Abu Dhabi Department of Energy signs MoU with NYU Abu Dhabi at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2023

Abu Dhabi Department of Energy signs MoU with NYU Abu Dhabi at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2023

Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates – The Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with New York University Abu Dhabi (NYUAD) at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2023. The MoU aims to strengthen commercial, economic, and technical cooperation in energy and water efficiency, sustainability, and conservation and is in line with both parties’ endeavour to achieve Abu Dhabi’s long-term economic development.

The MoU was signed by Eng. Ahmed Al Falasi, Acting Executive Director of the Energy Efficiency Sector and NYUAD Director of Sustainability and Stewardship Antonios Vouloudis, in the presence of dignitaries from both parties.

The MoU aims to enhance cooperation and exchange of information and expertise between the DoE and NYUAD in capability development. It calls for scientific, technical, technological, legislative, and administrative cooperation in energy and water efficiency, sustainability, and conservation. They will jointly identify opportunities in Demand Side Management (DSM), energy and water efficiency, behavioural change, end-use consumption measurement, renewable energy, carbon footprint assessment, retrofits, energy and water resource issues, and clean energy certification.

Eng. Ahmed Al Falasi, Acting Executive Director of the Energy Efficiency Sector, said: “This agreement is in line with our goal of promoting energy and water efficiencies by encouraging