Oman-German Research Contracts on Hybrid Cooling

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Oman-German Research Contracts on Hybrid Cooling

Three pilot projects on continuous hybrid cooling using geothermal solar heat sources, submarine groundwater discharge, and IATI Wastewater pilot project, will be developed over the next three years

The Research Council (TRC), on Tuesday, signed the contracts for these pilot projects of the Institute of the Advanced Technology Integration (IATI) with the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres.

The contracts were signed by Hilal bin Ali Al Hinai, secretary general of TRC, and Prof Peter Herzig, vice president of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centres
(HAGRC).

According to Dr Al Hinai, the contracts will play a leading role in enhancing the establishment of scientific competence centres of the institute, as well as, supervising various research activities.

Dr Al Hinai stressed on the importance of this scientific co-operation, which is part of the strategic vision set for IATI.

"TRC is working on creating and strengthening the partnership among the industry and business sectors, and the academic sector with the aim of targeting the development of research into marketable products and with the aim of finding applicable solutions built on research and innovation.

The Institute will also work on creating a research environment that enables experts from various fields to find innovative techniques and solutions that address the Sultanate's concerned issues and challenges," he said.

Prof Herzig said that the role of the Helmholtz Association in the development of the pilot projects would involve technology development and capacity building, where they will be PhD and Masters degree students from Oman in Germany.

From his side, Dr Saif bin Abdullah Al Haddabi, assistant secretary general for Research and Programmes at TRC, said, "The hallmark of the institute is that it contributes towards the establishment of a culture of innovation and entrepreneurship in the research and scientific activities. In addition, it will stimulate conducting applied research in the sectors of high priority, which leads to the development of a new technologies that serve market needs and offer innovative solutions of economic impact.

IATI will create a stimulating research environment for experts, researchers and academics for conducting applied research at the sectors of priority for economic development in the Sultanate which will eventually contribute to finding practical challenges and solutions for facing these sectors and in a sustainable manner."

It is worth mentioning that the strategic plan of the institute is based on important themes such as water, renewable energies, and oil and gas in collaboration with Helmholtz.

Water research projects are important due to the current and future challenges facing this resource because of the growing needs to keep up with the comprehensive development witnessed in the Sultanate across all social, economic and tourism areas. The project aims at tracking the movement of water as well as controlling environmental factors and pollution in the marine environment. It also aims at water treatment using the techniques of decentralisation units for designing, and manufacturing of water treatment units at residential areas that are away from the central sewage systems through taking advantage of non-conventional water resources.

Source: Zawya

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