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Dubai’s Sustainable City Gets Power
From The Sun Through ABB
ABB string inverters deliver power for the
residents of Dubai’s first all-electric city.
Dubai’s first city to be powered completely
by solar energy relies on ABB string
inverters to harness the power of the sun
for residents. Inverters convert the direct
current (DC) output from the panels in
to the alternating current (AC) needed in
homes.
ABB has supplied 400 string inverters to
harvest solar energy for 400 villas in the
Sustainable City, the region’s first fully
integrated sustainable community.
“We are one of the pioneering engineering,
procurement and construction (EPC)
companies that supply grid connected PV
solutions to this growing regional market,”
explains Anwar Abdel of City Solar. “This
means we are responsible for procuring
all equipment and materials necessary for
the project and verify that it’s functioning
perfectly.”
Conceived and built by Dubai based
Diamond Developers, the Sustainable City
will be home to some 2,000 people in an
area of nearly 500,000 square meters. It
will eventually generate 10 megawatt-
“ABB is excited to be part of Dubai’s first peak (MWp) of power from solar panels on
wholly sustainable city and help reliably private and public buildings within the city.
harness the power of the sun. We share
Dubai’s vision of building a world-class As well as solar powered homes, the plan
smart city and we firmly believe for this for the Sustainable City features solar
to happen, it also needs to be energy- powered chargers for electric cars, a hotel
efficient. We are sure that Dubai’s excellent powered 100 percent by solar power and
initiatives
coupled
with
innovative the Diamond Innovation Center, the first
technologies from companies such as educational institute to use net zero energy
ABB will make this ambition a reality,” said over its lifetime.
Mostafa AlGuezeri, Managing Director,
ABB in the Middle East.
The Sustainable City provides a complete
suite of amenities and environmental
The inverters were installed by City Solar, features. With the initial phase completed
one of the leading companies specializing in December 2016, the city comprises
in solar photovoltaic (PV) power generation five residential clusters, a buffer zone,
in the United Arab Emirates and Dubai. a green ‘spine’, an equestrian club and
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