Vision
The vision for the Energy Technology Program is to be an international pioneering and referential program in adaptation and development of energy technologies through advanced working systems.

Mission
To build an advanced collaborative system for adapting and developing energy technologies through promoting an effective research and development culture, formulating comprehensive and competitive solutions, and developing expert human resources. This will ensure the optimal utilization of available resources, preserve the environment, and create new investment opportunities. Our higher purpose is to support the national economy and sustained national development.

Strategic Goals
The strategic goals of the Energy Technology Program are aligned with goals and objectives of the National Policy for Science and Technology and the key needs of the Kingdom that are compatible with and can be acted upon at this program level.
Accordingly, the following strategically-aligned goals are selected for the program to work on for the next 5 years:

• Efficiently exploiting national energy resources.
• Supporting national self-dependence in critical energy technologies.
• Supporting the local energy industry to attain development and growth with technology solutions that facilitate new product development, improve production efficiency, price/value efficiency, environmental protection , especially in view of the rapidly rising demands for electrical and other forms of energy due to population growth, industrialization and globalization.
• Developing innovative technologies for special needs that cannot be satisfied efficiently or economically through existing systems. For example, utilization of renewable energy technologies for remote areas.
• Transferring, adapting and developing technologies for local users and markets through business models that promote creation and maximization of employment and investment opportunities, as well as economic diversification and competitiveness.
• Supporting societal and cultural development towards optimal exploitation of technology and transformation from consuming to producing culture.
• Promoting the national image and stature in science and technology.

Track

• Renewable Energy Production

1. Thermal collectives
2. Solar photovoltaic
3. Fuel cell
4. Wind turbine
5. Hydrogen production

• Conventional Energy Production

1. Turbines
2. Multi-generation
3. Combined cycle

• Electricity Energy Distribution and Transferring

1. Transformers
2. Cables
3. Networks
4. Circuit breakers

• Energy Conservation and Management

1. Air conditions
2. Lighting
3. Building envelope
4. Building energy management
5. Boiler
6. Furnace
7. Heat exchangers
8. Electricity motors
9. Heat recovery

• Energy Storage

1. Batteries
2. Hydrogen storage

• Internal Combustion Engine

1. Performance efficiency
2. Fuel
3. Emission reduction

Email:ene.npst@ksu.edu.sa
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