The conference "Solar Energy Prospects in Saudi Arabia: Applications and Challenges," concluded on Thursday, April 26, 1442 AH, after holding 10 scientific sessions over two days with the participation of a number of academics, researchers in solar energy applications and industry experts inside and outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

The results of the conference resulted in the issuance of 12 scientific recommendations that included many aspects and themes that were discussed in relation to solar energy, in line with the directions and plans of the Saudi Vision 2030 to diversify energy sources and become an exporter of sustainable energy, especially solar energy.

For his part, Dr. Mishaal Al-Mashaikh, Dean of the College of Engineering and Chairman of the Scientific Committee of the conference, explained that the recommendations that came out of the conference covered all the topics addressed by the participants in the conference, and touched on many recommendations, especially the establishment of vocational and university training programs in solar energy in all universities and the inclusion of solar energy in the curricula of the faculties of architecture, science, agriculture and others, in addition to including solar energy concepts and technologies in the curriculum of engineering colleges in university education and teaching them in middle and high schools.

The conference recommended the development of legislation (laws, regulations and instructions), incentives and investment maps for renewable energy in Saudi Arabia, spreading awareness of the social, economic and technological aspects of the field of new and renewable energy in the local community, in addition to focusing on the local manufacturing of equipment for the solar energy technology industry, exchanging experiences with Arab countries in the field of renewable energy by working periodically on standardizing standards and methods of testing solar energy systems in Arab countries, focusing on solar thermal and electrical applications for cooling and air-conditioning.

The head of the conference's scientific committee also explained that the recommendations included urging the study of the impact of dust accumulation on solar / photovoltaic collectors in detail, recommending the use of geographic information systems and multivariate analysis in order to choose the best places to build solar desalination plants, in addition to improving the production of desalinated water by solar distillation, preferably using a type of porous columns in order to store a larger amount of moisture, and using a rotating wheel in solar distillers to improve the production of desalinated water, knowing that the efficiency of solar distillers that used the wheel