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HE Saeed Al Tayer presents Dubai's achievements in energy and water at Al Shera'a before a number of ministers and senior officials · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome to our latest briefing on urban innovation
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  and sustainability. So today, we're looking at
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  a pretty major milestone in Dubai. Oh, definitely.
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  It was the recent high -level tour of Al -Shera,
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  which is the new headquarters for DEWA, the Dubai
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  Electricity and Water Authority. It was quite
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  a momentous gathering. Senior officials and ministers
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  toured what can really only be described as an
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  architectural masterpiece. Absolutely. It's actually
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  the tallest, largest, and smartest net positive
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  government building in the world. It really is
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  a remarkable feat. During the visit, the delegation
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  was briefed on DEWA's strategic milestones, including
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  their clean energy initiatives. Right. A standout
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  mention was the 250 megawatt Hata hydroelectric
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  power plant. It's actually the first pumped storage
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  hydroelectric power plant in the Arabian Gulf
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  region. And alongside that physical infrastructure,
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  Dewa's digital transformation is totally reshaping
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  the utility sector. Through their digital arm,
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  Digital Dewa, they're integrating advanced AI
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  into everything they do. Wow. Yeah, they even
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  own the world's largest solar -powered green
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  data center, according to Guinness World Records.
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  And all of that technological prowess is built
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  right into the walls of their new headquarters.
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  Alshara introduces this really innovative concept
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  for sustainable buildings. It's based on the
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  integration of smart solutions within a comprehensive
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  cognitive system. This system literally senses,
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  analyzes, and responds to its environment. That
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  cognitive approach is exactly what makes it the
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  world's smartest government building. Yeah, for
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  sure. It's all enabled by the Internet of Things,
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  big data analytics, and AI. Speeding over 2 million
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  square feet, it's designed to achieve top -tier
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  sustainability standards, including LEED Platinum
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  and Well Gold certifications. In the end, Alshara
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  aims to establish a new global benchmark for
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  net positive buildings. They actually generate
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  more clean energy than they consume. At the same
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  time, they provide a smart and sustainable working
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  environment that places people right at its heart.
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  It is truly a global model for future developments
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  that combine AI, resource efficiency, sustainability,
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  and quality of life. Now, here's a question we'd
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  like you to think about. If our buildings can
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  generate more clean energy than they consume
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  while actively responding to our needs, how will
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  this transform the way we design the cities of
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  tomorrow?