AASTMT has an energy policy in place for ensuring all renovations or new builds are following energy efficiency standards.

Annually, AASTMT Energy Research Unit and Energy Management Committee review AASTMT energy policy which was initially created in 2020. The third policy version was updated and reviewed in 2023 and reviewed again in 2024. The  updated third policy version, Green Energy and Energy Management Policy, ensures that AASTMT measures, towards Green Sustainable Energy, serve four main objectives:

“Energy Efficiency, Energy Saving, Expansion in Renewable Energy Employment and Carbon Emissions Reduction.”

Green Energy and Energy Management Policy on AASTMT webpage

To attain these objectives, primarily energy efficiency and saving prospects, AASTMT, in its policy statement, has a primary measure of ensuring that existing buildings renovations or new building establishments are following energy efficiency standards, presented in “AASTMT Approach of Establishing, Operating and Maintaining Buildings towards Achieving Sustainable Development Goals at All Academy Headquarters”.

AASTMT Buildings' Approach towards SDGs-pdf

AASTMT Buildings' Approach towards Achieving SDGs on AASTMT webpage

Green Energy and Energy Management Policy

Background

The energy crisis and global warming concerns are gaining much attention from governments to counteract their impacts on environment. This can be accomplished via distributed generation and efficient utilization of available renewable energy sources in cooperation with traditional ones. Since Arab Academy for Science and technology is considered as a center of excellence not only in Egypt but in the ARAB League, it is quietly concerned with energy research in the fields of optimal energy management, energy saving and diversion towards clean green energy not only within AASTMT campuses but also sustaining services to the surrounding community and environment. This comes in accordance with the AAST Strategic plan 2021-2026.

Consequently, AAST Energy Research Unit and Energy Management Committee have integrated these energy objectives with AASTMT environmental policy, Sustainable Investment Policy, and Consumption Recycling policy into the updated version of Green Energy and Energy Management policy.

Energy-efficient facilities

• • Ensuring all renovations or new buildings follow energy efficiency standards in lighting, HVAC ...etc
  • Analysis of energy demand, updating development priorities and upgrading the existing facilities.
  • Ensuring the implementation of smart building technology by employing clean energy, energy efficiency strategies and Building Management System (BMS) in new buildings design.
  • Utilizing the unused space to build clean energy resources such as PV plants and Solar heaters.

 Regular Monitoring

• Performing regular (online) monitoring and analysis of energy consumption.
• Regular monitoring to the air quality and environment condition.

Emissions Reduction

• Carbon Footprint Estimation Towards developing a “Model for Promoting Sustainable Development Goals (Green Campus)”
• Climate action plan is being implemented towards “50% Reduction in Emissions by 2040” and “Net Zero Carbon by 2050”.