Father’s Name           Qadir Bakhsh Bhatti
Date Of Birth              15th October 1948
Nationality                 Pakistani
N. I. Card No.                61101-9230732-9
Postal Address           House No.215, St. No.74, G-9/3, Islamabad
Email:                          majid_ul_hassan@yahoo.com
Phone:                         (R) 92-51-2262986
Cell:                             +92-301-5001550

EXPERIENCES

Consultant                 Winrock International, Islamabad                                              On Biomass Conversion Technologies

Consultant                 SAARC Energy Center, Islamabad                                               For design and development of Improved Cooking Stoves (ICS)

Consultant                 M/S Bismillah Powers (Pvt.) Ltd. Rawalpindi

Consultant                 ST Ventures / NUST Consulting, CIE Block, H-12, Islamabd        On Solar Homes Systems, Solar Street Lighting Systems, Solar Water Pumping Systems in Balochistan and FATA region

Consultant                 Renewable Resources (Pvt.) Ltd, First Floor, F-7/4, Islamabad

Consultant                 M/s Solar Tech (Pvt.) Ltd. Lahore                                                    On Prefab biogas plants and solar PV systems

Consultant                 Alternate Energy Systems, Islamabad.                                           15th October 2008 to June 2009.

For Providing solutions on Solar PV Systems, Solar Thermal Systems, Mini/Micro – Hydropower, Wind Energy Systems, Biomass Energy Systems.

PROJECTS DURING CONSULTANCY

Consultancy services have been provided to different agencies in respective projects in renewable energies. The renewable energy projects executed, on-going and pipeline are detailed below:

Small / Micro Hydro Projects:

  1. Rendered consultancy services for planning, design, feasibility studies and supervision for construction and commissioning of 1.6 MW Small Hydro Power Plant at Khanpur Dam, started from January 2011.
  2. Rendered consultancy services for planning, design, feasibility studies and supervision for construction and commissioning of 100 kW Micro Hydro Power Plant in Mardan, March 2009 – June 2010.
  3. Rendered consultancy services for planning, design, feasibility studies and supervision for construction and commissioning of 350 kW Micro Hydro Power Project in Khanpur Dam Canal June 2010, for Bismillah Power; design and installation of cross flow turbine ( 100 kW) and PAT (Pump as Turbine) (200 kW & 50 kW), from June 2009 to till date

Biomass / Biogas Projects:

  1. Design and construction of 250 m3 Biogas digester plant at Simly Cattle Farm, Islamabad, for generation of electricity, May 2012 – till to date.
  2. Prepared seven (07) Pre-Feasibility Studies on Biogas Plants for seven cattle farms under “Methane to Market: A project of EPA, USA, Capacity Building of Dairy Farms in Pakistan”, July – Oct 2011.
  3. Supervised post graduate and undergraduate student  projects of Bahria University, Islamabad and NUST University, Islamabad on:Developed four models of Improved Cooking Stoves; two for cold-hilly areas and two for plain areas under SAARC Energy Center project.
  4. Anaerobic fermentation of organic (fruits and vegetables) wastes for the production of biogas under mesophilic and thermophilic conditions (for  both NUST and Bahria University);
  5. Composting techniques for fruits and vegetables for enhancement of composting process (NUST).
  6. Designed and installed 150 m3 Biogas digester plant in Dhok Gojran, Rawalpindi for meeting cooking needs of 400 persons, January – March 2011
  7. Worked as Biomass Energy Expert for Windrock on “Promoting Sustainable Energy Production and Use from Biomass in Pakistan”, August – December 2010, a project initiated by UNIDO.
  8. Rendered consultancy services to Elan Partners for a European Union “Project Baseline Survey on Renewable Energy Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan”, August 2010, Contributed in Biogas component of project.
  9. Design and Manufacturing of pre-fab Biogas Digestors for Cold Regions of the Country, June 2010, with financial assistance from Solar Tech
  10. Worked on feasibilty study, design and installation of biomass cogeneration power plant for KDC Ply Wood Factory, Jhelum.
  11. Working on feasibility study, design and installation of cow dung based biomass cogeneration power plant at the cattle farm in Sargodha owned by Mr. Fawad Mazari
  12. On Panel of Allama Iqbal Open University as Biomass Expert, have been delivering lectures on Environmtental Engineering Design for their Masters Program.
  13. Installed 6,000 domestic size biogas plant under different PSDP and NGO projects (1980 – 2008)

