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Chevron Launches Center for Sustainable Energy
Efficiency in Education City
On March 27, 2011, Qatar’s Minister of
Energ y and Industr y, H.E . Dr.
Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada, inaugurated
Chevron’s Center for Sustainable Energy
Efficiency (CSEE) at the Qatar Science &
Technology Park (QSTP) located in Doha’s
Education City.
John D. Gass, Chevron’s
President of Global Gas, and
Carl Atallah, President of
Chevron Qatar Ltd., were among
the many dignitaries attending
the ceremony. Also present were
Dr. Tidu Maini, QSTP’s Executive
Chairman, and Saad Al
Kaabi, Director of Oil and Gas
Ventures at Qatar Petroleum.
“Interest in sustainable energy is universal,”
said Minister Al Sada during the opening
ceremony. “Qatar supplies energy to the entire
world, and we are playing our part to conserve
energy. On the emissions side,” the Minister
added, “we are reducing flaring and LNG
jetty boil-off, as well as conducting carbon
sequestration studies. On the consumption
side, we are encouraging more energy efficiency.”
Funded by a $20 million investment from
Chevron, CSEE will help Qatar achieve two
essential goals: identifying sustainable energy
Qatar’s Minister of Energy and Industry, H.E. Dr.
Mohammed bin Saleh Al Sada cuts the ribbon at the
opening ceremony
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Interior view from the CSEE in Chevron Qatar Energy Technology
offices at the Qatar Science & Technology Park
technologies that work best in
Qatar’s climate, and accelerating
real-world application of these
technologies through education
and industry collaboration.
Chevron and QSTP signed
a partnership agreement
in February
2009 establishing
the Chevron CSEE.
In April 2010,
C h e v r o n a n d
GreenGulf, a Qatari
renewable energy
company, joined forces to establish
a Solar Test Facility at QSTP
in order to study market opportunities
for solar power in Qatar. The Center
became fully operational in February 2011.
Located in QSTP’s Tech1 building, CSEE
is designed for the study and demonstration
of sustainable energy. Key facilities include a
sustainable-energy visitor center, testing rigs
for solar and lighting technologies, and training
and seminar facilities.
“Chevron’s expertise and experience in
testing and deploying clean energy technologies
in California is of immense help,”
commented Dr. Mani, QSTP’s Executive
Chairman. He added that this expertise will
support QSTP’s comprehensive strategy for
technology evaluation and research-led development
in solar energy. According to the
International Energy Association (IEA), solar
energy is rapidly becoming a viable power
source, and it could supply eleven percent of
global electricity by 2050.
The performance of solar technologies can
be greatly affected by environmental factors
such as dust, heat and light quality. Dust
accumulated on photovoltaic (PV) panels after
six months in the Middle East can reduce the
panels’ power by 40 percent. Chevron CSEE
and the Solar Test facility will accelerate
commercialization of solar technologies by
testing their performance in Qatar’s climate.
“The world is going to need all forms of
energy to meet its needs over the coming
decades, which is why Chevron is investing
strongly in petroleum and renewable technologies,”
said Carl Atallah, President of Chevron
Qatar Ltd. “We achieved a milestone when
we opened our sustainable energy center at the
Qatar Science & Technology Park. Chevron’s
investment of $20 million in the center demonstrates
our confidence in Qatar’s future and
our commitment to its energy strategy.”
Chevron Corporation
is one of the world’s
leading integrated energy
companies, with 60,000
employees and subsidiaries
around the world. In Qatar,
Chevron has a flexible LNG
purchase agreement with
RasGas that brings Qatar’s
LNG to the U.S. market.
John D. Gass, Chevron’s President of Global Gas makes
a presentation at the CSEE opening