Science Lecture: Innovation in the Renewable Energy
There are a lot of innovations that are shaping the renewable energy sector. New energy technologies are becoming increasingly popular, creating better awareness around shifting to cleaner solutions, like green energy technologies. Many industries are implementing changes and focusing on creating more sustainable solutions, from renewable energy sources, like solar and wind power to energy storage, electric vehicles, innovative heat pumps, hydrogen technologies, smart electricity grids and more alternatives for coal, oil and gas.
The DAAD Regional Office in Cairo would therefore like to shed light on the current developments in this urgent topic. The event serves to give an insight into possible future ways of application of this new technology as well as to display the challenges that go along with it. Furthermore, it aims to promote the German research landscape and to offer a platform for international cooperation through an interdisciplinary and intercultural approach by inviting high-ranked speakers from Germany and Egypt in related disciplines who will provide insightful lectures on the topic as well as their professional involvement in it.
When? and Where?
Registration
Please register HERE
Deadline to register is 14.11.2024.
Please note that due to limited seating, a selection process based on the relevance of attendees to the topic will be conducted. We are excited to send you a personal invitation to your provided email address, and we kindly ask you to confirm your attendance by November 19, 2024, at 3 PM. We look forward to seeing you there!
Prof. Dr Manfred Fischedick
president and scientific managing director of the Wuppertal Institute and professor at the Faculty of Economics - Schumpeter School of Business and Economics at the University of Wuppertal.
Prof. Dr. Manfred Fischedick studied chemical engineering with the main focus on energy and environmental technologies at the University of Dortmund. He earned his doctorate in the field of energy technology at the University of Stuttgart analyzing the integration effects of renewable energies into the existing power plant system.
Manfred Fischedick has more than 30 years of experience in energy system analysis. He advises international institutions, the European Union, the German Federal Government and the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia as well as companies from a variety of industries. He is author of numerous books and articles, member of several scientific advisory boards, among others coordinating lead author of the fifth and sixth Assessment Reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Jointly with the Wuppertal Institute, Manfred Fischedick pursues a transformative scientific approach.
Dr Amr Sobhy
Co-coordinator of the GIZ Egypt Climate Group and the environment committee at the National Council for Women.
Dr. Amr Sobhy completed his engineering bachelors, masters, and PhD at McGill University (Canada) and his post-doctoral fellowship at Ecole Polytechnique de Montreal. He is an environmental practitioner with 15+ years’ experience in the RE/EE, infrastructure, water, and waste sectors. He has supported the Egyptian negotiations team at the UNFCCC Conference of Parties (CoP) and is a member of the UNFCCC Roster of Experts. He is co-coordinator of the GIZ Egypt Climate Group and the environment committee at the National Council for Women. He advises and trains governmental, academic, civil society, and private entities on environmental and climate policy, capacity development, and implementation. He is currently leading the engagement with an international climate fund (NAMA Facility) as well as banking, industrial, and governmental institutions to establish a EUR75M solar energy finance and technical assistance program for Egyptian industrial SMEs.
