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A combination of solar power generation and storage systems will be the most efficient means of transforming buildings throughout the Middle East from energy passive to active, according to a German electricity innovation expert.
Speaking ahead of the “Digitalization in Energy Conference,” which will run at the Dubai World Trade Centre from March 3 to 5, Marc Helfter, disruptive innovation director for the electrical installations solutions provider Hager Group, said the region’s future smart buildings will be totally electric-powered.
Helfter, who is to present a “Smart Building in Action” case study at the conference, said the region’s high sunshine penetration rate — running at 1747 kWh/kWp/year in Dubai — made solar the obvious choice to power buildings but solutions needed to be supported by storage infrastructures.
“Within the region solar has by far the biggest potential but to be fully efficient, PV installations have to be combined with energy storage solutions,” he said. “The future will be fully electric. Mobility, heating, cooling will become electric.”
“Digitalization in Energy Conference” is part of Middle East Energy, a global power industry event previously known as Middle East Electricity.
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