Dubai Electricity & Water Authority (DEWA) | DEWA’s Innovation Centre concludes the CleanTech Youth Programme

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA)’s Innovation Centre has concluded the CleanTech Youth Programme launched by the Centre to attract youth talent to expand their knowledge, entrepreneurship and technical skills in clean and renewable energy. The programme graduated 25 youth leaders across all UAE universities who presented innovative projects during the programme.

The three-month programme included an array of training workshops, specialised educational sessions, and field visits with academics, experts and specialists from different local and international universities, startups, and organisations. These include the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA); the UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure; the Mohammed bin Rashid Centre for Government Innovation; UAE University; Khalifa University; University of Sharjah; Dubai Future Foundation; the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) in the USA; and BASF company in Germany. In collaboration with DEWA’s Youth Council, a youth debate and a youth circle were held to promote sustainability and fight climate change.

HE Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD & CEO of DEWA, praised the effective participation of youth in the programme and their pioneering projects that provide constructive solutions that enhance youth contributions in current and future challenges to support growth and prosperity, for a brighter and more sustainable future.

“The Innovation Centre at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park supports DEWA’s efforts to empower youth, invest in their skills, develop initiatives and projects with them in different areas, and encourage them to apply their innovative ideas. At DEWA, we work to achieve the directives of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to enrich the experience of youth to become the cornerstone of sustainable development and continue to build on their success as well as optimise their ideas, potential and creativity to preserve the gains of the UAE over the past 50 years and move forward with more achievements in the next 50 years,” said Al Tayer.

“The Innovation Centre is a global educational platform that hosts events, conferences, and workshops. Through this Centre, DEWA strives to support innovation and creativity in clean and renewable energy, raise awareness on sustainability, and strengthen the capabilities of the next generation of innovators, and experts in clean energy technologies while nurturing Emirati talents,” said Waleed Bin Salman, Executive Vice President of Business Development and Excellence at DEWA.