- The collaboration covers research and development (R&D) activities of interest to both parties.
- This collaboration with Capgemini adds to many other agreements UM6P signed with international firms and bodies to stimulate academic research into green energy production, storage, and more.
Morocco’s Mohammed VI Polytechnic University (UM6P) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with French engineering and consultancy firm Capgemini Engineering to exchange expertise on green energy storage solutions. According to a LinkedIn post from UM6P, the MoU covers “cooperate on collaboration areas such as the development of solid-state storage of hydrogen for mobile applications and the design, simulation, and integration of H2 storage inside the vehicles.”
The post further specifies that the collaboration will include other research and development (R&D) activities of interest to both parties, with PhD students from the Moroccan university organizing training programs and events with Capgemini. This collaboration with Capgemini adds to many other agreements UM6P signed with international firms and bodies to stimulate academic research into green energy production, storage, and more. UM6P, currently a continent hub for scientific innovation, has previously collaborated with Morocco’s Research Institute for Solar Energy and New Energies (IRESEN) to launch the first micro-pilot green hydrogen production system in September 2022.
In November of 2022, the university partnered with energy-focused company Chariot and manufacturer of green hydrogen systems Oort Energy, to launch another series of green hydrogen pilot projects in Morocco. The projects were set to generate green hydrogen from water using renewable energy. The project would mean large-scale green hydrogen and ammonia production is feasible in Morocco. Producing ammonia from green hydrogen is strategically important for the country as the substance is a key ingredient in fertilizer.