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Who We Are
The Renewable and Sustainable Energy Research Center (RSERC) pushes the frontiers of technological research in energy storage, analysis, and solutions. We offer unique, resource-rich opportunities at our world-class laboratories to create and innovate without boundaries, collaborating across disciplines to generate real-world impact through both theoretical development and practical systems designed for tomorrow.
RSERC is part of the CIE, a global scientific research center attracting the world’s foremost scientists and researchers. CIE leads worldwide advances in artificial intelligence, autonomous robotics, quantum computing, cryptography and quantum communications, directed energy, secure communication, smart devices, advanced materials, and propulsion and space technologies, and biotechnology fields.
CIE belongs to the Abu Dhabi Government’s Advanced Technology Research Council (ATRC), which oversees the technology research in the emirate.
What We Do
We work to create green and sustainable solutions that benefit the UAE economy and society in the long run. Bolstered by a well-resourced team of scientists and researchers, our core focus domains include bioenergy and fuel cells, energy storage, energy analysis and optimized systems design and modelling, and modernized energy solutions.
We explore sustainable and eco-friendly solutions to fossil fuel challenges, resulting in a zero-carbon emission footprint and identifying tech-based applications to solve the world’s environmental challenges.
Energy Technologies
Water Technologies
Water-Energy-Biology Nexus
Energy Technologies
Bio and Chemical Energy Group
- Production systems (blue and green H2, PtL, SAF, Biodiesels)
- Delivery systems and safety - land, sea, air
- Storage systems
- Derivatives: Ammonia / Methanol / ++
- Fuel Cell applications
Power Technologies Group
- Grid Technologies
- Electrode materials and morphology, membrane technology
- Chemical storage for long term / inter-seasonal VRE
- Alternative battery technologies: REDOX, Aluminum-Air
- Fuel Cells… electrode and membrane materials, small Soild Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC), lower temperature SOFC
Renewable Energy Group
- Next generation substrates: Multi-Junction and Perovskites
- Low/zero water cleaning systems
- Thermal energy capture from panels
- Floating solar: cooling and evaporation reduction
- Low energy tracking systems (>by 25-40%)
- Solar project modelling and prediction
- Low speed wind and vertical axis wind technologies
Energy Modelling Group
- Climate change impact – CO2, NOx, CH4
- System / Grid Design and Optimization
Decision frameworks,
Scenario modelling,
OptimisationGenerative designPrediction & Control (Traditional and AI based - minute, hour, day, month)
Building Management Systems - Technology modelling
Core Performance
Site specific performance
Specification testing / setting
Water Technologies
Production
- Renewable powered desalination – thermal and Reverse Osmosis
- Improved membrane technologies
- Filtration pretreatments – e.g. Ceramic Nanofiltration
Distribution
- Network leak detection and remediation technologies
Utilization
- Technologies to deliver exactly the right amount of water to exactly the right place
Treatment
- Technologies to remove valuable metals from brine
- Crystallization technologies to reduce / eliminate brine
- Alternative uses for brine (Solids additives, Steel industry)
- Value generating uses of sewage sludge – Waste to energy
Water-Energy-Biology Nexus
Sustainable, Optimized Agri/Aquaculture
- Vertical and controlled environment farming
- Water delivery systems
- Optimizing water quantity per crop and soil
- Agri-photovoltaics
- Soil enhancements for reduced water
- Delivery systems for soil fertility enhancement
- Aquaculture systems
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