Dr. Issam Amr Carbon Management Division, Research

Dr. Issam Amr
Carbon Management Division,
Research & Development
Center, Saudi Aramco
Reducing CO2 Emissions from Buildings
Abstract:
Conventional buildings consume a lot of energy and hence, the energy consumption
in residential sector represents around 15% of global energy consumption. As
energy comes mainly from burning fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas), this energy
consumption is associated with high CO2 emissions which is one of the major
greenhouse gases leading to climate change. Saudi Aramco, the world’s largest oil
producer, has initiated various projects to manage carbon emissions from different
sectors. This presentation will talk about some of Saudi Aramco projects for green
buildings. A 10.5 megawatt solar power system was designed to meet the total
power demand of Al-Midra Tower. Another project is for energy savings in homes
and offices by implementation of different energy conservation methods such as
replacing incandescent lamps with LED lamps, home insulation and HVAC
equipment replacement with higher energy efficiency equipment. In addition to
those initiatives, Research and Development Center initiate a basic research project
with Korean Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) for enhancement of
CO2 utilization and storage in cement and concrete materials to reduce CO2
emissions and improve the quality of construction materials.
Biography:
Dr. Issam Amr joined Saudi Aramco in 2012 as a lab scientist in Research and
Development. He is a member of Mobile CO2 Management team under Carbon
Management Division. His research focused on the new sorbent development for
CO2 emissions reduction and simulation of CO2 absorption and adsorption
Processes. Issam holds a PhD degree in Chemical Engineering from King Fahd
University of Petroleum & Minerals (KFUPM). He had two patents and many
journal and conference publications. Before joining Saudi Aramco he works in
academia as lecture at in chemical engineering department at KFUPM and he was
assistant professor in chemical engineering department at King Faisal University.