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fostering clean energy partnerships
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The newsletter at a glance
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- Interview at the al-Anbaa newspaper - H.E. Dr. Cristian Tudor, EU Ambassador in Kuwait
- Event Invitation: Hydrogen, the energy carrier of the future
- EU Corner: Highlights from the EU
- Other News
- Highlights April 2021
- Highlights March 2021
- Highlights February 2021
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Interview at the al-Anbaa Newspaper
H.E. Dr. Cristian Tudor - EU Ambassador in Kuwait
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The daily Arabic newspaper al-Anbaa hosts an interview of H.E. Dr. Cristian Tudor, EU Ambassador in Kuwait.
The Ambassador highlights that there is an 'enormous potential to strengthen relations between the EU and Kuwait in areas of renewables, energy efficiency, smart grids, and economic diversification'.
The interview (in Arabic) is available here
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Join our Next Event
Hydrogen, the energy carrier of the future
Tuesday 25 May 2021
12.00 CET / 13.00 Qatar Time / 14.00 GST
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This research outcome seminar/online webinar will provide an opportunity to exchange ideas and consider concrete options to move the hydrogen agenda forward in Qatar and the whole GCC and EU regions. It will help identify innovative and replicable practices and models to facilitate the development and implementation of renewable hydrogen projects to initiate joint initiatives.
The webinar is organised by the European Union Delegation to the State of Kuwait and the State of Qatar, the EU-GCC Clean Energy Technology Network, and the Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) on Tuesday 25 May 2021 at 12.00 CET/ 13.00 Qatar Time/14.00 GST.
H.E. Dr. Cristian Tudor, EU Ambassador in Kuwait and Qatar, EU Delegation to the State of Kuwait and the State of Qatar, and Dr. Abdul Sattar Al-Taie, Executive Director, Qatar National Research Fund will open this promising event while high-level domain experts will share their views and insights.
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EU Corner: Highlights from the EU
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Publication
HYDROGEN ACT -Towards the creation of the European Hydrogen Economy
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The report has been prepared by Hydrogen Europe and was authored by Jorgo Chatzimarkakis, Constantine Levoyannis, Prof Dr Ad van Wijk and Frank Wouters and was supported by the EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network, Dii Desert Energy, and the African Hydrogen Partnership (AHP).
The proposed “Hydrogen Act” is not a single piece of legislation, it is intended to be a vision for an umbrella framework aimed at harmonising and integrating all separate hydrogen-related actions and legislations. The Hydrogen Act focuses on infrastructure and market aspects, describing three phases of development: the kick-start phase, the ramp-up phase, and the market-growth phase. Download here the Hydrogen Act report.
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News
In focus: Hydrogen – driving the green revolution
The EU moves away from its dependency on fossil fuel and hydrogen will play a key role in future energy systems. It will also support delivering on the aim set out in the European Green Deal of achieving carbon-neutrality in the EU by 2050. A detailed article on the role of Hydrogen is available here.
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Publication
ASSET study on gathering data on EU competitiveness on selected clean energy technologies
This report considers seven clean technologies that rank differently on forecasted market size and expected market growth and can be grouped in the following way: Traditional and (largely) mature renewable energy (RE) technologies like Solar PV, Onshore Wind and Offshore Wind have a stronger hardware proposition and show substantially larger market sizes, but limited growth rates below 10%; Emerging digital technologies including energy management and grid management show both small current market sizes but stronger growth outlooks; High-voltage direct current (HVDC) technology is assessed as small and low-growth market due to the scope of this study focusing on hardware components; Ocean technologies including wave and tidal technologies are least mature for which no proper commercial market has developed so far. Download the report
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ASSET study on international strategic partnerships in energy
As part of the European Commission’s strategic long-term vision, dubbed ‘A Clean Planet for All’ and the EU Green Deal outlining the path to a prosperous, modern, competitive, and climate-neutral economy by 2050, mobilising industry and a strong emphasis is given on cooperation with international partners. In particular, international cooperation is relevant in the area of renewable energy sources (RES) technology for various reasons Download the report
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The Network at the Future of Hydrogen Energy workshop
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Frank Wouters, Director EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network will join an interesting discussion within the frame of the Future of Hydrogen Energy workshop taking place on Thursday 22 April 2021, organised by the Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure, UAE.
