CleanTechnica » abu dhabi http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Melbourne in 2030 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/23/melbourne-2030/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/23/melbourne-2030/#comments Tue, 23 Dec 2014 06:00:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76696 Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest (find out the entry requirements here). Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to: “Describe your city in 2030: what will occur due to changes in energy, transportation and water technologies, and how will they transform how you live?” We are sharing this submission here on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/23/melbourne-2030/feed/ 0 “Bermuda Dunes In 2030″ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/bermuda-dunes-2030/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/bermuda-dunes-2030/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2014 13:29:21 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76671 Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest (find out the entry requirements here). Very simply, the focus of the contest submissions is to: “Describe your city in 2030: what will occur due to changes in energy, transportation and water technologies, and how will they transform how you live?” We are sharing this submission here on

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/bermuda-dunes-2030/feed/ 0 Win A Trip To Masdar City, Abu Dhabi — Write About Your Ideal City http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/win-trip-masdar-city-abu-dhabi-write-ideal-city/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/win-trip-masdar-city-abu-dhabi-write-ideal-city/#comments Tue, 09 Dec 2014 07:57:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76098 Masdar* has launched its third annual Engage Blogging Contest, which offers an excellent chance to visit Abu Dhabi, and, of course, Masdar City, during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. The winner will have an all-expenses paid trip to Abu Dhabi the week of January 17, 2015, and will be Masdar’s guest blogger during this important event

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/09/win-trip-masdar-city-abu-dhabi-write-ideal-city/feed/ 4 99 Days: Solar Impulse Round-The-World Solar Flight (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/20/99-days-solar-impulse-round-world-solar-flight-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/20/99-days-solar-impulse-round-world-solar-flight-video/#comments Thu, 20 Nov 2014 20:55:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=75245 Originally published on 1Sun4All. The pilots of Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) have been diligently testing the solar-powered aircraft for the 2015 round-the-world flight. This first in aviation history will take the pilots, the crew and the entire Si2 team around the world: crossing oceans and continents. Si2 first took to the skies in June, soaring across Switzerland and getting its first

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/11/20/99-days-solar-impulse-round-world-solar-flight-video/feed/ 2 Masdar To Build First Large-Scale Wind Farm In GCC http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/23/masdar-build-first-large-scale-wind-farm-gcc/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/23/masdar-build-first-large-scale-wind-farm-gcc/#comments Thu, 23 Oct 2014 12:00:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=73844 Masdar announced Wednesday that it had signed an agreement to build the first large-scale wind farm in a Gulf Cooperation Council country, in the Sultanate of Oman. The $125 million, 50 MW wind farm will be constructed in the country’s Dhofar Governorate, and is estimated to generate energy to power 16,000 homes and mitigate approximately 110,000

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/10/23/masdar-build-first-large-scale-wind-farm-gcc/feed/ 1 Abu Dhabi To Host Solar Impulse 2 Around-the-World Mission http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/26/abu-dhabi-host-solar-impulse-2-around-world-mission/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/26/abu-dhabi-host-solar-impulse-2-around-world-mission/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2014 12:24:22 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72463 1Sun4All. The Solar Impulse 2 (Si2) team has just announced the point of departure and completion for their Around-the-World Mission Flights which will take place over 5 months from the beginning of March to the end of July 2015. The distance covered in this pending record-breaking journey is 35,000km (22,000 miles) and will consist of approximately 10 legs—some lasting more than 5 days and nights—and take roughly 500

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/26/abu-dhabi-host-solar-impulse-2-around-world-mission/feed/ 0 Dubai Set To Approve Rooftop Solar Power Policy http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/12/dubai-set-approve-rooftop-solar-power-policy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/12/dubai-set-approve-rooftop-solar-power-policy/#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2014 19:00:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71885 The emirate of Dubai is finishing the drafting of regulations for rooftop solar power, and is also considering the construction of utility-scale solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/12/dubai-set-approve-rooftop-solar-power-policy/feed/ 3 Images Of IOREC 2014: You Are Here! http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/25/images-iorec-2014/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/25/images-iorec-2014/#comments Wed, 25 Jun 2014 13:12:20 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68607 The nearest Metro Manila skyline to IOREC 2014. There are many—Manila’s actually 18 cities. Image Credit: CleanTechnica/Sandy Dechert The two-day International Off-Grid Renewable Energy Conference* last week in Manila provided delegates insights into the current status of energy access in the region. At IOREC 2014, participants also discussed key barriers to deploying off-grid and minigrid renewable energy

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/06/25/images-iorec-2014/feed/ 0 Revolutionizing The Water Desalination Industry? http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/10/revolutionizing-water-desalination-industry/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/10/revolutionizing-water-desalination-industry/#comments Sat, 10 May 2014 20:57:26 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66406 First of all, let me say that water desalination is not my expertise. But based on my limited knowledge of the industry and what I learned this week at Abu Dhabi Ascent, the news below is quite big. As stated at the press conference announcing the four winning companies chosen to participate in Masdar’s “Renewable Energy

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/10/revolutionizing-water-desalination-industry/feed/ 22 Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge Launched http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/10/abu-dhabi-solar-challenge-launched/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/10/abu-dhabi-solar-challenge-launched/#comments Sat, 10 May 2014 17:45:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66395 The Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge was just launched this week in the UAE*. As with many things in the UAE, the Abu Dhabi Solar Challenge launches onto the global stage with a superlative. It will be the first solar car race in the Middle East. “Navigating the entire country, the 1,200km ADSC will start and finish

