Mohammed Farhad Ahmed
Bio
Mohammed Farhad Ahmed is a civil engineer with over nine years of experience spanning sustainable construction, renewable energy integration, and large-scale infrastructure development. Based in Erbil, Iraq, he currently works as a Project Engineer, coordinating renewable energy and water infrastructure projects, including solar power installations and the Erbil Water Supply Emergency Project.
His technical foundation lies in geotechnical and hydrogeological engineering, built through his role as Project Coordinator on the Mosul Dam Remediation Project, where he worked on subsurface investigation, borehole drilling, and grouting supervision, before extending his expertise into thermal systems, including greenhouse infrastructure with hydroponic and aeroponic systems. Mohammed holds Bachelors of Science and Master of Engineering in Civil Engineering and is a certified PMP and Six Sigma Green Belt.
Mohammed is undertaking DC12 within the GENIUS Doctoral Network, hosted at the University of Derby under the supervision of Prof. Christopher Sansom. His research explores geothermal integration with low-carbon technologies for agrifood business parks, focusing on the feasibility of geothermal heating and cooling within a low-carbon heat and power network. The project brings together his geotechnical field experience and growing focus on renewable heating and cooling technologies.
