Amman- 5 October 2022

The German Jordanian University (GJU) won the Emirates Silver Award for Energy for the year 2022 in its4th cycle, organized by the Supreme Council of Energy in Dubai, with the participation of 187 projects from 16 countries, for its “Anwar” solar power plant project with a capacity of 2.11 megawatts, in the category of Distributed Solar Energy – Large Scale.

The award was received on behalf of GJU by the project manager, Dr. Munjid Al-Sharif, the supervisory committee member, Dr. Muhammad Al-Adous, and the CEO of the Firas Blasmeh Corporation for Control Systems, which implemented the project and has been operating and maintaining the operation and maintenance of the station since its operation in December 2017. His Excellency the Minister of Environment, Dr. Muawiya Al-Radaydah, participated in the event as a speaker at the conference.

 The Council awarded the German Jordanian University the Silver Award due to the leadership and uniqueness of the project and its contribution to solving the challenges of obtaining energy and the level of innovation in integrating solar energy inside the university campus as canopies for cars and on the roofs of buildings.

It is noteworthy that the Emirates Energy Award was launched to honor the best practices of energy conservation that have been applied, characterized by innovation and ideal low-cost measures. 

The award is organized every two years to introduce a wide variety of best practices in the field of energy and the management of its resources according to the values ​​of creativity, innovation, energy efficiency, the reinforcement of the use of renewable energy compared to other resources, and the economic, social, and environmental impact.

 

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