Suhail Al Mazrouei honours winners of inaugural edition of MoEI’s Research and Innovation Award

Suhail Al Mazrouei honours winners of inaugural edition of MoEI’s Research and Innovation Award

DUBAI, 28th February, 2023 (WAM) -- Suhail bin Mohammed Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, honoured the winners of the first edition of the Research and Innovation Award, organised by the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure (MoEI) to accelerate the development of innovative solutions to challenges in energy, water, infrastructure, transport, and housing.

Coinciding with the UAE Innovates 2023, the award ceremony drew the participation of senior officials at MoEI and other government entities and representatives of private sector companies and stakeholders.

The Award covered six key areas, including the impacts of climate change on the resilience of the energy and infrastructure sectors, better integration of urban planning, future mobility solutions, innovative housing solutions, balanced national energy, and water security and sustainability. It targeted participations from the government sector, private sector, universities and R&D centers, startups, individual researchers and experts, and youth.

The winners of the government sector category were Al Ain City Municipality, Dubai Municipality, Abu Dhabi City Municipality, Ras Al Khaimah Municipality, and Dubai Electricity and Water Authority.

For the private sector category, the awards went to Bee’ah Group and Abu Dhabi Distribution Company. Awards for the universities and R&D centres category were bagged by Khalifa University, University of Sharjah, Abu