Abdelkader Outzourhit holds a PhD degree in Applied Physics from the Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, USA. He is currently a professor of physics in the department of physics, of the Faculty of Sciences, Cadi Ayyad University in Marrakech, Morocco. His research is centred on the energy conversion and storage and the coupling of renewable energy sources with desalination systems. He has participated in several EU-funded project and renewable energy and hybrid systems. He is the local responsible of the HYRESS project at the University.