Falling Renewable Energy Costs Should Force Policy Rethink
January 15th, 2013 | by Joshua S Hill
A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency has found that renewable energy has entered what they are calling
Browsing the "abu dhabi" Tag
CleanTechnica Exclusive: ‘Inside’ The World’s Largest Single-Unit Solar Power Plant
January 14th, 2013 | by Zachary Shahan
I’m in Abu Dhabi this week for the 1st ever Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, including the 6th annual World Future
Top 10 Solar Power Stories Of 2012
December 31st, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
What were the top solar power stories of 2012? Here’s my list — chime in below if you think
Our Water Crisis, And Important Solutions
December 21st, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Water availability is an extremely critical and underacknowledged issue. I would actually consider it the most underrated issue of the
Win A Trip To Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week: Write A Blog Post About Water-Energy Nexus
December 19th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Here’s a pretty big opportunity some of you might be interested in: the chance to be invited to Abu
Largest Solar Power Plant In World Nears Completion In Abu Dhabi
November 25th, 2012 | by James Ayre
The largest single-unit solar power plant in the world is expected to be completed by the end of 2012 and
Masdar: The City of the Future (Video)
September 28th, 2012 | by Chelsea
A city completely powered by renewable energy is an environmentalist’s dream come true. And they’re making it come true
Steel Giant POSCO to Fund Renewable Energy Micro-Grid System in Abu Dhabi
September 24th, 2012 | by Mridul Chadha
Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in partnership with The Masdar Institute (MI) and the Research Institute for Industrial Science
Kingdom of Tonga Plans for 50% Renewable Energy by 2015
February 23rd, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Are you familiar with the Kingdom of Tonga (aka Tonga). It is “an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean,
Solar PV Cost Competitive in Middle East, New Analysis Finds
February 8th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Andrew wrote a few weeks ago on Saudi Arabia perhaps becoming the next solar hotspot, and we've written a few pieces recently on big projects or ideas for projects in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. A new analysis by the Emirates Solar Industry Association (ESIA) and sponsored by international consultancy firm PwC contends that we may just be getting started with such stories, as solar photovoltaic (PV) power is now "cost competitive" with conventional fossil-fuel-based electricity generation (not even taking into account massive externalities)
Masdar City to be Complete by 2025?
February 7th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
If you get out the white pages (remember those?) and look up cleantech companies, you’ll find plenty of entries. But
Clean Links
January 30th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Some more top cleantech stories from around, to kick off the week
UAE’s Dubai Launches 1-Gigawatt Solar Power Project
January 11th, 2012 | by Andrew
Arabian Gulf Coast countries are beginning to get more serious about investing in clean, renewable energy. The United Arab Emirates' state of Dubai is investing more than $3 billion dollars to build a solar photovoltaic (PV) and concentrated solar power (CSP) plant with a 1-gigawatt planned capacity. An initial 10 megawatts is scheduled to come on-line by the end of 2013.
Big Solar and Big Wind to Meet in Abu Dhabi for World Future Energy Summit
January 4th, 2012 | by Susan Kraemer
From the 16th to the 19th of January, twenty renewable energy and cleantech developers from across Egypt, Ghana, India, Jordan, Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, UAE and USA will showcase cutting-edge projects and conduct full business presentations at the Project Village at the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2012 in Abu Dhabi
Responding to a Trillion-Dollar Call to Retrofit Buildings
September 28th, 2011 | by Guest Contributor
The serial entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson brought to life an international need and business opportunity centered on thermally upgrading existing buildings, the world’s biggest users of energy. NYC’s Empire State Building was able to reduce its energy use by 40% thanks to a retrofit. Sir Richard founded the “Carbon War Room” based in Washington D.C. to unite international entrepreneurs, business leaders, researchers, policy experts, thinkers, to focus on solutions, not rhetoric, in efforts to tangibly combat climate change while creating 1000’s of “green” jobs
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