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KAHRAMAA & Texas A&M organised the second conference on Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (SGRE 2019) Conference in Doha on Tuesday at the Hilton Hotel.
The three-day conference is also sponsored by Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) and the three largest societies of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Industrial Electronics Society, Power Electronics Society, and Power and Energy Society, are among other sponsors.
Eng Essa bin Hilal al Kuwari, Kahramaa President, Chairman of the Smart Grid Centre at Texas A&M at Qatar, gave a keynote speech highlighting the impressive economic growth Qatar has witnessed under the wise leadership of the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani. He also mentioned Qatar Smart Program (TASMU), launched by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, which is designed to accelerate the movement towards a digital economy and smart cities.
Kuwari said, “This economic and digital growth increases energy demand and the need for efficient energy infrastructure. Smart, innovative grids are key to the energy transformation required to meet Qatar’s climate and energy responsibilities.”
Kuwari said Kahramaa has finished its smart grid roadmap in collaboration with Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and Texas A&M at Qatar. Its smart grid vision is: To transform Qatar’s Grid into a secure, sustainable and digitally enabled grid that provides reliable and quality energy for our stakeholders by 2026.
“Like any smart utility, Kahramaa faces challenges while upgrading its network. Our grid is highly capable of monitoring and controlling all its assets and operations together with its networks of smart meters, renewable energy and electric vehicles, while optimising Kahramaa’s business and engaging its customers,” he added.
A successful example of Kahramaa’s grid upgrade is a condition monitoring project of all substations, which achieved net savings of thirty-six million dollars and reduced faults by more than 50%. Customers’ engagement has also improved with the Advanced Metering Infrastructure project. More than three hundred and sixty thousand smart meters are installed in our Grid, connected with multiple smart technologies, including fiber optics.
Kahramaa’s President said Qatar is committed to the Paris Agreement Goals to combat climate change and to mitigate green-house emissions effects. Qatar is currently preparing the first “carbon neutral” World Cup in 2022.
“To further help in reducing emissions and diversifying energy sources, Qatar has set goals to increase the share of renewable energy. In this regard, Kahramaa will install the first mega photovoltaic station in Qatar with a capacity of Seven Hundred Mega Watt in the year 2022. Kahramaa is currently working to finalise Qatar’s renewable energy strategy by the end of 2020. Moreover, Kahramaa is currently installing a network of electric vehicle charging stations. This includes installing the first photovoltaic energy storage EV charging station as well as the first e-buses charging units in Qatar. Furthermore, policy and specifications are in final revisions with the support of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.”
Dr Haitham Abu-Rub, SGRE 2019 Co-chair and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M at Qatar said, “The statistics are already highlighting the success of the conference: 152 research articles were submitted, involving more than 500 authors from 20 countries. We are proud to tell you that the SGRE 2019 program me committee has put together an outstanding programme, including many keynote speeches. We hope that this conference will lead to much future collaboration in the area of smart grid to advance the field in Qatar and beyond.”
Doha
KAHRAMAA & Texas A&M organised the second conference on Smart Grid and Renewable Energy (SGRE 2019) Conference in Doha on Tuesday at the Hilton Hotel.
The three-day conference is also sponsored by Qatar National Research Fund (QNRF) and the three largest societies of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Industrial Electronics Society, Power Electronics Society, and Power and Energy Society, are among other sponsors.
Eng Essa bin Hilal al Kuwari, Kahramaa President, Chairman of the Smart Grid Centre at Texas A&M at Qatar, gave a keynote speech highlighting the impressive economic growth Qatar has witnessed under the wise leadership of the Amir HH Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al Thani. He also mentioned Qatar Smart Program (TASMU), launched by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, which is designed to accelerate the movement towards a digital economy and smart cities.
Kuwari said, “This economic and digital growth increases energy demand and the need for efficient energy infrastructure. Smart, innovative grids are key to the energy transformation required to meet Qatar’s climate and energy responsibilities.”
Kuwari said Kahramaa has finished its smart grid roadmap in collaboration with Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station and Texas A&M at Qatar. Its smart grid vision is: To transform Qatar’s Grid into a secure, sustainable and digitally enabled grid that provides reliable and quality energy for our stakeholders by 2026.
“Like any smart utility, Kahramaa faces challenges while upgrading its network. Our grid is highly capable of monitoring and controlling all its assets and operations together with its networks of smart meters, renewable energy and electric vehicles, while optimising Kahramaa’s business and engaging its customers,” he added.
A successful example of Kahramaa’s grid upgrade is a condition monitoring project of all substations, which achieved net savings of thirty-six million dollars and reduced faults by more than 50%. Customers’ engagement has also improved with the Advanced Metering Infrastructure project. More than three hundred and sixty thousand smart meters are installed in our Grid, connected with multiple smart technologies, including fiber optics.
Kahramaa’s President said Qatar is committed to the Paris Agreement Goals to combat climate change and to mitigate green-house emissions effects. Qatar is currently preparing the first “carbon neutral” World Cup in 2022.
“To further help in reducing emissions and diversifying energy sources, Qatar has set goals to increase the share of renewable energy. In this regard, Kahramaa will install the first mega photovoltaic station in Qatar with a capacity of Seven Hundred Mega Watt in the year 2022. Kahramaa is currently working to finalise Qatar’s renewable energy strategy by the end of 2020. Moreover, Kahramaa is currently installing a network of electric vehicle charging stations. This includes installing the first photovoltaic energy storage EV charging station as well as the first e-buses charging units in Qatar. Furthermore, policy and specifications are in final revisions with the support of the Ministry of Transport and Communications.”
Dr Haitham Abu-Rub, SGRE 2019 Co-chair and Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at Texas A&M at Qatar said, “The statistics are already highlighting the success of the conference: 152 research articles were submitted, involving more than 500 authors from 20 countries. We are proud to tell you that the SGRE 2019 program me committee has put together an outstanding programme, including many keynote speeches. We hope that this conference will lead to much future collaboration in the area of smart grid to advance the field in Qatar and beyond.”
