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On the second day of the World Green Economy Summit (WGES): Dubai Supreme Council of Energy launches the sixth edition of the ‘Emirates Energy Award’, worth USD 1 million, under the theme “Innovating for Sustainable and Resilient Energy” · DEWA Podcasts

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  The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy launched
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  the 6th Emirates Energy Award, EEA 2026 -2028,
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  held under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh
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  Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President
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  and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai,
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  under the theme, Innovating for Sustainable and
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  Resilient Energy. This announcement was made
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  by His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al Tayyar. Vice
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  Chairman of Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and
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  Chairman of Emirates Energy Award during the
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  activities of the 12th edition of the World Green
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  Economy Summit at Dubai World Trade Center. The
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  theme places sustainability and resilience side
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  by side. His Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayr
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  said, I am pleased to announce the launch of
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  the sixth cycle of Emirates Energy Award 2026
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  to 2028. organized by Dubai Supreme Council of
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  Energy under the theme Innovating for Sustainable
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  and Resilient Energy. This new theme aligns with
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  the vision of the wise leadership of His Highness
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  Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President
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  of the UAE, and His Highness Sheikh Mohammed
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  bin Rashid Al Maqtoum, Vice President and Prime
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  Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai. to position
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  the United Arab Emirates as a global hub for
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  innovation in sustainable and resilient energy
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  sector. The theme also reflects the award's direction
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  to enhance the sustainability and resilience
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  of energy systems while strengthening their capacity
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  to address climate change, thereby supporting
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  sustainable development and strengthening global
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  energy security. His Excellency Sayyid Muhammad
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  Al -Tayr added, Emirates Energy Award is aligned
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  with the objectives of the UAE's Net Zero by
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  2050 Strategic Initiative, the Dubai Clean Energy
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  Strategy 2050 and the Dubai Net Zero Carbon Emissions
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  Strategy 2050. It also reflects our belief that
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  innovation is a fundamental pillar in building
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  an energy sector that is more efficient, resilient
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  and better equipped to adapt to future changes.
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  Through the forward -looking vision and sound
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  directives of the wise leadership, Dubai is a
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  leading global model in the transition towards
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  clean and sustainable energy and in consolidating
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  innovation and resilience in the energy sector.
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  The sixth cycle of the award will continue to
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  serve as a leading platform for recognising outstanding
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  initiatives, projects and practices that deliver
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  practical and innovative solutions, contribute
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  to the advancement of the energy sector, enhance
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  its sustainability and resilience, and support
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  efforts to build a secure and sustainable energy
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  system capable of keeping pace with global transformations.
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  His Excellency Said Muhammad Al -Tayyir added,
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  Emirates Energy Award 2026 -2028 carries a total
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  award value of US $1 million across 10 categories,
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  reflecting the breadth of the award's priorities.
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  from advancing energy efficiency across the public
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  and private sectors and supporting energy projects
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  of different scales, to promoting the circular
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  economy and the wider adoption of distributed
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  solar energy solutions. The categories also highlight
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  the importance of education and capacity building,
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  research and development, innovation, and empowering
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  young talent to contribute to the energy solutions
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  of the future. His Excellency Sayyid Muhammad
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  Al -Tayar added, We take this opportunity to
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  invite institutions, organisations and individuals
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  involved in the energy sector to participate
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  in the sixth cycle of Emirates Energy Award and
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  to present their experiences, solutions and outstanding
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  projects that embody the spirit of innovation
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  and respond to the requirements of the next phase.
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  Moreover, we aspire for this cycle to serve as
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  a catalyst for the development of more efficient,
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  capable and resilient practices, while accelerating
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  the adoption of solutions that enhance the reliability
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  of the energy sector, strengthen its readiness
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  for the future, and open new horizons for sustainable
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  development. In conclusion, we hope that the
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  sixth cycle of the award will contribute to advancing
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  the transition towards a clean and sustainable
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  energy system, while safeguarding our planet's
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  resources and preserving them for generations
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  to come. Around that, the record. Across five
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  previous cycles, the award has honored a total
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  of 151 winners, 118 in the first four cycles
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  and 33 in the fifth, drawn from government, the
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  private sector, and academic institutions, regionally
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  and globally. His Excellency Ahmed Bouti al -Muhairbi,
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  Secretary General of Dubai Supreme Council of
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  Energy and Vice Chairman of the Executive Committee
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  of the Emirates Energy Award, Said the cycle
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  translates innovation into tangible impact and
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  that strong participation is expected from youth
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  and entrepreneurs. Ten categories in all. Energy
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  efficiency, public sector. Energy efficiency,
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  private sector. Large energy project. Small energy
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  project. Circular economy. Large solar energy
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  project, distributed generation of 500 kilowatts
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  and above. Small solar energy project, distributed
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  generation below 500 kilowatts. Education and
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  capacity building. Research and development.
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  Young energy professional. Taher Diab, Secretary
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  General of Emirates Energy Award, set out the
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  objectives and categories in detail. One million
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  US dollars across 10 categories. A cycle running
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  from 2026 to 2028. open to institutions, organizations,
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  and individuals. The measure will be implementation.