16 July 2014

Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has awarded the consultancy services to design and supervise the construction of its new project, The Solar Innovation Centre, to Ted Jacobs Engineering Group (TJEG).

Kettle Collective will work closely with TJEG as the lead architect for the clean energy project, which was launched by DEWA with support of the Dubai Supreme Council of Energy.

Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, MD and CEO of DEWA, said: "The Solar Innovation Centre is a sustainable architecture and a value adding facility to the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park. The landmark design celebrates the unique identity of the energy park... The building will be a platform to showcase the latest solar and sustainable technology."

It will be open to companies, researchers, students, indivi­duals in the field of solar energy and developers and manu­facturers of clean-energy technology. It is expected to be completed by November 2015.

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