DOHA: Qatar Shell Research and Technology Centre (QSRTC) will host its first Innovation Open House on Wednesday and Thursday showcasing innovative deployment of cutting-edge technologies that provide solutions to the world’s energy needs. The two-day event will also feature the second in the Qatar Shell Dialogues series.
H E Dr Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, Minister of Energy and Industry, and Faisal Al Suwaidi, President of R&D at Qatar Foundation will attend the Innovation Open House on November 7, where the Minister will be unveiling a further addition to QSRTC’s research facilities.
“Technology and innovation are at the heart of everything Shell does, which is why we invest more in R&D than any other oil and gas company. Qatar in particular plays an important role in Shell’s overall R&D strategy,” said Wael Sawan, Chairman and Managing Director of Qatar Shell.
Through its research arm QSRTC, Qatar Shell has committed to spending $100m on research and development over a ten-year period. QSRTC aligns itself with the Qatar National Research Strategy to explore cutting-edge solutions in the key areas of energy and environment under three themes: ‘Unlocking the Subsurface’, ‘Breakthrough Products’ and ‘Water Solutions’.
Students from Qatar’s universities will be given an exclusive preview of the three experiential exhibition zones prepared for the Open House, where they can witness through interactive displays Qatar Shell’s innovations across the three themes. The exhibition zones will showcase sub-surface developments in enhanced oil recovery and breakthrough products such as GTL jet fuel, as well as environmental research carried out on water and carbon recapture.
The Qatar Innovation Open House follows the May 2013 launch of the first in a series of stakeholder workshops known as the ‘Qatar Shell Dialogues’, which aim at gathering the foremost thought leaders from industry, government and academia to harvest recommendations on how the energy industry can help build Qatar’s national R&D capacity.
The Peninsula
