Engineering Leadership

Energy Qaudrilemma Energy is one of the basic needs in people’s life and countries’ development. Nevertheless, energy generation technologies have become the most controversial topic. It gained significant attention around the world after addressing global warming’s severe consequences. United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said, “We are the first generation that can end poverty, the last that can end climate change”. Therefore, the UN urges countries to react hastily to limit global warming to save people and the Planet by introducing an effective strategic plan, because warming by more than 2 °C would induce tragic and irremediable damage. These environmental implications create social pressures to compel political and economic decision makers to introduce new legislations and develop an alternative technology to mitigate these consequences.  An urgent response is mandatory to stop greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions contribution by reducing reliance on fossil fuel ener...

Today,  Saudi government presents a positive initiative in shifting to sustainable development and it aims to decouple GDP from relying on oil production. This required to shift also in individual mindset and organisations culture to be more sustainability oriented. For businesses, promoting innovation, optimising processes and creating sustaible business models are critical aspects towards sustainable business. Circular economy (CE) and Sustainable development have become prominent topics. Sustainability is defined as a development that delivers the needs for the present generation without any negative influence on the demands of future generations. CE is an approach that drives sustainability goals to fulfil social, environmental, and economic benefits through reduced global reliance on the planet resources. CE aims to change the way that we use resources from linear to circular system by returning them back to the economy to generate more value. In a linear economy, materials ...