Solar Projects

  1. Conducted Field Evaluation Report on Solar Water Pumping Systems installed in District Dalbadin & Nushki, Balochistan, October-November 2010, for Islamic Relief.
  2. Conducted Field Evaluation Report on Solar Homes Systems installed in District Nushki, Balochistan, October 2009, for Islamic Relief.
  3. Conducted Field Evaluation Report on Solar Water Pumping Systems installed in District Dalbadin & Nushki, Balochistan, October 2009, for Islamic Relief.
  4. Conducted  Field  Evaluation  Report  on  Solar  Homes  Systems  installed  in  District Dalbadin, Balochistan, September 2009, for Islamic Relief.
  5. Carried out System Design for Solar Water Pumps with water storage facilities in FATA region, June 2009, NUST Consulting

WORKING EXPERIENCE IN GOVERNMENT SECTOR

During my stay in the Government Sector, I have served Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy Technologies / Pakistan  Council of Appropriate Technologies (Ministry of Science & Technology) in various positions. In all such positions, my key areas of expertise have been biogas / biomass. However, I have also contributed in other forms of renewable energies. The details are as follows:

Deputy Director        Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy Technologies, General                          16th July, 2008 – Retirement (14th October, 2008)

    Director                      Pakistan Council of Renewable Energy Technologies                                    29th August, 2005 – 15th July, 2008

Project Director
  1. Development and promotion of Biogas Technology for meeting domestic fuel needs of rural areas and production of Bio-fertilizer
  2. Development of Rural Areas through Promotion of Biogas Technology for Production of Bio-Fertilizer and Bio-fuel (Inclusive of Manpower Training)
  3. 16th Sino-Pak S&T China Protocol (Item No.16-403, 16-411, 16-317, 16- 313)
  4. Electrification of Remote Coastal Villages Using Wind Energy
  5. Improvement and Manufacture of Natural Convection, Down Draft Solar Dryers with Electric Backup System for Dehydration of Apricots on Commercial Basis
  6. Design, Development and Demonstration of Kaplan type Turbine (PAT) for Harnessing the Power of Canal Falls; demo projects installed at Taxila (9.4 kW) and Mardan (100 kW).
  7. Fuel Saving Technologies (FST)

 

Deputy Director        Pakistan Council of Appropriate Technologies Technical                                    14th October 1982 – 3rd-December, 2001.

Astt. Scientific           Ministry of Science & Technology, Govt of Pakistan Advisor                               September 1990 – March 1993

Astt. Director             Pakistan Council of Appropriate Technologies                                                        (ATDO) 30th May 1982– 13th October 1982.

Field Officer               Pakistan Council of Appropriate Technology                                                      (ATDO) 26th December 1978– 29th May 1982.

SPECIAL SCIENTIFIC AWARD

Secured  PSF  award,  on  INVENTIONS  AND  INNOVATIONS  COMPETITION  “for Design, Development of Solar Hybrid Dryer for Apricot Dehydration” held on 16th  June 2005

TRAINING:

Foreign Trainings

  1. Regional Training Course on Appropriate Technology, 12-23 December 1983, IET, Allahabad, India
  2. International Training Program on Biogas Technology, 09th  April To 21st May 1988, BRTC Chengdu, China.
  3. Specialized Research And Development Management Training Program, 08-26 July 1996, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia.
  4. ADB/ESCAP Training Workshop on Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Green House Abatements” held at Bangkok, 22-26 July 2002
  5. Conducted high level training workshop on Biogas Technology at Energy Research Institute (ERI) Khartoum, Sudan, 20th June 2004 – 8th July, 2004
  6. International Training workshop on technology and utilization of biomass gasification, from 1-20 August, 2006 Yingkou, China

Local Training

  1. Short Training Course on PC-1 Preparation / Formulation Form 10-14 March 1996, Pakistan Planning & Management Institute (PPMI) Planning and Development Division, Islamabad
  2. 10-Days (Part-Time) Training Course on Project Formulation, Approval and Monitoring For Officers (Grade 17-19) Only, 18-27 December 1993, Secretariat Training Institute, Islamabad.

