Nazih M Abu-Shikhah
Biography
He holds a Doctor of Engineering degree from Queensland University of Technology, Australia, 2002. He is freelance consultant, time series analyst, energy/electricity expert, and trainer. He worked in government, para-government, and private sectors for about 20 years in Jordan and abroad (Kuwait and Australia). He is currently affiliated to Saudi Electricity Company,Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Abu-Shikhah, in addition to teaching full-time, conducts training in Jordan and abroad in strategic planning and
business planning, project evaluation, performance improvement, start-up businesses, professional
management consulting, electrical system development, tariff studies and investment planning, load research, energy and demand forecasting, demand side management, energy efficiency, energy conservation, environmental impact assessment, process optimization, and new product development. His relevant expertise in energy projects consists of the following: Power system operation planning within National Electric Power Company (NEPCO); Short/medium/long -term Load forecasting applied to NEPCO grid; Optimization of operational costs studies; Generation expansion and availability studies; Developing reliability and performance indicators and Powers system security. He has to his credit several journal
articles and technical reports in the various fields of energy/electricity technologies and environmental issues. He serves as a member of various associations apart from being an author for many books.
Research Interest
Energy efficiency, energy conservation, environmental impact assessment, process optimization, and new product development.
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