Registration

09:00 – 10:00

Opening ceremony

10:00– 10:30

Coffee Break

Session 1.1: Water and Energy Management
Chairperson: Mrs. Suzanne Jones
Gulf Science Innovation & Knowledge Economy Programme Director
Head of Gulf - Global Science, Innovation and Knowledge Economy, UK Government Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategies

10:30 – 11:00

Keynote speaker 1:
Mr. Richard Rooze, Director
British Council, Kingdom of Bahrain

11:00 – 11:20

P1.1.1: 
The Kingdom of Bahrain Sustainable Energy Policies and Initiatives
Dr. Khalid Burashid, Senior Technical Adviser
Sustainable Energy Unit (SEU), Kingdom of Bahrain

11:20 – 11:40

P1.1.2: 
Energy Resource management and sustainable development
Eng. Ahmed Al Ezz
Alezz & Bakers Associates W.L.L., Kingdom of Bahrain

11:40 – 12:00

P1.1.3:
Groundwater sustainability of the post Nubian sandstone aquifer in Farafra oasis, Western Desert, Egypt.
Mohammed Abdel Hadi El Sabri, Desert research Center (DRC). Egypt.

12:00 – 12:20

P1.1.4:
Re-Engineering Sustainability
Eng. Ali Alghasra
Standards and Metrology Directorate, Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Tourism, Kingdom of Bahrain

12:20 – 12:40

P1.1.5:
Details of Net Metering Policy and Prospects for Wind Power Generation
Alex Al-Samahiji, Solar Energy Engineer
Sustainable Energy Unit (SEU), Kingdom of Bahrain

12:40 – 13:40

Praying & Lunch

Session 1.2: Desalination.
Chairperson: Prof. Waheeb Alnaser
Vice President for Academic Programs and Graduate Studies, University of Bahrain

13:40 – 14:00

Keynote speaker 2:
Management and valorization of brines from desalination plants in the Gulf

Dr. Philip Davies,
Sustainable Environment Research Group
Aston University, United Kingdom

14:00 – 14:30

P1.2.1:
Exploring the synergy between membrane desalination and thermal power generation via co-location
Mr. Christian Peters
Oxford University, United Kingdom

14:30 – 14:50

P1.2.2:
Sustainable desalination industry in the Arab region
Mohamed Abdel Hamyd Dawoud, Manager
Water Resources Department, The Environment Agency
United Arab of Emirates

14:50 – 15:10

P1.2.3:
Optimizing the Operation of Renewable Energy-Driven Reverse Osmosis Desalination
Mr Mohamed Mito
Aston University, United Kingdom

15:10 – 15:30

P1.2.4:
Renewable Energy Powered Desalination Systems
Prof. Ahmed.Yousif.Abdalla, Professor of Heat Engines, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain

15:30 – 15:50

P1.2.5:
GCC Power Trading Modeling and Market Opportunities
Prof. Isa S. Qamber
University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain

15:50 – 16:00

Conclusion and closing remarks.

Session 2.1: Renewable and Clean Energy
Chairperson: Nurzat Myrsalieva
Active Executive Director of the Sustainable Energy Unit (SEU)

09:00 – 09:30

Keynote speaker 3:
Dr. Murray Thomson
Senior Lecturer in Electrical Networks and Systems
CREST (Centre for Renewable Energy Systems Technology)
Wolfson School of Mechanical, Electrical & Manufacturing Engineering, Loughborough University, United Kingdom

09:30 – 09:50

P2.1.1:
Why Solar Electricity Utility is Boosting in Bahrain?
Prof. Waheeb E. Alnaser
Vice President for Academic Programs and Graduate Studies, University of Bahrain

09:50 – 10:10

P2.1.2:
Prospects of Building Rooftop Application of Solar PV in the GCC countries
Dr. Muhammad Asif, Associate Professor
King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals (KFUPM), KSA

10:10 – 10:30

P2.1.3
Nano-Micro Hierarchical Architectures for Clean Energy Storage Devices
Dr. Adnan Younis, Assistant Professor
School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of New South Wales, Australia

10:30 – 10:50

P2.1.4:
Grid Connected Photovoltaic System based on Current Conditioning
Dr. Maamar Taleb, Associate Professor
University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain

10:50 – 11:10

P2.1.5
Enhancement of  Quantum Dot-sensitized Solar Cell Efficiency with Natural Dye Extract
Dr. Khalil Ebrahim Jasim, Assistant Professor
Department of Physics, University of Bahrain

11:10 – 11:30

P2.1.6
Mr. Gareth R. Brown, CEO
OAK

11:30 – 12:00

Coffee Break

Session 2.2: Wastewater
Chairperson: Dr. Lama Sakhnini
                                 Associate Professor in Physics (Bio-magnetism)
Coordinator of  M.Sc. and the Ph.D. Programs in Environment and Sustainable Development.

12:00 – 12:30

Keynote speaker 1:
Effective Feed Water Pre-Treatment & Membrane Fouling Mitigation for Lower Energy Use in RO Desalination
Dr. Nick Hankins
Associate Professor in Chemical Engineering at the Department of Engineering Science
University of Oxford, United Kingdom

12:30 – 12:50

P2.2.1:
A sustainable scenario for energy and wastewater in Bahrain
Dr. John Barton, Research Associate
Loughborough University, United Kingdom

12:50 – 13:10

P2.2.2:
Wastewater Impacts of Advanced Energy from Waste Technologies
Dr. Andrew Rollinson, Research Associate
Loughborough University, United Kingdom

13:10 – 14:10

Praying & Lunch

14:10 – 14:30

P2.2.3:
A Kinetic and Removal Mechanisms Study of Chitin and Chitosan for Potential Aqueous Benzene Removal
Dr. Maryam Mohamed, Chemical Engineering lecturer
Bahrain Training Institute, Kingdom of Bahrain

14:30 – 14:50

P2.2.4:
Magnetic Chitosan/Polyvinyl Alcohol Nanocomposite Hydrogels: Synthesis, Characterization and Application in the Removal of Heavy Metals
Dr. Ahmed Abd El-Fattah
University of Bahrain, Kingdom of Bahrain

14:50 – 16:00

Round-table discussions

16:00 – 16:30

Conference conclusion and remarks