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His Excellency the President of King Khalid University, Professor Faleh bin Raja Allah Al-Solami, attended yesterday’s closing ceremony of the 2025 Sustainable Solutions in Energy and Environment Conference. The conference was held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Turki bin Talal bin Abdulaziz, Governor of the Asir Region and Chairman of the Asir Region Development Authority. Organized by the College of Engineering, the event took place at the Exhibition and Conference Center in the University City in Al-Fara’a.

The conference concluded after two days of scientific discussions and panel sessions involving experts and researchers from national and international organizations.

His Excellency the University President honored the students who won the scientific competitions, as well as the participants and partner organizations. The event attracted broad participation, bringing together more than 35 speakers and experts from over 15 countries across five continents.

The conference also featured the awareness and communication exhibition for the fifth Human Capability Development initiative within the energy ecosystem, along with the “Engineer’s Day” exhibition, which showcased more than 30 student projects in energy, innovation, and engineering.

The conference’s scientific program included 10 keynote and panel sessions and four scientific sessions, during which 23 research papers were discussed. It also featured 42 scientific posters and nine specialized workshops. This diversity of scientific content promoted the exchange of expertise and highlighted the latest practices and innovations in clean energy and environmental sustainability.

The Chair of the Conference Scientific Committee, Dr. Saad bin Fahad Al-Jabbar, stated that the recommendations resulting from the sessions covered the principal areas of energy and the environment. They called for accelerating the adoption of clean and intelligent energy systems, improving national readiness, strengthening carbon-management technologies and circular-economy applications, and developing environmental monitoring systems and ecosystem protection in arid environments.

The recommendations also emphasized the importance of supporting water sustainability, expanding advanced treatment technologies and connecting them with renewable energy sources, and promoting innovation in sustainable materials and green chemistry to meet industrial needs.

They further called for enabling cross-sector collaboration to establish shared innovation environments and positioning the conference as an ongoing scientific platform through research programs and annual challenges. Additional recommendations included supporting capacity building and human-capital development in energy and environmental fields and aligning research efforts with the objectives of Saudi Vision 2030 and the priorities of the research and innovation ecosystem.