Ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable, and modern energy for all
(Activities of 2022)
Programmes for local community to learn about importance of energy efficiency and clean energy
As far as we know, our university is the first governorate organization in the city of Basrah that started using renewable energy sources. UOB has started the project of building a green faculty with renewable energy sources like solar systems, and biodiesels since 2018. Using renewable energy sources in Basrah province is very rare, even by the Basrah electricity department, so UOB encourages other organizations and citizens to use those sources through workshops, conferences, and other kinds of meetings.
UOB organized a campaign to aware the people of Basrah about renewable energy sources. See more
College of Engineering organized a symposium entitled "Rationalization of Electricity Consumption and using renewable energy".
College of science has organized a workshop entitled "Renewable and sustainable energy sources". See more
UOB organized a seminar entitled “Application of Geographical Information Systems Techniques in Estimating the Quantities of Solar Energy in Basra”. See more
Dr. Kazem Abdul-Wahhab Hassan, and Dr. Rashid Abdul Rashid Al-Sharifi published a book entitled "Energy Geography"
University of Basrah/College of Engineering has convened the first conference on smart cities titled "Smart Basrah". The conference aims to find the appropriate and smart methods to transform Basrah province into a smart city from commercial, energy, industrial, security, and agricultural perspectives.
