Jordan to build solar energy-powered boat

AMMAN — Secretary General of the Arab Renewable Energy Commission (AREC) Mohammed Taani has announced the names of the national team members who will build the first Jordanian solar-energy-powered boat to present the Kingdom at international events, the Jordan News Agency, Petra, reported on Friday.

During the closing ceremony of a workshop on solar boat races — opened by HRH Princess Sanaa Asem, chairperson of the higher oversight committee at AREC — Taani said that the workshop aimed at exchanging expertise and knowledge to insert academic and research cultures into national institutions, especially schools and universities.

The team, headed by AREC Administrative Director Kamel Dagamseh, comprises Mamoun Ahmad, Reem Taani, Hassan Mahasneh, Ahmad Habashneh, Zamel Roussan, Hussam Jamal, Muhannad Hassanat, Hani Alawneh, Ibrahim Karasneh, Salem Taym and Basma Qudeisat.