The First German-UAE workshop on Energy and water in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries (EWGCC) will be held in Ras Al Khaimah, UAE, in April 12-14. The workshop is organized by Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe and American University of Ras Al Khaimah. Invited researchers from Germany and United Arab Emirates will present and discuss their ideas, theories, technologies, tools and applications. This workshop is supported by German Research Foundation (DFG). It is expected that this workshop will open the door for future cooperation between the German and United Arab Emirates partners.
Workshop Themes
- The impact of the current and planned government policies and Legislations on the sustainability of the water/energy sectors in GCC countries.
- Analysis of the current state of water and energy sectors in GCC countries and assessment of the links between the two sectors.
- Potential of renewable energy in GCC countries.
- Energy sources diversification.
- Water & electricity supply-demand gap forecast.
- Energy optimized desalination technology development.
- Energy efficiency and climate issues.
List of Workshop Participants
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Name: Prof. Dr. Burkhard Wrenger Institute: Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe Biography: ![]() |
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Name: Prof. Abdallah Shanableh Institute: University of Sharjah Biography: ![]() |
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Name: PD. Dr. Abdallah Nassour Institute: Rostock University Biography: ![]() |
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Name: Dr. Abdul Hai Al-Alami Institute: University of Sharjah Biography: |
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Name: Dr. –Ing. Anne Rödl Institute: University of Technology Hamburg Harburg Biography: |
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Name: Prof. Abdulla Ismail Institute: Rochester Institute of Technology Dubai Biography: |
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Name: Prof. Dr. Friedrich Dinkelacker Institute: Hannover University Biography: |
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Name: Dr. Ahmed Murad Institute: United Arab Emirates University Biography: |
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Name: Prof. Dr. Günter Groß Institute: Hannover University Biography: |
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Name: Dr. Alya Arabi Institute: Zayed University Biography: |
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Name: PD Dr. Holger Schau Institute: Ilmenau University of Technology Biography: |
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Name: Prof. Basim Abujdayil Institute: United Arab Emirates University Biography: |
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Name: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Joachim Fettig Institute: Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe Biography: |
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Name: Prof. Bilal Akash Institute: American University of Ras Al Khaimah Biography: |
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Name: Prof. Dr. Rer. Nat. Klaus Maßmeyer Institute: Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe Biography: |
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Name: Dr. Chaouki Ghenai Institute: University of Sharjah Biography: |
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Name: Dr. Ing. Martin Roeb Institute: German Aerospace Center (DLR) Biography: |
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Name: Dr. Dimitrios Kyritsis Institute: Khalifa University Biography: |
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Name: Dr.-Ing. Massimo Moser Institute: German Aerospace Center Stuttgart (DLR) Biography: |
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Name: Dr. Eiyad Abu Nada Institute: Khalifa University Biography: |
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Name: Dr.-Ing. Matthias Franke Institute: Rostock University Biography: |
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Name: Dr. Isam Janajreh Institute: Masdar Institute of Science and Technology Biography: |
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Name: Dr.-Ing. Mathias Safarik Institute: Institut Für Luft- Und Kältetechnik , Dresden Biography: |
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Name: Dr. Mohammad Abu Tayeh Institute: Khalifa University Biography: |
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Name: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Habil. Salman Ajib Institute: Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe Biography: |
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Name: Prof. Mousa Mohsen Institute: American University of Ras Al Khaimah Biography: |
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Name: Dr. Stefan Moldenhauer Institute: Ilmenau University of Technology Biography: |
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Name: Dr. Tareq Salameh Institute: University of Sharjah Biography: |
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Name: Prof. Dr. Rer. Nat. Stefan Wolf Institute: Hochschule Ostwestfalen-Lippe Biography: |
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Name: Dr. Valérie Eveloy Institute: The Petroleum Institute Biography: |
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Name: Prof. Dr. Rer. Nat. Habil. Yuri B. Kolesnikov Institute: Ilmenau University of Technology Biography: |
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Workshop Chairs
- Prof. Salman Ajib, Germany
- Dr. Ahmad Sakhrieh, UAE
Organizing Committee
- Prof. Salman Ajib, OWL University of Applied Sciences
- Prof. Mousa Mohsen, AURAK
- Prof. Bilal Akash, AURAK
- Dr. Ahmad Sakhrieh, AURAK
- Eng. Abeer Abu Raed, AURAK
- Ms. Najah Al Wanni, RAKRIC
- Ms. Anna Ortiz, AURAK
The conference will be held at: Al Hamra Convention Center, Hilton Al Hamra Beach & Golf Resort, Ras Al Khaimah, UAE
Ms. Anna Ortiz Secretary American University of Ras Al Khaimah ![]() ![]() ![]() |