EU-GCC Clean Energy
Network

The co-operation among the Discussion Groups experts is guided and facilitated by the Discussion Group Conveners, who are qualified experts that moderate and support collaboration towards achieving the discussion group objectives.

Renewable Energy Sources

• Dr Rabia Ferroukhi, Senior Policy Officer, IRENA
• Carsten Hoyer-Klick, Project Manager, German Aerospace Center, DLR, Germany
• Dr Marcelino Sánchez, Director, Solar Thermal Energy Department, National Renewable Energy Centre of Spain, Spain

Energy Demand Side Management and Energy Efficiency

• Dr Nawal Al-Hosany, Director of Sustainability at Masdar, UAE
• Dr Alexandra Papadopoulou, Senior Energy Expert, ICCS-NTUA, Greece

Clean Natural Gas and Related Clean Technologies

• Dr Naji Abi-Aad, Research Advisor, Ministry of Energy/Qatar Petroleum, Qatar
• Dr Mohsen Assadi, Managing Director, Centre for Sustainable Energy Solutions, Stavanger, Norway

Electricity Interconnections and Market Integration

• Dr Najib Dandachi, Asset Management Director, Transco, Abu Dhabi Water & Electricity Authority UAE
• John Traynor, Senior Consultant on Electricity Integration, ESB International, Dublin, Ireland

Carbon Capture and Storage (CSS)

• Dr Othman Zarzour, Project Manager, Masdar, UAE
• Dr Nikolaos Koukouzas, Deputy Director of CERTH/ISFTA (Centre for Research and Technology Hellas/ Institute for Solid Fuels Technology and Applications), Greece