Welcome Note
On behalf of the Arab Academy for Science, Technology and Maritime Transport and Cooperative US-Egypt workshop Organizing Committee, we warmly welcome you to the Towards Egypt’s Energy Vision 2030 workshop which will be held on the 12th February 2024.
The workshop is considered a great opportunity for sharing the latest updates and coordinating efforts in the field of Energy, as well as enjoying the great Mediterranean weather of the amazing city of Alexandria.
We hope that you will have a productive time at the workshop and look forward to welcoming you soon in Alexandria.
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About "US-Egypt Workshop"
Towards Egypt’s Energy Vision 2030 focus mainly on two pillars of Egypt vision 2030 which are Advanced Infrastructure through Promoting Sustainable Energy Resources and Systems, and Social Justice and Equality through recognizing human beings as the central aspect of development.
Therefore, the workshop will highlight the efforts, opportunities and challenges toward fulfill Egypt’s Energy Vision2030.
Efforts are being made to promote decolonization, electrification, education, and access as part of Egypt's just energy transition.
Advanced infrastructure is being established to support sustainable energy resources and systems, while increasing the penetration of renewable energy considering the challenge of high cost of energy storage.
Workshop Topics
Technical Topics
Advanced Infrastructure:
Promoting Sustainable Energy Resources and Systems
- Increasing Renewable Energy Penetration
- The Ongoing Challenge of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus
- Solving the High Cost of Energy Storage
- Establishing Egypt as a Regional Center for Energy Trade
Development Topics
Social Justice and Equality:
Human Beings are the Focus of Development
- Developing Energy for All Egyptians
- Introducing New Educational Opportunities for Egyptians
Committees
Technical Committee
- Prof. Kostis Pappas (Assistant Director Texas A&M Energy Institute, Texas A&M University, USA)
- Prof. Jeff Sammons (Associate Executive Director Texas A&M Energy Institute, Texas University, USA)
- Prof. Adel Khalil (Professor of Energy Engineering, Cairo University)
- Prof. Ahmed Hamza (Vice President-New Cairo Technological University, New Cairo, Cairo, Egypt)
- Prof. Mostafa Abdelgeliel (Head of Energy Research Unit, AAST)
- Dr. Mahmoud AbouBakr (Lecturer Badr University)
Organizing Committee
- Prof. Jeff Sammons (Associate Executive Director Texas A&M Energy Institute, Texas University, USA)
- Prof. Mostafa Abdelgeliel (Head of Energy Research Unit, AAST)
- Prof. Amira Zaki Electronics and communications Department.
- Dr. Rania Assem (electrical and control engineering department)
- Eng. Nermine Farag Planning and Project development.
co-organizers
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Speakers
Speakers
- Prof. Hafez Salmawy (Zagazig University and former Electricity regulator)
- Prof. M. Elsobky (Cairo University) regulatory framework)
- Prof. Ahmed Hamza (Assiut University)
- Prof. Rabi Mohtar (TAMU)
- Prof. Adel Khalil (Cairo)
- Prof. Jeff Sammons (TAMU)
- Prof. Mostafa Abdelgeliel (AAST)
- Dr. Jafaru Egieya (TAMU)
- Dr. Maged K. Mahmoud Technical Director of RECREE (Regional Center for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency).
- Dr. Kostis Pappas (TAMU)
- Eng Ehab Ismail (New and Renewable Authority, Ministry of Electricity)
Schedule
Registration and Opening Session
Session 1: Increasing Renewable Energy Penetration Session Chair (Prof. Adel Khalil)
Prof. M. Elsobky (Cairo University),
“Legislative and Regulat`ory Framework for Sustainable Energy Resources in Egypt”
Prof. Hafez Salmawy (Zagazig University),
“Short term Analysis of Egyptian Power System under high Share of Renewable Energy”
Related Research Work
Session 2: Energy Storage and Regional Center for Energy Trade Session Chair (Prof. Ahmed Hamza)
Prof. Adel Khalil (Cairo University),
“Integration of Proper Energy Storage Technologies to Supply and Demand Sides of the Electricity Grid”.
Dr. Maged K. Mahmoud (Technical Director of RECREE),
"Positioning Egypt in the Arab Energy Transition Trilemma: Policies, Finance, and Institutional Implementation Capacities"
Coffee Break
Session 3: New Educational Opportunities & Developing Energy for All Egyptians Session Chair (Prof. Yehia Youssef)
Eng. Ehab Ismail (Technical Director of NREA),
“Developing Energy for all Egyptian”
Jeff Sammons (TAMU),
“Educating Egypt’s Next Generation of Energy Transition Leaders”
Dr. Jafaru Egieya (TAMU),
“Increasing Renewable Energy Penetration.”
Session 4: The Ongoing Challenge of the Water-Energy-Food Nexus Session Chair (Prof. Jeff Sammons)
Prof. Dr-Ing. Ahmed Hamza (Assuit University),
“Toward Integrated Platform for Water-Food-Energy (WFE) Nexus”.
Prof. Bassel Daher (TAMU),
“The Role of Analytics and Community Engagement in supporting Sustainable and Equitable Water-Energy-Food Systems Transformation”.
Prof. Rabi Mohtar (TAMU),
“Trends in the WEFH Nexus”.
Closing Session: Opportunities and Future Pathways Session Chair: Prof. Bassel Daher
Prof. Konstantinos Pappas (TAMU),
“Making Energy More Accessible, 4Affordable, and Reliable for All”.
