Masdar on Sunday announced the signing of a framework agreement with the Ministry of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment of the Kingdom of Morocco that will enable them to have a thorough cooperation in the field of renewable energy.
The agreement was signed during the sixth World Future Energy Summit (WFES), a global platform that addressed the future of renewable energy and sustainable development in the Middle East and the world.With ambitious clean energy targets and large solar and wind power potential, Morocco is one of the Middle East and North Africa's most promising clean energy markets. Morocco's aim is to reach 42 per cent of its total power capacity installed from renewable sources by 2020."Morocco is an ambitious supporter of the adoption of renewable energy projects," said Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO of Masdar, Abu Dhabi's renewable energy company.
"By capitalising on its abundant solar and wind energy resources, Morocco is establishing a strong renewable energy industry that will drive economic development and diversify its energy portfolio. We look forward to contributing to the development of Morocco's renewable energy industry."
Fouad Douiri, Morocco's minister of Energy, Mines, Water and Environment, said, "With tremendous wind and solar resources, Morocco has already strong and concrete achievements in solar and wind capacity, thanks to its experienced local skills and within an attractive legal and regulatory framework."
"As a country focused on the development of its renewable energy, we see major benefits in building a valuable cooperation with renewable energy players, in particular with the industry. Masdar's portfolio of regional and international projects, combined with their experience in renewable energy project development and research and development activities, makes it a partner of excellence in renewable energy cooperation," added Fouad Douiri.
During her visit, Hammack received an overview of some of the testing missions that take place on the installation. While here, she also visited Colonel Smith Middle School, Arizona's first net-zero school.
"A couple of things that were interesting were some of the testing missions here," Hammack said. "We spent some time talking about the kind of frequencies generated by wind turbines and [the SunZia] power lines. Yesterday afternoon, we heard some very interesting research that is going on or results that are a little bit surprising, and it just created more questions. It is fascinating when you see the mission side and the installation side come together on some of these issues."
Hammack also has experience in the evaluation of energy conservation projects, including lighting efficiency, sustainable design, solar energy and building operation. Being that Fort Huachuca is home to Colonel Smith Middle School, the first net-zero energy school to open in Arizona, she requested a tour of the facility.
"The net-zero concept is how to better use our resources to ensure that the Army of the future has the same access to resources as the Army of today," Hammack explained. "It's learning, somewhat similar to this school, what are the best practices and how can we institutionalize them across the Army. Net-zero is net-zero energy, net-zero water and net-zero waste. Net-zero energy looks at a building, facility or footprint that consumes as much energy as it is able to generate."
The school achieved net-zero energy through methods including water harvesting, green products, a dashboard for students to monitor energy conservation, sensor-controlled lighting, watching plug loads and producing energy through solar panels and wind turbines, as well as a cost-effective layered daylight program. Classrooms are also equipped with iPad2s that visually monitor energy use throughout the school.
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