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Appointment of Chief of Technology - Hydrogen
Appointment of Chief of Technology - Hydrogen.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RNS Number : 7391P\n Oracle Power PLC\n 21 October 2021\n \n \n \n \n 21 October 2021\n \n \n \n \n \n Oracle Power PLC\n \n \n (\"Oracle\", the \"Company\" or the \"Group\")\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Appointment of \n \n \n Chief of Technology - Hydrogen\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Oracle Power P\n LC\n (AIM:ORCP), is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr Naveed Akhtar as an adviser on \n h\n ydrogen technology, following Oracle's recently announced non-exclusive co-operation agreement (the \n \"\n Agreement\") with PowerChina International Group Ltd (\n \"\n PowerChina\")\n ,\n with the aim of jointly developing a green hydrogen production facility in Pakistan.\n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Akhtar is an expert in the \n h\n ydrogen \n e\n nergy\n \n /\n f\n uel \n c\n ells field with more than 20 years' experience\n .\n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Akhtar\n \n is the founder and CEO of Hy-Hybrid Energy\n Limited\n , a specialised fuel cell service provider which advises hydrogen application businesses across Europe. Dr Akhtar will join the Company on an advisory basis as Chief of Technology\n - Hydrogen\n , a non-Board position, as Oracle progresses its hydrogen strategy in Pakistan with PowerChina.\n \n \n \n \n \n Dr Akhtar holds a B.Eng in Mechanical (Pak), M.Sc. in Renewable Energy (Germany) and PhD in Chemical Engineering (UK). He has received many prestigious awards and fellowships such as the Hermann Göhr Award\n ,\n Marie Curie Fellowship, UNESCO Fellowship, Grove Fuel Cell Symposium Student Bursary, Universitas 21 Scholarship, DAAD Scholarship, amongst others. He has published 28 papers in scientific journals/proceedings and 11 patents in the field of fuel cells.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Naheed Memon, CEO of Oracle, commented\n \n \n : \n \n \n \n \n \"\n \n \n The appointment of Dr Akhtar, an expert in Hydrogen fuel cells, is an important step towards\n \n \n \n \n \n advancing the development of a green hydrogen production facility in Pakistan, with PowerChina as our partner. Green hydrogen is a crucial fuel source in the global transition to decarbonisation and is therefore an incredibly important addition to our growing portfolio of assets. We look to Naveed to advise us on the technological aspects of this development as well as to assist us in commercialisation and...