Researchers during workshop.
Researchers from the Qatar Environment and Energy Research Institute (QEERI), one of Hamad Bin Khalifa University’s (HBKU) three national research institutes, gathered last week to present their research progress at QEERI’s second quarterly portfolio review workshop.
The three-day workshop was held at Education City, and highlighted key areas of scientific discovery undertaken by QEERI, within its recently consolidated six research portfolios – Water Security, Photovoltaics, Smart Grid, Energy Storage, Energy Efficiency and Value Added Products, and Air Quality and Climate Change.
The quarterly portfolio review workshop is a scholarly forum for QEERI scientists to facilitate synergy, collaboration and dialogue. It enables the QEERI team to assess their recent successes and identify areas for improvement, and to continuously ensure that they are advancing towards the achievement of each portfolio’s research goals. Dr Marwan Khraisheh, Acting Executive Director at QEERI, said: “Our research agenda is committed to meeting the needs of Qatar, in alignment with the country’s energy and water security grand challenges."
QEERI, under its Energy Efficiency Research Portfolio, is partnering with KAHRAMAA for a two-year research collaboration to improve the energy efficiency of district cooling systems by 10-20 percent, thus reducing energy costs and minimizing adverse impact on the environment.
