Annual report: 2009-2012 March 2013 EMIRATES ENERGY AWARD 2015 WINNERS Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai 4 | Emirates Energy Award 2015 His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan President of the United Arab Emirates The UAE is striving to develop and boost its rich resources and expertise in the international energy markets and enhance its leading role as a global hub for renewable energy research and development. Emirates Energy Award 2015 | 5 His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Vice President and Prime Minister of UAE and Ruler of Dubai We recognise that preserving our energy resources will be one of the greatest challenges in our drive towards sustainable development. This, however will not materialize unless the different facets of our society adopt energy conservation principles in their core values. The future generations will be the chief beneficiary of our achievements and the best judge of what we accomplish in this field. 6 | Emirates Energy Award 2015 About the Emirates Energy Award Organized under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai, the Emirates Energy Award (EEA) is a regional prize that is awarded every two years to encourage the rationalized use of energy and resources. The award aims to highlight the best practices and pioneering work in energy efficiency, alternative energy, sustainability and protecting the environment. The award recognizes the efforts of the public and private sectors across the region in energy efficiency, energy projects and education and research in the energy sector. A special recognition award is also available for outstanding contributors to the energy sector. This regional accolade provides a global platform for all the EEA winners for their achievements in energy management and conservation and will highlight their efforts throughout the energy sector. The award is managed by The Supreme Council of Energy, which reviews and conducts the award assessment and selection based on specific criteria. Emirates Energy Award 2015 | 7 THE AWARD Objectives To foster energy conservation and increase awareness, the Emirates Energy Award has been launched to recognise the best implemented practices in energy conservation that showcase innovative, cost effective and exemplary measures. Acknowledging these practices and in- novation shall manifest a positive impact on the MENA region to steer energy awareness on a broad level across the different facets of society. Benefits The Emirates Energy Award aims at increasing awareness amongst individuals, organisations and society to drive sustainable development not only in the UAE but also in the region. The Emirates Energy Award will grant the winners and their organisations a prestigious recog- nition for their best practices in energy management and conservation. The winners will also receive positive exposure and publicity in the mass media. Furthermore, the best practices will be shared and disseminated to the rest of the candidates and community. 8 | Emirates Energy Award 2015 Award CateGORIES ENERGY EFFiciencY - PUBLic & PRIVate SectORS LARGE ENERGY PROJect SMALL ENERGY PROJect EDUcatiON AND CapacitY BUILdinG Research AND DEVELOpment YOUNG ENERGY PROFessiOnaL SpeciaL RecOGNITION Emirates Energy Award 2015 | 9 Emirates energy Award ROadshOW & EVents 10 | Emirates Energy Award 2015 Emirates Energy Award 2015 | 11 12 | Emirates Energy Award 2015 2015 WINNERS SUMMARY Emirates Energy Award 2015 | 13 14 | Emirates Energy Award 2015 Emirates Energy Award 2015 | 15 LARGE ENERGY PROJECT GOLDEN AWARD PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT OMAN / BAUER NIMR LLC Treatment of produced water from drilling operation OMAN The project reflects the environmental stewardship of the oil sector in the region by pioneering oil-water sepa- ration and reed-bed wetland technology to provide efficient, effective and sustainable water management solu- tion for Petroleum Development Oman’s Nimr Oil Field. Over 100,000 cubic meters of produced water from the oil field is treated every day. As a result, considerable quantities of crude oil are recovered and the water is treated over a 235 hectares of constructed wetland (reed- bed) – equivalent to about 450 football pitches. The reed-beds filter the water by capturing oil, they also separate the salinity. The entire system operates via gravity and uses only 2% of total electricity required to dispose the produced water via conventional methods. The project not only reduced the carbon footprint of the oil field operations, but also enhanced biodiversity as the resulting wetland attracted over 100 bird species. 