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DEWA’s Sustainability and Innovation Centre adds hydrogen and solar architecture training to its established sustainability curriculum · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome to Future Forward, where we track the
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  trends shaping our world. Today, we're zoning
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  in on Dubai, where the shift to a green economy
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  is getting this major boost in professional development.
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  That's right. Diwa's Sustainability and Innovation
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  Center is expanding its offerings. Okay. They're
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  moving beyond just, you know, policy and into
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  practical expertise. Right. They've just launched
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  two new highly specialized certification program.
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  So the first is Building Integrated Photovoltaics
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  in Solar Architecture. And the second is the
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  Hydrogen Energy Professional Program. And this
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  is on top of the popular Sustainability Manager
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  course, which is actually returning. It's a clear
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  strategy to build a skilled workforce. Yeah.
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  The MD and CEO of Diwa, His Excellency Saeed
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  Mohammed Al -Tayr, really articulated the vision
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  perfectly. He stated, The Sustainability and
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  Innovation Center plays a vital role in enhancing
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  the UAE energy sector's readiness for the future
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  through its exhibitions, training programs and
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  interactive competitions. In collaboration with
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  strategic partners, including universities, academic
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  institutions, and startups, the center showcases
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  the latest innovations in clean and renewable
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  energy while offering scientific and professional
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  development opportunities. These efforts directly
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  support DEWA's commitment to the Dubai Clean
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  Energy Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon
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  Emission Strategy 2050. The center is committed
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  to broadening participation in climate action
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  and accelerating the energy transition. That
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  quote really just frames... the importance of
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  all this. It's all about future -proofing the
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  energy sector. Totally. And these courses are
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  so incredibly specific. I mean, the solar architecture
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  program that's scheduled for February 2026 teaches
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  participants how to integrate photovoltaic technology
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  directly into the building's envelope. So like
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  walls and roofs that are actually generating
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  power? Yeah. Exactly. Wow. They even get into
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  using tools like BIM Solar for analysis, fire
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  safety, and cost competitiveness. Okay. It's
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  incredibly thorough. And the Hydrogen Energy
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  Professional course, which is running in November
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  2025, tackles one of the... biggest, biggest
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  hurdles for hydrogen, understanding its chemical
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  properties for safe handling, for storage and,
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  you know, all the legal frameworks around it.
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  Yes. This is just so crucial for scaling up.
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  It's a very hands -on approach to achieving those
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  big picture 2050 goals. By training a new generation
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  of specialists in solar design, hydrogen safety
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  and sustainability management. Yeah. I mean,
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  DEWA is building the very... foundation for a
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  net zero future. Now, here's a question we'd
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  like you to think about. OK. As we focus on developing
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  all of these green technologies, how important
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  is it for cities and countries to simultaneously
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  invest in the specialized human skills needed
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  to actually deploy and manage them?