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Gas Turbine Intelligent Controller boosts power generation by 29 MW, delivers AED 39 million in savings • AI-driven controller, co-developed by DEWA and Siemens Energy, received a seven-star rating at the International Best Practice Competition · DEWA Podcasts

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  We are looking at a major milestone in global
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  energy operations today. Right. Dubai Electricity
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  and Water Authority, DIWA, has just announced
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  some amazing advanced operational results. They
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  come from the world's first artificial intelligence
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  -driven gas turbine intelligent controller. Wow.
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  It was developed in collaboration with Siemens
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  Energy. This is really, you know, a prime example
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  of the fourth industrial revolution in action.
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  The scale of the impact is immediate and, frankly,
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  highly measurable. Yeah? They implemented this
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  system across 14 gas turbine units at the Jebel
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  Ali Power and Desalination Complex, and Diwa
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  successfully increased generation capacity by
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  about 28 .9 megawatts. That's huge! Financially,
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  this resulted in capital expenditure savings
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  of roughly AED 39 .95 million. And to understand
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  how it works, we have to look at the underlying
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  technology. Right, right. Nasser Luta, executive
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  vice president of Generation Adiwa, broke it
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  down. He explained that the controller integrates
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  AI, machine learning, digital twin technology,
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  and thermodynamic sciences. Amazing. It enables
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  real -time autonomous control. This helps recover
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  capacity losses caused by standard equipment
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  degradation, all while improving combustion stability.
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  The operational and environmental dividends are
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  just as striking. Mm -hmm. We're talking about
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  annual operating expenditure savings of about
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  $8 .72 million. That's just due to fuel savings.
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  Wow. Okay. Environmentally, the system reduces
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  carbon emissions by roughly 28 ,530 tons annually.
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  It also lowers nitrogen oxide emissions by 22
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  .9 tons per year. Incredible. It is absolutely
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  no surprise the project earned a seven -star
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  rating at the International Best Practice Competition.
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  The strategic importance of this development
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  was outlined directly by leadership. Yeah, His
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  Excellency Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayyir. MD and
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  CEO of Diwa stated something very impactful.
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  What did he say? He mentioned working under the
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  vision and directives of His Highness Sheikh
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  Mohammed bin Rashid al -Maktoum, they continue
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  to leverage fourth industrial revolution technologies,
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  particularly AI, to advance energy and water
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  infrastructure. This supports Diwa's transformation
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  into the world's first fully AI -native utility.
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  That makes sense. He emphasized their commitment
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  to translating innovation into sustainable operational
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  value. This enhances the efficiency, reliability,
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  and resilience of Dubai's electricity and water
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  systems. His Excellency elaborated on the workforce's
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  role in this success, too. Oh, yeah? He added
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  that this project demonstrates the ability of
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  Diwa's workforce to develop pioneering solutions.
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  Right. These solutions elevate operational performance.
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  They also further strengthen the organization's
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  global leadership in innovation and sustainability.
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  Wow. The achievement adds to Diwa's growing record
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  of innovation. It enhances operational efficiency,
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  reduces fuel consumption and operating costs,
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  and lowers emissions. Exactly. This directly
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  supports their sustainability objectives. It
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  also helps efforts to minimize the environmental
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  impact of power generation operations. This really
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  sets a completely new benchmark for how power
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  generation assets are managed worldwide. Absolutely.
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  Yep. Now, here's a question we'd like you to
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  think about. Oh, good one. As more utility providers
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  aim to become AI -native, how will these autonomous
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  digital technologies permanently alter our global
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  standards? Like, for energy resilience and environmental
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  sustainability.