Project meeting with decision makers of world leading architect firms. These meetings are generally organized to introduce our BIPV system and support the specification process of targeted projects within the United Arab Emirates.
After the announcement and start of the leading initiative “Shams Dubai” of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai to make Dubai the smartest city in the world, local based architects grew their interest in BIPV systems to be implemented in their project planning.
It also supports diversifying the energy mix by promoting the use of clean and renewable energy sources to build a sustainable future for the Emirate.
Launching the initiative implements council resolution number 46 of 2014, issued by HH Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai and Chairman of the Dubai Executive Council, to regulate the connection of solar energy to Dubai’s power grid.
The initiative encourages household and building owners to install PV panels to generate electricity, and connect them to DEWA’s grid. The electricity is used on site and the surplus is exported to DEWA’s network.
The special advantages for the UAE are:
The UAE is located in the sunbelt of our globe, in which solar irradiation levels are very high. This means that a solar panel in the UAE can potentially produce double the electrical energy compared to a country with relatively lower irradiation levels such as Germany or the UK.
In Dubai, the available global irradiation usable by PV technology varies between 2,105 up to 2,164 kW/m2a. These figures mean solar energy is an optimal energy source for Dubai.
The UAE is also in a region where bad weather rarely affects solar power production, making it an ideal location for solar installations.
Being in a region with nearly 365 days of sunlight a year, the UAE can easily become one of the leading producers of solar energy globally.
The utilization of photovoltaic as a building material (BIPV) to replace existing construction components such as glass in faces is having a far higher advantage rather than a tack on addition of standard solar modules (BAPV).
The BIPV can forming part of building envelope, for example being used as:
Roofing
Façade
Windows
Shading devices
Architectural elements
Structures
BIPV Building Integrated Photovoltaic
BAPV Building Applied Photovoltaic
