Chevron Corporation announced that it plans to commit $20 million over five years to form a partnership with the Qatar Science & Technology Park in Doha and establish a center of excellence in renewable power and energy efficiency
The partnership with the Qatar Science & Technology Park (QSTP) will create The Center for Sustainable Energy Efficiency, which intends to focus on developing technologies in lighting and cooling that work effectively in the Middle East climate.
The center, expected to open in late 2009, also anticipates conducting research in the development and application of renewable power, such as solar, and developing and training Qatari engineers, scientists and students to build expertise and capabilities within the country.
The Center for Sustainable Energy Efficiency will be supported by expertise in energy efficiency and renewable energy drawn from Chevron's technology companies, including Chevron Energy Solutions (CES), which has developed hundreds of projects involving energy efficiency and renewable power facilities for education, government and business customers across the United States.
CES markets both energy efficiency and renewable energy technologies such as high-efficiency lighting, cooling, fuel cells, biomass and solar. Chevron recently endowed the Chevron Chair in Energy Efficiency at the Energy Efficiency Center at the University of California, Davis. The center is focused on developing new energy efficiency technology that can be commercialized globally.
Source: Chevron Corporation
Author:
Ksenia Kochneva