RESPONSIBILITIES

  1. Promotion of Biomass gasification and Generation of Electricity.
  2. Implementation / Monitoring of Biogas Technology Project
  3. Preparation of Annual / Five Year Plan.
  4. Preparation of PSDP Projects.
  5. Preparation of Progress Reports.
  6. Preparation, Implementation, Evaluation and Field Testing of Individual / In-House Projects.
  7. Evaluation / Field Testing of Technologies Initially Audited.
  8. Directives of the Ministry of Technical Nature.
  9. Development  of  Water  Conservation  Technologies  Like:  Center  Pivot  System, Sprinkler Irrigation System, Trickle Irrigation System
  10. Coordination with PARC / Agriculture Department and Other R&D Agencies.
  11. Requisition of Literature from Local and Foreign Sources on A.Ts.
  12. Implementation of Kaplan Turbine Project for Harnessing the power of canal falls
  13. Implementation of Wind Energy Projects
  14. Design, development of commercial solar dryer for apricots
  15. Implementation  /  Monitoring  of  Micro  Hydro  Power  Program,  (high  head  low discharge) 15.  Implementation and Monitoring of Tyson Turbine Projects

CONTRIBUTION IN ADAPTIVE R&D WORK, FIELD TESTING DISSEMINATION OF RETs

  1. Adaptation, Field Testing, Promotion and Dissemination of Biogas Plants.
  2. Development  of  5-models  of  efficient  cook  stoves,  evaluation,  field  testing  & dissemination.
  3. Design,  and  installation  of  community  cooking  systems  for  earthquake  refuges camps
  4. Development and Field Testing of Coal Briquettes.
  5. Development & Field Testing of Process for Production of Soap & Detergents on Cottage Scale.
  6. Production of Table Products on Cottage Scale.
  7. Development of Process for Cottage Scale Candle Making.
  8. Design  and  installation  of  water  supply  and  emergency  sanitation  system  for Earthquake refuges camps.
  9. Design, development of Kaplan Turbine for harnessing the power of canal falls
  10. Implementation  /  execution  of  wind  project  “Electrification  of  Remote  Coastal Villages using Wind Energy”
  11. Design, Development, Field Testing and Dissemination of Solar Oven.
  12. Design, Development, Field Testing and Dissemination of Solar Dehydrator for de- hydration of Apricots on commercial basis.
  13. Development, Field Testing and Dissemination of Process for Dehydration of Fruits and Vegetables
  14. Adaptation / Development of Center Pivot Irrigation System.

CONTRIBUTION IN COMPILATION OF BROCHURES / PROGRESS REPORT OF PCAT)

  1. Brochure on Biogas Technology.
  2. Brochure on Micro Hydro Power Technology.
  3. Brochure on Economic Cook Stoves.
  4. Brochure on Solar Cookers.
  5. Brochure on Center Pivot Irrigation System.
  6. Brochure on Dehydration of Fruits and Vegetables.
  7. Annual Progress Reports of PCAT.

PRIVATE SECTOR EXPERIENCE

During stay in private sector, I have served Crescent Sugar Mills And Distillery Ltd as Chemist and Crescent Sugar Mills And Distillery Ltd. (Hard Board Plant) Shift/ GeneralFaisalabad.

