Zaid Adwan

Zaid is an Application Engineer at SMA Solar Technology in Dubai, supporting utility-scale PV + BESS projects across the MENA region and acting as a technical focal point for customers and
internal teams. His work is focused on inverter-based resources, including the practical application and behavior of grid-following and grid-forming inverters in real power systems.

Before joining SMA, Zaid worked as an O&M Engineer at MASE, where he gained hands-on experience in utility-scale PV plant operation, performance analysis, and repowering support, including exposure to grid-support equipment such as STATCOMs.

Zaid holds a B.Sc. in Electrical Power and Energy Engineering from Princess Sumaya University for Technology (PSUT). Alongside his engineering work, he is also interested in data-driven approaches
to power systems and energy storage, particularly where analytics and ML can improve reliability, performance, and decision-making in inverter-dominated grids.