A new collaboration in Qatar seeks to study a project that involves capturing organic gas released from waste and recycling it into an organic fuel for dual-fuel vehicles.
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between Qatar University College of Engineering (QU-CENG) and the Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) in this regard.
The MoU will “establish collaboration on the exchange of information and consultancy on the recent techniques to capture organic gas released from waste and recycle it into an organic fuel for dual-fuel vehicles”, according to a statement.
The agreement was signed by QU vice-president for Research and Graduate Studies Prof Mariam al-Maadeed and MME assistant undersecretary for General Services Affairs Sheikh Faleh bin Nasser al-Thani in the presence of QU president Dr Hassan al-Derham, CENG dean Dr Khalifa al-Khalifa, MME Waste Treatment Department director Hamad al-Bahar and ministry representatives, as well as QU leaders, faculty and staff.
The terms of the MoU include collaboration on conducting a feasibility study of the project, including capturing the organic gas, squeezing and purifying it to use it as a fuel for dual-fuel vehicles. The fuel will then be tested through cars, the statement notes.
Commenting on the MoU, Prof al-Maadeed said: “Through this agreement, QU continues to demonstrate its commitment to addressing environmental issues by investing in research that will contribute to finding sustainable solutions to the environment challenges in Qatar. This MoU comes on the sidelines of Qatar Environment Day, which aims to highlight the continuous efforts of the Qatari government to preserve the environment, in line with the pillars of Qatar National Vision 2030.”
Sheikh Faleh added, “This agreement comes as a result of fruitful co-operation between the MME and QU to provide solutions that help preserve the environment and achieve sustainable environmental development, in line with Qatar National Vision 2030. The MME is committed to providing full support to this agreement in order to fulfil its objectives in a way that benefits Qatar’s environment and economy, and we look forward towards more cemented co-operation with QU in other areas.”
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