Dr. Mohamed Alhaj is an engineering, an expert and award-winning researcher, and a strong advocate for sustainable development.
Mohamed completed his Ph.D., at 28 years old, at Hamad Bin Khalifa University (Qatar) where he worked on developing a sustainable solar-driven seawater desalination technology. His Ph.D. research, which received several prestigious awards, investigated the technical performance, environmental impact, and economic feasibility of solar-driven low-pressure thermal desalination, particularly for water-scarce countries such as Qatar. Dr. Mohamed is an expert in renewable energy research having published numerous peer-reviewed papers in high-impact journals in the areas of sustainability, solar energy, desalination, and life-cycle assessment. Mohamed is also the founder and associate editor of the African Journal of Engineering & Technology and member of the editorial board of UCL Open Environment Journal. Dr. Mohamed has delivered numerous talks on renewable energy, desalination, life-cycle assessment, and policy at global conferences, forums, and workshops in the U.S., Singapore, Qatar, and Sudan.
Dr. Mohamed is the founder and director of Clean Energy 4 Africa, which is an African think-tank that promotes renewable energy in Sudan & Africa. Clean Energy 4 Africa has been recognized by the UN as being among the top 100 youth initiatives globally that promote SDG7. Dr. Mohamed is regularly invited by international organizations to deliver talks on renewable energy and energy access, especially in Sudan. In June 2021, he was invited to deliver keynote remarks on energy access at the UN High-Level Ministerial Segment on Energy Access.