Maintenance Incharge                                      20th   May 1971 –25th   December, 1978

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION:

M.Sc                           Chemistry from University of Agriculture, Faisalabad

Research                    Cause of Development of Color during

Work in                       Cane-Sugar Manufacture

M. Sc (Thesis)            In D. C. D. S Process.

PUBLICATION

ARTICLES IN NEWS PAPERS

  1. Economics of Biogas Plants.
  2. BT to Light up villages in Pakistan, Science Section, “Daily Dawn” Islamabad on 14.09.2002
  3. Biogas – A Source of Convenient and Clean Energy; COMSATS News & Views; Volume-2, No.3 & 4 (July to December 2002)
  4. Environmental Waste Management.
  5. Build your own Hydro Power Plant.

PAPER PRESENTED IN SEMINARS / WORKSHOPS

 1. Country Paper on Utilization of Wind Energy – Perspective of Pakistan, SAARC Expert Meeting on Utilization of Wind Energy, 13-15 December, 1988, Dhaka, Bangladesh

2. Presentation on Renewable Energy Technologies, Two-days Workshop on Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Greenhouse Gas Abatement issues, organized by ADB & PCRET at Holiday Inn Hotel, Islamabad on 5-6 March 2002

3. Salient Features of Biogas Technology – A paper presented at One-day Workshop on “Renewable Energy in Rural Development and Poverty Alleviation, Organized jointly by New Zealand Agency for International Development and PCRET” at PCRET Head Office, Islamabad on 14th November 2002.

4. Country Paper, “Development of RETs in Pakistan – A overview” presented at ADB/ESCAP Training Workshop on Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency and Green House Abatements” held at Bangkok, 22-26 July, 2002

5. Paper  on  “Biogas Technology  –  Capacity-Building  for  Sustained  Promotion  and Dissemination of biogas Technology (BT)”, presented at Initial Meeting on “Science

6. Technology Capacity Building for Sustainable Development”, organized by Commission on Science and Technology for Sustainable Development in the South (COMSATS), February 19-20, 2003, Islamabad Science Vision, Quarterly, Special Issue, Vol8 No.3 & 4 (January-June 2003 ISSN 1027-961X)

7. Paper on “Electrification of Remote Coastal Areas using Wind Energy” presented at COMSATS International Conference on Renewable Energy Technologies and Sustainable Development 10-11 February 2004, Islamabad – Pakistan. COMSATS’s Series of Publications on Science & Technology-04, Renewable Energy Technologies and Sustainable Development, February 2005.

8. Two days Workshop on Renewable Energy Sector (WSSD Plan of Implementation) Ministry of Environment, Islamabad, February 1-2, 2005 “ Exploring the Development of Fuel Wood, Biomass and Biogas, as potential non-commercial sources of energy in Pakistan”.

9. Two days National Seminar on the Integrated Water Resources Management Process in Pakistan 21-22, December 2005, organized by Pakistan Water Partnership, Islamabad, Paper presented on “Design and implementation of water supply and sanitation for disaster areas.

10. One-day workshop on Alternate Energy Technologies and Rural Women in Pakistan 15, June 2006 organized by Energia Pakistan with the support of GTZ in Quetta, Paper presented on “ Biomass fuel, its impact on gender health & technological intervention.

10. Three days workshop on Making Micro-Mini Hydel Projects Attractive for Investment, July 13-15, 2006, organized by AEDB, at Holiday Inn Hotel, Islamabad, Paper presented on “Community based Micro Hydel Schemes (National Experience).

  11.  Country paper on Biomass Energy in Pakistan, presented at International Training workshop on technology and utilization of biomass gasification, from 1-20 August, 2006 Yingkou, China

  12.  One day Consultative Meeting on Scaling up Biogas in Pakistan, January 11, 2006, organized by Ministry of Environment, NEAP – Support Program at UNDP, Saudi Pak Tower, 9th Floor, Islamabad, Paper presented on “Pakistan Experience  on Biogas technology”.

  13.  One day Seminar on “Clean Energy for safer Environment and Sustainable Development” paper presented on “Renewable Energy Technologies and their application in Pakistan” organized by Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Punjab, Pakistan, May 21, 2008,

  14.  National Consultative Workshop on Obligations and Implementation Status of Pakistan on Chemicals related Environmental Treaties (Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions) to be held from 20.21-June 2008 at Margala Hotel, Islamabad