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The Network supports the online conference World Hydrogen MENA
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The Network supported the online conference World Hydrogen MENA that was organised on Wednesday 21 April 2021.
This one-day conference aimed to uncover the potential for hydrogen across the MENA region. It brought together local and international industry leaders to debate the biggest challenges and opportunities and to identify investment prospects through interactive sessions, case studies, and networking sessions.
More information is available here.
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The Network welcomes Dr. Abdulaziz Aljodai
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Carbon Capture, Storage and Utilisation Convener
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Dr. Abdulaziz Aljodai is the Corporate Programs Director at Technology and Innovation, SABIC Company. He held various technical and leadership positions in project management and R&D fields including the role of Research Fellow, the second-highest technical position in the company. He is a named inventor of numerous patents at SABIC, mainly in plant-wide chemical process development, hydrogen, renewable energy, and environmental fields. Read more
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Virtual Workshop
Towards Net Zero Energy in Buildings
Vol 1: Policies, Regulations, Financing Mechanisms, and Business Models
Vol 2: Design, Concepts, and Technologies
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The EU-GCC Clean Energy Technology Network and the Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) organised a series of two virtual workshops on the net-zero energy buildings concepts. The aim of these workshops is to exchange relevant best practices, information and lessons learned and advance regional initiatives on the ZNE buildings principles in the context of energy transitions and climate change mitigation.
H.E. Dr. Cristian Tudor, EU Ambassador in Kuwait and Qatar, EU Delegation in Kuwait, and Dr. Samira Omar, KISR Director-General welcomed the initiative at their opening addresses.
The recordings and the presentation of the virtual workshops are available at the following links:
Vol 1: Policies, Regulations, Financing Mechanisms, and Business Models
Vol 2: Design, Concepts, and Technologies
The report of the virtual workshops will be released soon and will be available on the events' webpages.
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Online Conference
Innovative Cities in the context of Climate Change Risk Management in Water and Energy Supply
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The EU-GCC Clean Energy Technology Network and the Environmental Center for Arab Towns (ECAT) organised the online conference Innovative Cities in the context of Climate Change: Risk Management in Water and Energy Supply.
The aim of the online conference was threefold:
- Discuss the development of the adjustment of public policies, strategies, and budgets to ensure the optimal resilience of their respective urban water-energy-climate nexus system and the quality of life for all citizens.
- Exchange relevant knowledge, best practices, information, and lessons learned and advance regional initiatives on resilient cities, particularly in ensuring sustainable water and energy supply.
- Discuss the challenges facing the region and what can be done to transform these challenges into different business and economic opportunities.
The recording and the presentations of the event are available here. The report of the online conference will be soon available.
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Online Event
Successful Implementation of Renewables Energies Projects in Kuwait, GCC
and the EU
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The European Union Delegation to State of Kuwait, the EU-GCC Clean Energy Technology Network, and the Public Authority for Applied Education and Training (PAAET) with the support of the Clean Energy Business Council (CEBC) organised an online event on the successful implementation of renewables energy projects. The webinar aims to exchange relevant best practices, information, and lessons learned and advance regional initiatives to scale up renewable energy integration.
The opening of the event joined Dr. Irina Gusacenko, Political Officer, European Union Delegation to the State of Kuwait, and Dr. Mohammad Alhayan The Dean of College of Technological Studies, PAAET, State of Kuwait
The event material -video and presentations- are available at the Network's e-training centre here.
