Menu
Top
Center of Excellence
Renewable Energy and Storage Technologies
About the Center of Excellence
The Center of Excellence for Renewable Energy and Storage Technologies aims to develop renewable energy and storage technologies that help Saudi Arabia achieve its environmental and economic goals as set out in the Kingdom’s Vision2030 Strategy. Through strategic partnerships, cutting-edge research and workforce training, the Center will spearhead the prototyping and commercialization of renewable energy and storage solutions that secure the Kingdom’s industrial competitiveness and empower its ambition to expand into new sustainability-centered economic sectors.
Welcome Message from the Chair
“The establishment of a new Center dedicated to renewable energy and storage technologies in the Kingdom will serve as a significant catalyst for creating a positive economic impact. The economic benefits include mitigating the costs and devastation of climate change, enhancing energy security, developing the skilled workforce, creating jobs and improving quality of life and human health.”
Executive Committee and Leadership
PROFESSOR HUSAM ALSHAREEF Chair（https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/study/faculty/husam-alshareef） PROFESSOR ZHIPING LAI Co-Chair（https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/study/faculty/zhiping-lai） PROFESSOR OSMAN BAKR Executive Committee Member（https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/study/faculty/osman-bakr）
PROFESSOR QIAOQIANG GAN Executive Committee Member（https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/study/faculty/qiaoqiang-gan） PROFESSOR KUO-WEI HUANG Executive Committee Member（https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/study/faculty/kuo-wei-huang） PROFESSOR SHEHAB AHMED Executive Committee Member（https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/study/faculty/shehab-ahmed）
Research and Translation Areas
The Center will focus on prototyping and scaling activities of homegrown technologies in advanced photovoltaics, new battery chemistries, lithium extraction and battery recycling, advanced cooling technologies, energy storage in chemical fuels and electricity regeneration, as well as testing, modeling and integration of energy storage technologies.
Advanced Photovoltaics（https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/research/renewable-energy-and-storage-technologies/advanced-photovoltaics）
New Battery Chemistries（https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/research/renewable-energy-and-storage-technologies/new-battery-chemistries）
Lithium Extraction and Battery Recycling（https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/research/renewable-energy-and-storage-technologies/lithium-extraction-and-battery-recycling）
Advanced Cooling Technologies（https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/research/renewable-energy-and-storage-technologies/advanced-cooling-technologies）
Energy Storage in Chemical Fuels and Electricity Regeneration（https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/research/renewable-energy-and-storage-technologies/energy-storage-in-chemical-fuels-and-electricity-regeneration）
Testing, Modeling and Integration of Energy Storage Technologies（https://www.kaust.edu.sa/en/research/renewable-energy-and-storage-technologies/testing-modeling-and-integration-of-energy-storage-technologies）