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DEWA launches World Energy Day 2022 campaign

DUBAI, Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has launched its annual campaign to promote the World Energy Day, which is observed on 22nd October each year, under the theme “Green Energy is My Choice”. This comes as part of DEWA’s ongoing efforts to involve customers and society members in achieving sustainable development and promoting energy efficiency His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, adopted the initiative along with 54 countries, representatives from the United Nations, the Arab League, and the African Union, during the World Energy Forum 2012 in Dubai. World Energy Day focuses on the importance of energy conservation, reducing carbon footprint, using clean and renewable energy, and supporting green economy. To mark the occasion, DEWA is organising a series of virtual lectures in Arabic and English for several governmental, semi-governmental and private organisations. DEWA also launched an internal photography

Researchers at UAEU College of Science led discovery of how first supermassive black holes formed in Universe

AL AIN, The Physics Department in the College of Science at the United Arab Emirates University performed a study on the formation of the first supermassive black holes in the Universe, entitled “Turbulent cold flows gave birth to the first quasars” that has been published in Nature scientific magazine. Dr. Muhammad Abdul Latif from the Department of Physics led a distinguished and diverse team of astrophysicists from the UAE, United Kingdom, and Canada in resolving this two-decade-old mystery of how the first super-bright, hyperactive quasars reached this massive size inside supermassive black holes within a short period of the early universe. “This discovery is particularly exciting because astrophysicists have been grappling for years on how the first supermassive black holes were conceived,” he said. The discovery uncovered a cosmic enigma that has been puzzling scientists for the past twenty years – how come the first quasars which are extremely luminous

Eight Security Council members condemn North Korea’s ballistic missile launch

NEW YORK, The following is a joint statement as delivered by Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield, U.S. Representative to the United Nations, on behalf of Albania, Brazil, France, Ireland, Japan, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, and the United States on North Korea: “It was only last week that we stood at this podium to condemn the DPRK’s ballistic missile launch of January 5. The regime has conducted three additional ballistic missile launches since then, on January 11, January 14, and January 17 local time. The DPRK has announced that it conducted the launches on four occasions in the last two weeks. The DPRK itself published photos that confirm the launch of ballistic missiles following all four launch events. And we know that DPRK missile launches that use ballistic missile technology violate Security Council resolutions. These facts should not be in dispute. The DPRK’s unlawful behavior is a threat to international

DEWA welcomes US Consul General to its Innovation Centre

DUBAI, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD&CEO of Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA), welcomed Meghan Gregonis, United States Consul General in Dubai, to DEWA’s Innovation Centre at the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The visit aimed to review the latest renewable energy technologies and the Centre’s innovations in supporting the future of clean energy. Al Tayer highlighted the various sections of the Innovation Centre to the US Consul General. The Centre reflects DEWA’s efforts to support innovation in clean energy and develop creative solutions for the production and management of renewable energy. He noted that the Centre supports DEWA’s renewable and clean energy projects, most notably the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest single-site solar park in the world based on the Independent Power Producer (IPP) model. It will have a production capacity of 5,000 megawatts (MW) by 2030. When completed, it will contribute to reducing over