Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) has signed up RWE Power International, a major provider of power and water plant engineering and consultancy services, to conduct a comprehensive study on the uses of all by-products from using clean coal at the Hassyan power plant.

RWE was awarded the contract to conduct a comprehensive study on the use of clean coal ash in cement and building materials industries based on local and international standards, said a statement from the Dubai utility.

The research will help the Dubai economy by providing better-quality products at lower prices, it added.

Commenting on the project, Saeed Mohammed Al Tayer, the managing director and chief executive, said: "It will help us to maximise the use of by-products from the power plant, while maintaining international standards in end products. Dewa has always prioritised sustainable development to ensure the happiness of the current and future citizens and residents of Dubai."

"This is also shown by the increased prominence of solar power in the energy mix and the co-operation between Dewa and RWE," he stated.

Pierre Samaties, the chief executive of RWE Power International Middle East, said: "We are proud of having been selected in a competitive process to conduct this important study for Dewa, after an extensive search."

"We are confident that the international expertise we bring to the project, which covers all necessary disciplines, will ensure a successful implementation and further support the utility’s ambition towards the ambitious Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050," he added.-TradeArabia News Service