(From right to left): Taher Diab, Strategy & Planning Senior Director of DCCE, Secretary General of EEA; H.E. Ahmad B Al Muhairbi, Secretary General of DSCE, Vice Chairman of Executive Committee of EEA; H.E. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) and President of the Emirates Energy Award (EEA); Dr Essa Bastaki, Chairman of Technical Committee of EEA; and Dr Youssef Al Akraf, Chairman of Events & Marketing Committee of EEA.

Dubai, UAE: Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, UAE Vice President and Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) has announced launching the third edition of Emirates Energy Award (EEA) 2016-2017 to be held under the new theme, “Innovative Solutions for Clean Energy”.

This, said the announcement, was unveiled at a press conference held in Armani Hotel, Dubai, attended by H.E. Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, Vice Chairman of The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and President of the Emirates Energy Award, in the presence of H.E. Ahmad B Al Muhairbi, Secretary General of DSCE and Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee of EEA.

The award, said DSCE, aims to felicitate the efforts of organisations and individuals in energy management and conservation, and also encourages scientific research and knowledge in the energy field through nurturing an environment of creativity, competition, innovation and excellence, as part of developing clean energy innovative solutions.

Al Tayer announced during the press conference the addition of a new category in EEA – “Connecting Solar Power to Buildings” – with three sub-categories (gold, silver and bronze). The category, he informed, targets large and medium enterprises, and is in line with the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy launched by H.H. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, to provide seven per cent of Dubai’s energy from clean sources by 2020, 25% by 2030 and 75% by 2050.

“Emirates Energy Award focuses on certain standards and goals to honour the best practices and experiences in energy efficiency management in line with the directives of our wise of leadership that excelled in providing legislations and programmes in clean energy and climate change issues to be part of the leading international efforts to preserve the planet and embrace innovation and creative solutions with respect to all sectors of society,” said Al Tayer, during his opening speech at the press conference.

DSCE listed the 10 EEA award categories: Energy Efficiency – Public & Private Sectors (Gold, Silver and Bronze), Energy Efficiency – Private Sector (Gold, Silver, and Bronze), Large Energy Project (Gold, Silver and Bronze), Small Energy Project (Gold, Silver and Bronze), Connecting Solar Power to Buildings Project for Large Projects (more than 500 KW) (Gold, Silver and Bronze), Connecting Solar Power to Buildings Project for Small Projects (less than 500 KW) (Gold, Silver and Bronze), Education and Capacity Building (Gold, Silver and Bronze), Research and Development (Gold, Silver and Bronze), Young Professional Energy Award (Gold, Silver and Bronze) and Special Recognition Award.