16 | Emirates Energy Award 2015 LARGE ENERGY PROJECT SILVER AWARD ABU DHABI MARINE OPERATING COMPANY / (ADMA-OPCO) Operational efficiency (Oil fields) UAE The project demonstrated the implementation of several best practices at Zakum field, the largest oil producing complex within ADMA. By deploying state-of-the-art energy efficiency measures, changing behaviour, and de- veloping an energy management culture while sustaining oil production, ADMA-OPCO achieved considerable energy and monetary savings. The project entails improving fuel efficiency of power generation gas turbines through process modification. In addition, crude oil production has increased by enhancing the technology of both gas and water injection plat- forms for oil recovery. As a result, the project achieved savings of more than 200 ton of sulfur dioxide and over 100,000 ton of carbon dioxide per year. In addition to improved reliability and system performance, financial savings were reported to exceed USD 38 million per year. Emirates Energy Award 2015 | 17 LARGE ENERGY PROJECT BronZE AWARD Abu DHABI Water & Electricity Authority / (ADWEA) Demand management (Battery storage) UAE The Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity Authority pioneered the first-of-its-kind utility scale energy storage project in the region by introducing large scale battery (sodium-sulfur battery) system with a total capacity of 108 MW, out of which 36 MW had been completed during the EEA 2015. The system stores energy when additional ca- pacity is available at low demand and re-injects it to the grid when the load is at peak levels. This project forms a bold step towards establishing the smart utility of the future, where energy storage plays a central role in facilitating the integration of higher share of renewables, maintaining grid flexibility and ensuring reliability of power supply. 18 | Emirates Energy Award 2015 SMALL ENERGY PROJECT GOLDEN AWARD Dubai Airport Free Zone / (DAFZA) Energy efficiency and resource conservation (Air conditioning and lighting retrofit) UAE The Dubai Airport Freezone (DAFZA), which covers over 300,000 m2 and houses 13 office buildings, a district chiller plant serving more than 1450 companies, implemented several energy efficiency projects as part of its commitment towards sustainable development. In 2014, DAFZA completed the optimization of its district cool- ing system, in addition to water conservation and LED lighting retrofit measures. The initiative includes optimiz- ing the output of the water-cooled, central chiller plant according to the demand of the buildings. In addition, a Reverse Osmosis water treatment system was introduced to produce purified water from Treated Sewage Efflu- ent (TSE) and feed it to the cooling towers of the chiller system. LED lights were also used in indoor and outdoor applications. As a result, significant savings were achieved compared to 2013, highlighting the business case for building ret- rofits using proven technologies. The chiller plant power consumption was reduced by over 20%, potable water consumption was reduced by 30%, and lighting power consumption was reduced by 50%. An estimated 11% re- duction of carbon emissions was achieved. Overall, the retrofitting initiative reduced operational cost by almost 6% compared to 2013. Emirates Energy Award 2015 | 19 SMALL ENERGY PROJECT SILVER AWARD Dubai International Financial CENTRE (DIFC) Energy efficiency (Air conditioning and lighting retrofit) UAE The Dubai International Financial Centre, which spreads over a foot print area of more than 3.5 million square feet, successfully implemented several energy conservation measures as part of its smart city vision. This in- cluded retrofits to the cooling and electrical systems of DIFC. In 2014, the DIFC Property Management Department completed the retrofitting program which included creat- ing smaller lighting loops to reduce consumption during non-operational hours, rebalancing ambient temper- ature to 24oC for specific areas, switching off lights when not in use, among others. Overall, the initiative demon- strated almost 50% operational cost reduction compared to 2013. Carbon emissions were estimated to drop sharply by over 50% compared to 2013. 20 | Emirates Energy Award 2015 SMALL ENERGY PROJECT BronZE AWARD GREEN Energy Solutions AND Sustainability LLC Landfill gas recovery for power generation UAE Al Qusais landfill is one of the largest sites in Dubai, receiving over 5000 tons of waste per day. The landfill gas produced from the site is composed of about 60% methane, presenting an opportunity for waste management and power generation. Green Energy Solutions and Sustainability seized this opportunity and pioneered an in- novative gas collection system coupled with power