CleanTechnica » Masdar 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 “Ventura In 2030″ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/ventura-2030/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/29/ventura-2030/#comments Mon, 29 Dec 2014 17:33:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76911 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/2014/12/29/ventura-2030/feed/ 2 San Francisco Could Lead US Cities In Solar Power http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/26/san-francisco-lead-america-cities-solar-power/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/26/san-francisco-lead-america-cities-solar-power/#comments Fri, 26 Dec 2014 20:51:17 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76736 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 The City In 2030 Will Look Just Like… The City In 1930 (We Mean That In A Good Way) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/22/a-consumer-technology-revolution-will-transform-cities/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/22/a-consumer-technology-revolution-will-transform-cities/#comments Mon, 22 Dec 2014 13:22:41 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76710 The city in 2030 might look the same as it did in 1930, but a revolution in consumer technology will take place out of sight, in homes and businesses

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/21/bermuda-dunes-2030/feed/ 0 “Aarhus In 2030″ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/aarhus-2030/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/19/aarhus-2030/#comments Fri, 19 Dec 2014 15:47:08 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76593 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/2014/12/19/aarhus-2030/feed/ 3 “Western New York In 2030″ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/western-new-york-2030/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/western-new-york-2030/#comments Wed, 17 Dec 2014 19:13:37 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76488 Editor’s Note: This article is one submission in a live Masdar blogging contest. 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 CleanTechnica because we think it’s

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/17/western-new-york-2030/feed/ 3 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 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 Masdar Partnering With Norway’s Statoil & Statkraft For £1.5 Billion Offshore UK Wind Farm http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/26/masdar-partnering-norways-statoil-statkraft-1-5-billion-offshore-uk-wind-farm/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/26/masdar-partnering-norways-statoil-statkraft-1-5-billion-offshore-uk-wind-farm/#comments Fri, 26 Sep 2014 16:30:40 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=72482 The noted renewable energy company Masdar has entered into a new partnership with Norway’s Statoil and Statkraft with the intention of together developing a £1.5 billion offshore wind farm in the UK, according to a recent press release. The 402 MW project — which is slated to be built off the coast of Norfolk in

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/26/masdar-partnering-norways-statoil-statkraft-1-5-billion-offshore-uk-wind-farm/feed/ 9 The Energy Trap, & How The World & The UAE Can Avoid It http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/14/energy-trap-world-uae-can-avoid/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/14/energy-trap-world-uae-can-avoid/#comments Sun, 14 Sep 2014 11:00:07 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=71921 Sustainnovate. Since the middle of 18th century, mankind has been using fossil fuel energy as a bank account, from which we collectively withdraw every year using a peculiar sort of ATM. It is peculiar because we need to deposit a small amount in order to get the amount we want in return – the ratio

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/09/14/energy-trap-world-uae-can-avoid/feed/ 21 7th Zayed Future Energy Prize Competition Pulls In 597 Submissions http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/15/7th-zayed-future-energy-prize-submissions/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/15/7th-zayed-future-energy-prize-submissions/#comments Fri, 15 Aug 2014 11:20:36 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=70679 We’re a little more than halfway to the next Zayed Future Energy Prize* awards ceremony, but the fun has just started for the judges evaluating this year’s contestants, and the challenge is probably greater than ever. In its 7th year, the Zayed Future Energy Prize competition has pulled in a record number of submissions. With

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/25/abu-dhabi-ascent-highlights/feed/ 1 Breakthrough Halophyte Biofuel & The Failure Of Tar Sands Oil (Exclusive Videos) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/24/breakthrough-halophyte-biofuel-failure-tar-sands-oil-exclusive-videos/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/24/breakthrough-halophyte-biofuel-failure-tar-sands-oil-exclusive-videos/#comments Thu, 24 Jul 2014 17:12:11 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69847 With great appreciation to the Masdar PR crew and to Dr Alejandro Ríos Galván, Director of the Sustainable Bioenergy Research Consortium (SBRC), I was recently granted the opportunity to speak one-on-one with Alejandro on the sidelines of Abu Dhabi Ascent* about halophyte biofuel and the performance failure of tar sands oil. If you don’t recall

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/24/breakthrough-halophyte-biofuel-failure-tar-sands-oil-exclusive-videos/feed/ 14 Cleantech Leaders (Zayed Future Energy Prize Videos & Call For Applications) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/03/cleantech-leaders-zayed-future-energy-prize-videos/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/03/cleantech-leaders-zayed-future-energy-prize-videos/#comments Thu, 03 Jul 2014 11:03:16 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=69040 There are a lot of cleantech leaders out there. Numerous cleantech industries are growing in leaps and bounds, and numerous people and companies are to thank for that. I don’t envy the Zayed Future Energy Prize panels who have to narrow down numerous applications to choose just a handful of winners each year. But I

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/03/cleantech-leaders-zayed-future-energy-prize-videos/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 Ascent Opening: Time Is Running Out http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/07/abu-dhabi-ascent-opening-time-running/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/07/abu-dhabi-ascent-opening-time-running/#comments Wed, 07 May 2014 15:44:23 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=66488 The Abu Dhabi Ascent* opening ceremony was a powerful one, with the clear highlight being Al Gore’s powerful presentation. One key focus that was a thread throughout was that we are really running out of time. We have about 10 to 15 years left before things are essentially out of control, a couple of speakers

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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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