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Series of Training Seminars'Renewable Energy & Energy Efficiency as key drivers for Energy Transitions'
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In the framework of supporting EU Oman cooperation in fields of clean energy, the European Union Delegation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain and the Sultanate of Oman and the EU-GCC Clean Energy Technology Network in partnership with the Oman Institute for Oil and Gas organised a series of six training seminars on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Technologies and solutions in March 2021.
The opening ceremony of the training series joined H.E. Patrick Simonnet, Ambassador of European Union Delegation to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kingdom of Bahrain, and the Sultanate of Oman, H.E. Khalid Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Ba'Omar, Head of European Union Department, MoFA Oman and Mr. Naser Alsiyabi, General Manager, Oman Institute for Oil & Gas.
The initiative intended to provide an overview of renewable options and clean energy solutions that are suitable for the region. It aimed to help project managers and engineers to identify opportunities for implementing RE and EE actions and projects and give them a background on the key issues to be addressed when developing suitable domestic and industrial clean energy projects including the economic and financial aspects. In addition, a brief description of the available combined RE & EE technologies and concepts used to reduce the increased energy demand in buildings and other sectors were highlighted.
A comprehensive report with the highlights and outcomes of the training series will be soon available.
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Part I consisted of 4 training days and the thematic was Renewable Energy.
The training material for each training day is available at the below links.
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Part II consisted of two training days while the focus was on Efficiency Efficiency. The training material is available at the Network's e-training center, accessible through the below links.
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Online Event
Transmission Networks and the Integration of Renewable Energy Sources
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The EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network, in conjunction with the Gulf Cooperation Council Interconnection Authority (GCCIA) organised the online event "Transmission Networks and the Integration of Renewable Energy Sources” on Monday, 22 March 2021. The online event discussed the challenges arising from intermittent and non-synchronous RE generation in maintaining transmission network stability and grid balancing. The recording and the presentations are available here.
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Online Workshop
Energy Poverty - A Multidimensional Global Phenomenon
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Τhe online workshop Energy Poverty – A multidimensional global phenomenon, organised by the EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network, the University of Bahrain, and INZEB, and with the support of the POWERPOOR project, aimed to raise awareness in regards to energy poverty, to analyse the terms energy poverty and energy vulnerability, to discuss the different factors that result to the increase of energy poverty levels in different regions and present EU initiatives aiming to support the phenomenon mitigation. The recording of the online workshop delivered is available here.
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Online Event
Recycling Solar PV Panels: Challenges and Opportunities
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Τhe EU-GCC Clean Energy Technology Network and the Gulf Cooperation Council Secretariat General (GCC SG) in partnership with the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) organised the “Recycling solar PV panels; Challenges and Οpportunities” online event on Tuesday 2 March 2021. All event material is now available here.
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Webinar
Integration of Renewable Energies in the Industry Sector
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Τhe EU-GCC Clean Energy Technology Network and the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE), with the support of MESIA, organised two virtual workshops on the integration of renewable energy in the industry and building sectors. This second webinar, dedicated to the industry sector is now available at the e-training center here.
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Online Event
Digital Transformation in the Energy Sector
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The BD4NRG – Big Data for Next-Generation Energy, an H2020 funded project, and the EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network, with the support of WEC Greece and the Build Back Better GR initiative organised the online event Digital transformation in the Energy Sector on Tuesday 16 February 2021. You may access the video and the delivered presentations at the e-training center here.
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Webinar
Integration of Renewable Energies in the Building Sector
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The EU GCC Clean Energy Technology Network and the Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (RCREEE), with the support of the Clean Energy Business Council (CEBC), organised two virtual workshops on the integration of renewable energy in the buildings and industry sectors. The first webinar on the building sector is available here.
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The Network will soon announce more online events on various topics scheduled for May and June 2021.
Stay tuned and engage!
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We'd love to hear your ideas and proposals for interesting activities that can drive and facilitate know-how transfer and best practices exchange between the two regions.
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Visit the website and register at: www.eugcc-cleanergy.net
Contact us at: contact@eugcc-cleanergy.net
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