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HE Saeed Al Tayer discusses collaboration with First Public Hydrogen Authority and Electric Power Research Institute of America · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome to a special briefing from Innovation
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  Pulse. Today, we're spotlighting a key development,
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  a really key development, in Dubai's push towards
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  a sustainable future. Indeed. A strategic meeting
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  took place that could, well, significantly accelerate
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  Dubai's green ambitions. His Excellency Saeed
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  Mohammed Al -Tayyar, MD and CEO of Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority, or, you know, DUA, hosted
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  some pretty prominent international figures.
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  And these weren't just courtesy calls, right?
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  Right. The delegation included, let's see, Robert
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  Hertzberg, a senior fellow at the Mission Possible
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  Partnership, and experts from the prestigious
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  Electric Power Research Institute of America,
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  known as EPRI. Wow. Yeah, so the focus was clear.
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  Collaboration. Absolutely. But look, this goes
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  beyond just talking. Yeah? The discussions centered
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  on tangible cooperation in research, development,
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  and capacity building. Okay. They're looking
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  at specialized training in the most critical
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  areas for a modern energy system. Let's talk
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  about those areas, because they really paint
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  a picture of the future. Right. We're talking,
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  you know, smart grids, large -scale renewable
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  energy, energy storage, cybersecurity, and advanced
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  data analytics. This is basically the toolkit
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  for a 21st century utility. Precisely. It's about
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  building a resilient and an intelligent energy
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  infrastructure. Yeah. And His Excellency Saeed
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  Mohammed Al -Tayyar powerfully summarized the
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  vision for this collaboration. Okay. He stated,
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  and we're quoting here, Diwa's commitment to
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  working with leading international organizations
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  to exchange technical expertise Right. Strengthen
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  national capacity and empower its professionals
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  to play an active role in shaping the future
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  of sustainable energy while advancing the energy
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  transition, digital transformation, and climate
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  action in line with the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy
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  2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions
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  Strategy 2050. Wow! That quote perfectly ties
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  these international partnerships directly to
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  Dubai's landmark 2050 strategies for clean energy
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  and net zero emissions. Exactly. This isn't just
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  a meeting. It's the execution of a long -term
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  vision. It's about ensuring Dubai's own talent,
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  its professionals, are equipped with world -class
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  knowledge to lead this transition. It's a proactive
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  step to secure a sustainable and carbon -neutral
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  future. Now, here's a question we'd like you
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  to think about. As cities increasingly rely on
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  digital infrastructure for essential services
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  like energy, how important do you think international
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  collaboration on cybersecurity will be?