AURAK Signs MOU with Al Shrooq Green Energy
The American University of Ras Al Khaimah (AURAK) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Al Shrooq Green Energy(ASGE), a UAE based company specializing in local solid waste (MSW) gasification technologies.
The arrangement agrees to mutual cooperation in terms of sharing knowledge, a pilot scaled Skid Mounted Gasification Unit (SMGU), and research study on waste to energy systems established by ASGE. ASGE will certainly provide the SMGU to RAK Research and Innovation Center (RAKRIC) for research study and application growth using the sysngas created from the waste resources in Ras Al Khaimah. This campaign straight joins with RAK Waste Management Authority (RAKWMA) to support their mission of drawing away seventy-five percent of the MSW far from garbage dumps by 2021.
As per the terms of the arrangement, ASGE will support RAKRIC for study and growth in the locations of mutual interest related to local strong waste and biography- solids gasification in the UAE. ASGE will be proactively associated with offering the university access to their pilot range system, instrumentation, and experienced technical personnel. ASGE will certainly also support RAKRIC's team and trainees in performing useful research on the pilot scale unit.
Prof. Hassan Hamdan Al Alkim, AURAK President, and Mr. Manoharan Sundaralingam, CEO of ASGE, signed the agreement with the participation of Prof. Mousa Mohsen, Dean of the School of Engineering and Director of RAKRIC, and Mrs. Sonia Nasser, Executive Director of RAKWMA.
Commenting about the university's latest accord, Prof. Al Alkim stated, "I am elated about the collaboration with ASGE; we now have access to an industry expert in waste to power systems. It is, certainly, additionally wonderful that we could do joint research study to find services for waste management-related concerns, thus enabling us to conserve the environment.".
Manoharan added, "We are delighted with this partnership, as it provides us the chance to work with students and support their projects, allowing them to put the theories they learn in the classroom into genuine, industry-relevant method. This university also has a range of world-class researchers in their corresponding fields, so we are very excited to collaborate with them. This connection has great potential.".
AURAK and ASGE have actually additionally agreed to team up in study areas such as syngas conversion to methanol and waste warm recuperation. In addition, AURAK trainees will have internship opportunities at the organization.
