Introduction

The amounts of available conventional energy resources are decreasing with time:
development of renewable energy technology is thus needed to fulfil the energy
demand in the future.
Currently on the world wide only 15% of our total energy supply comes from
Renewable Energy resources,
the other 85% is made up of fossil and nuclear resources. The environmental degradation
associated with the production and consumption of fossil energy today threatens human
health and the quality of life, while affecting ecological balance and biodiversity.
The desert area of the Middle East region with its abundance of solar radiation could
transmit the power generated to countries substituting the use of fossil fuels for
higher economic benefits and to contribute massively to the protection of the
global environment.

Aims and Objectives

To provide a forum for thoughtful evaluation and discussion regarding the development of solar,wind bio-mass and other renewable energy basic reseach, technologies and applications in the desert regions.Special emphasis is placed on energy and underground water resourses in the desert.

Who should attend GCREADER

Participants are expected to come from the wider area of building engineering (electrical,
mechanical chemical), physics, material science and modelling techniques.