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AERONET Site Information Database
Site Index
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2 - View of the sunphotometer. |
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Site Coordinates and Elevation:
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- Latitude: 24.76685° North
- Longitude: 55.36912° East
- Elevation: 86.8 Meters
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Site
Description:
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- The station is part of a R&D- site in the desert, 50 km south of the City of Dubai, very close to the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Makthoum Solar Park. The site’s dimension is 100 m x 100 m.The cimel is installed on highest level of a platform for instrumentation. The horizon is free of obstructions above 5° elevation. The surrounding is dominated by a sandy desert. Nearby a huge Photovoltaic plant of 5 GW / 77km˛ will be build. 400 MWp are already installed in 2018. The station is part of a photovoltaic research and development site measuring >100 PV modules in different installations (elevations, azimuth-orientation, 1-axes tracked, 2-axes tracked, building integrated…) individually.The station is designed to become part of the BSRN network The station is equipped with a GPS-Water Vapor measuring system included in GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences (Helmholtz Centre Potsdam)
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Principal
Investigator(s)
Information:
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- Luis Martin Pomares
- E-mail: Luis.Pomares@dewa.gov.ae
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Dr. Luis Martin Pomares
General Management - Business Development & Excellence P.O.Box: 564 Dubai - UAE Email: Luis.Pomares@dewa.gov.ae
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Site
Manager(s) Information:
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- Ahmad Safieh
- Email: ahmad.safieh@dewa.gov.ae
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Ahmad Safieh
General Management - Business Development & Excellence P.O.Box: 564 Dubai - UAE Email: ahmad.safieh@dewa.gov.ae
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Managing Staff Information:
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- Joseph Nader
- Email: Joseph.Nader@dewa.gov.ae
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Joseph Nader
General Management - Business Development & Excellence P.O.Box: 564 Dubai - UAE Email: Joseph.Nader@dewa.gov.ae
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Responsible
Institution(s):
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-The operating institution is the Dubai Water & Electricity Authority (DEWA): www.dewa.gov.ae
-Built by TUEV Rheinland Energy GmbH / Germany www.tuv.com/solarenergy www.tuv-e3.com/solar
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Last Generated: 28 MAY 2024
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