MUSCAT: Sultan Qaboos University signed a cooperation agreement with Al Buraimi Solar Energy.
The agreement between the College of Engineering at SQU, Al Buraimi Solar Energy Systems and associating companies Al Wathbh Technical and Engineering Company and Sharklead Company seeks to promote cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
The agreement seeks to strengthen national capacities in the fields of solar energy, production, design, development and manufacturing.
It will encourage and involve students to develop solutions
and techniques used to design
and manufacture national products related to solar energy systems, and develop projects and
provide technical consultancy to industry.
As per the agreement, the two parties will contribute to the transfer of expertise and solar energy technology in the Sultanate, and provide innovative solutions in solar energy to relevant industries.
The parties will work out joint practical solutions to provide more of solar energy to Sultan Qaboos University.
The joint agreement was signed by Dr Ali bin Saud al Bimani, Vice Chancellor of the University and Mansour bin Sulaiman al Hilali, General Manager of Al Buraimi Solar Systems, in the presence of Prof Hadj Bourdoucen, Dean of the College of Engineering, and programme coordinators Dr Rashid Said al Abri and Abdullah Omar Eidroos.
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