CleanTechnica » International Renewable Energy Conference 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 Current Solar Module Efficiency Nowhere Near Its Potential, Especially Thin-Film Solar & CPV (Chart) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/01/current-solar-module-efficiency-nowhere-near-its-potential-especially-thin-film-solar-cpv-chart/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/01/current-solar-module-efficiency-nowhere-near-its-potential-especially-thin-film-solar-cpv-chart/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 11:00:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=50085 National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) Director Dan Arvizu recently gave a keynote speech during the 2013 International Renewable Energy Conference (part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week), which I was lucky enough to attend*. His speech covered a large variety of cleantech topics, and most of the points he made have been covered extensively here on CleanTechnica. However, a couple of

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/01/current-solar-module-efficiency-nowhere-near-its-potential-especially-thin-film-solar-cpv-chart/feed/ 10 Jeffrey Sachs: Natural Gas Is “Absolutely Not Clean Enough” http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/23/jeffrey-sachs/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/23/jeffrey-sachs/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:27:14 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47379 Dr Jeffrey Sachs, Director of The Earth Institute at Columbia University and Special Advisor to the United Nations Secretary‐General on the Millennium Development Goals, gave one of the strongest presentations of the first-ever Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week and the 6th Annual World Future Energy Summit — it might have been the strongest presentation, in my

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/23/jeffrey-sachs/feed/ 21 Queen Of Jordan: Most Forceful Speech Of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/21/queen-of-jordan-speech-abu-dhabi-sustainability-week/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/21/queen-of-jordan-speech-abu-dhabi-sustainability-week/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 22:05:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47377 At least within our green media circle, the consensus was that the Queen of Jordan gave the most powerful speech of all the great speeches at the combined opening ceremony of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, the World Future Energy Summit, the International Renewable Energy Conference, the International Water Summit, and coordinated events. Right from the beginning, it was

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/21/queen-of-jordan-speech-abu-dhabi-sustainability-week/feed/ 2 Renewables Readiness Assessments For Mozambique, Senegal, Kiribati, & Granada http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/21/renewables-readiness-assessments-for-mozambique-senegal-kiribati-and-granada/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/21/renewables-readiness-assessments-for-mozambique-senegal-kiribati-and-granada/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:00:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47343 A comprehensive set of renewables readiness assessments were laid out for Mozambique, Senegal, Kiribati, and Grenada by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) during the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi last week. The assessments address how each country can establish a business model; set policy; hone regulatory structures; identify resources and technology; and

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/21/renewables-readiness-assessments-for-mozambique-senegal-kiribati-and-granada/feed/ 0 CEO Of Masdar: “Water Is More Important Than Oil” (VIDEO) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/21/ceo-of-masdar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/21/ceo-of-masdar/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 08:15:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47371 The CEO of Masdar — host of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, the 6th World Future Energy Summit, the 5th International Renewable Energy Conference, and much more — gave one of the most forceful and pointed speeches of the many I attended last week. Luckily, I was able to record most of it. Here’s the video, followed by what

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/19/siemens-ceo-cleantech-a-vital-part-of-our-business-video/feed/ 2 Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Summary & Opening Ceremony Highlights (Including Videos Of Kids’ Speeches) http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/18/abu-dhabi-sustainability-week-opening-ceremony/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/18/abu-dhabi-sustainability-week-opening-ceremony/#comments Sat, 19 Jan 2013 00:43:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47314 The 6th Annual World Future Energy Summit (WFES) and first ever Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) just wrapped up. With approximately 30,000 participants from 150 countries attending ADSW, including a couple of us from CleanTechnica, the event brought in world leaders of all sorts — queens, princes, presidents, other top policymakers, academic leaders, scientists, business professionals,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/18/abu-dhabi-sustainability-week-opening-ceremony/feed/ 3 For Its HQ, The International Renewable Energy Agency Chooses… Abu Dhabi?! http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/18/for-its-hq-international-renewable-energy-agency-chooses-abu-dhabi/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/18/for-its-hq-international-renewable-energy-agency-chooses-abu-dhabi/#comments Fri, 18 Jan 2013 05:52:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47254 Yes, remarkable but true, and a sign of the fast changing times: the International Renewable Energy Agency will establish its global HQ in the United Arab Emirates

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/18/for-its-hq-international-renewable-energy-agency-chooses-abu-dhabi/feed/ 0 World’s First Renewable Energy Resources Atlas Goes Online http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/16/world-first-renewable-energy-resources-atlas-goes-online/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/16/world-first-renewable-energy-resources-atlas-goes-online/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:00:29 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47238 In an effort to raise the awareness of just how much potential our planet has to produce renewable energy, the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has launched the first ever online Global Atlas of renewable energy resources. Live now at www.irena.org/GlobalAtlas, the atlas is the largest ever initiative to help countries assess their potential renewable energy

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/16/world-first-renewable-energy-resources-atlas-goes-online/feed/ 4 China Joins International Renewable Energy Agency http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/16/international-renewable-energy-agency-to-be-headquarted-in-uae/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/16/international-renewable-energy-agency-to-be-headquarted-in-uae/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 08:00:15 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47227 During the first annual International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) assembly in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates announced it would host the headquarters for the international organization. The UAE — where our friend and CleanTechnica Director Zachary Shahan is this week for Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, the World Future Energy Summit, and the International Renewable

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/16/international-renewable-energy-agency-to-be-headquarted-in-uae/feed/ 2 Falling Renewable Energy Costs Should Force Policy Rethink http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/15/falling-renewable-energy-costs-force-wake-up-call-from-policy-makers/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/01/15/falling-renewable-energy-costs-force-wake-up-call-from-policy-makers/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 04:02:09 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=47230 A new report from the International Renewable Energy Agency has found that renewable energy has entered what they are calling a “new virtuous cycle of falling costs, increasing deployment, and accelerated technological progress.”  The report, ‘Renewable Power Generation Costs in 2012: An Overview’, was launched during the recent International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) annual assembly and at

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