ACWA Power to set up new tech centre for clean energy at KACST

ACWA Power to set up new tech centre for clean energy at KACST

Acwa Power, a leading Saudi developer of power and desalination projects, has signed an agreement with King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology for the establishment of a new clean energy and water desalination technologies development centre within the KACST campus.

The new 'Clean Energy and Water Desalination Technologies Development Center' aims to conduct studies and scientific research in vital areas linked to the clean energy and water sector, said a statement from KACST.

The key topics of focus include development of solar energy technologies, devices for photovoltaic power plants for extreme climatic conditions as well as energy storage technologies to support future energy networks and innovative technologies and materials for desalination membranes.

These are mainly aimed at cutting costs and emissions of desalination processes, as the center will employ artificial intelligence and advanced digital technologies to enable research and achieve goals, it stated.

The new facility aims to boost the presence of Acwa Power within the complex of national laboratories and innovation oases to contribute to spreading the culture of co-operation and innovation between the academic community and the business sector, and to transfer innovative water desalination technology to various areas of the industrial sector, it added.

The joint centre in partnership with Acwa