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/07/abu-dhabi-ascent-opening-time-running/feed/ 9 Solar Schools Create Educational Opportunities In UK & Cut Costs http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/06/solar-schools-create-educational-saving-opportunities-uk/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/06/solar-schools-create-educational-saving-opportunities-uk/#comments Tue, 06 May 2014 07:50:50 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66356 Originally published on Sustainablog. One of the beauties of solar power: it really doesn’t require a lot of sun to create power. So, sure, places like Arizona and Abu Dhabi can creates massive amounts of electricity with the sun… but the UK – not known for its sunny days – can also power homes and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/06/solar-schools-create-educational-saving-opportunities-uk/feed/ 9 Abu Dhabi Ascent http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/03/abu-dhabi-ascent/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/03/abu-dhabi-ascent/#comments Sat, 03 May 2014 15:50:28 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66321 I’m headed to Abu Dhabi yet again right now*, this time for Abu Dhabi Ascent, a major UN event that is supposed to feature former US Vice President and elected-by-popular-vote (but not officially elected) President Al Gore, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, former UK Prime Minister Tony Blair, Jeffrey Sachs, and some other big global players.

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/03/abu-dhabi-ascent/feed/ 8 Zayed Future Energy Prize Launches Global Outreach Campaign http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/25/zayed-future-energy-prize-launches-global-outreach-campaign/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/25/zayed-future-energy-prize-launches-global-outreach-campaign/#comments Fri, 25 Apr 2014 16:50:19 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65844 One of the most prestigious awards in the world for innovation in renewable energy and sustainability, the Zayed Future Energy Prize, recently launched a new global outreach campaign designed to drum up awareness for the contest and promote submissions for the 2015 edition. The campaign will be driven by newly appointed outreach partners in a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/25/zayed-future-energy-prize-launches-global-outreach-campaign/feed/ 0 More Renewable Energy Needed To Avoid Catastrophic Climate Change http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/17/renewable-energy-needed-avoid-catastrophic-climate-change/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/17/renewable-energy-needed-avoid-catastrophic-climate-change/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2014 09:50:30 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65456 Originally published on IRENA’s website. Abu Dhabi, UAE: The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) reinforced the call to action from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) to limit global temperature increase and avert catastrophic climate change in a statement issued [this week]. The transition to a sustainable global energy mix must be accelerated, the Agency said, in order

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/17/renewable-energy-needed-avoid-catastrophic-climate-change/feed/ 2 Bringing Renewable Energy To More Of The Developing World (CT Exclusive Video) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/10/bringing-renewable-energy-developing-world-ct-exclusive-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/10/bringing-renewable-energy-developing-world-ct-exclusive-video/#comments Thu, 10 Apr 2014 11:50:45 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64996 IRENA and the Abu Dhabi Fund For Development (ADFD) are doing some great work to bring renewable energy to more communities in the developing world. I already covered this initiative back in January, including most of what is discussed in the video below. However, if you want to hear the head of IRENA (one of the world’s

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/10/bringing-renewable-energy-developing-world-ct-exclusive-video/feed/ 0 Solar Resource Mapping For The Middle East (CT Exclusive Video) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/solar-resource-mapping-middle-east-ct-exclusive-video/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/solar-resource-mapping-middle-east-ct-exclusive-video/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2014 17:50:34 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64995 Continuing my return to Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week*, here’s another video I’ve been stingily holding on to. Basically, folks from Masdar Institute, IRENA, and other organizations are working on some solar resource mapping for countries in the Middle East (initially, for the UAE; now, for Saudi Arabia). Some initial solar resource mapping has been done for countries

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/solar-resource-mapping-middle-east-ct-exclusive-video/feed/ 0 Algae Research At Masdar Institute (CT Exclusive Video) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/algae-biofuels-research-masdar-institute-ct-exclusive/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/algae-biofuels-research-masdar-institute-ct-exclusive/#comments Wed, 09 Apr 2014 15:50:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64994 It’s taken me awhile to get back to a bunch of videos I filmed during the second annual Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week*, but this post is going to kick off a second wave of footage from that awesome week. This first article + video is about algae research that is going on at Masdar Institute. Here’s

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/09/algae-biofuels-research-masdar-institute-ct-exclusive/feed/ 1 Largest Source Of Energy Not Coal, Not Oil, Not Renewables, Not Natural Gas, Not Nuclear… http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/01/energy-efficiency-largest-source-energy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/01/energy-efficiency-largest-source-energy/#comments Tue, 01 Apr 2014 09:40:33 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=64576 Originally published on ABB. By Jyotsna Ravishankar The largest energy source for the world between 1974 and 2010? Think hard and think smart. It wasn’t coal, oil or even renewable energy. If we all put in a bit of effort, the largest source of energy could well be energy efficiency. Energy efficiency contributed 63 exajoules (EJ) of avoided energy use in 2010 – that’s larger than the supply of oil (43 EJ), electricity or natural gas (22 EJ each), said a

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/01/energy-efficiency-largest-source-energy/feed/ 7 Masdar City Tour, In Depth (CleanTechnica Exclusive Videos) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/15/masdar-city-tour-in-depth-videos/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/02/15/masdar-city-tour-in-depth-videos/#comments Sat, 15 Feb 2014 12:00:42 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=62448 I think the piece I wrote up last year on Masdar City* is still completely relevant. So, for an overview of the city from this city planner (by training) and cleantech expert (by career), have a look at that article. This year, I was intent on getting a lot more video coverage of the city. A

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