-class facilities to pro-mote resource conservation, promote carbonfootprint reduction and increase net positive so-cial and environmental benefits, to reduce thefinal disposal of waste to landfill by using thewaste hierarchy and innovative practices andtechnologies, to be the at the centre for coordi-nating all waste management within the emi-rate and to work alongside the government andpartners to create sustainable procurement pro-grammes throughout the emirate.

EcoWASTE returns for another year to promotethe interconnectivity between energy, waterand waste for an environ-mentally-friendly future.The co-located exhibitionwill provide companieswith a platform to show-case new eco-friendlysolutions in the effectivemanagement of waste.

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THE GALLERY

HE Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt (left) with HE Dr. SultanAhmed Al Jaber, UAE Minister of State and CEO of Masdar

The Masdar stand with wind turbine model A member of the Solar Energy Races team

School children visiting WFESA local radio live broadcast

The SunPower solar panel cleaning robot

Left to right: HE Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, President of Egypt; HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai; and General SheikhMohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and DeputySupreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces

The opening ceremony




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World Future Energy Summit 2015 - Day Two