Readers here on CleanTechnica know very well that renewable energy is now mainstream, and that solar and wind power are now even cheaper than other options in many if not most regions of the world. Still, big energy agencies are slow to evolve, and are heavily influenced by some of the richest … [continued]
I hope those of you who haven’t already watched the Zayed Future Energy Prize Awards Ceremony videos will go ahead and do so, as they are really inspiring and interesting to watch. Once you’ve done that, you can learn a bit more about the winners via the following videos, which … [continued]
This year’s Zayed Future Energy Prize winner in the “Large Corporation” category, as you already know, was Panasonic. I was excited, since Panasonic is involved in a few disruptive cleantech markets — battery storage, solar power, smart technology — and is especially well known for its electric vehicle battery leadership … [continued]
Some of the most prominent female public figures in the world in the fields of renewable energy and sustainability recently convened at the Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WISER) forum during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week to discuss the approaching challenges of energy security, water security, and climate change — … [continued]
Our friend Giles Parkinson, one of the best clean energy journalists and bloggers in the world, got the second question in to Al Gore at the Zayed Future Energy Prize press conference last week. (It was actually the only question other than mine that was directed at Al Gore, surprisingly.) … [continued]
One of the greatest privileges of the week was speaking with the President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson. He has been on the Jury of the Zayed Future Energy Prize for years (since the beginning, actually), and I was able to interview him one-on-one following the Zayed Future Energy Prize … [continued]
Jonathon Porritt is one of the greatest environmentalists of the past century, a writer, a speaker, and much more. He also founded Forum for the Future in 1996 and is on the “Selection Committee” of the Zayed Future Energy Prize. He recently came out and made big statements about oil companies not taking global warming and … [continued]
I was honored this year to be brought to Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week on behalf of Masdar’s Zayed Future Energy Prize team. As I noted the other day, the $4 million Zayed Future Energy Prize, established in 2008, is the largest renewable energy and sustainability prize in the world. I call … [continued]
Al Gore today won the 2015 Zayed Future Energy Prize* Lifetime Achievement Award. At the press conference afterwards, I got in the first question (natch). I asked former Vice President Gore — one of the most influential people in the history of the movement to address global warming, and thus, the history … [continued]
Offering $4 million in prize money, the Zayed Future Energy Prize* is the largest renewable energy and sustainability prize in the world. I call it the “Oscars of Cleantech.” And I’m probably not the first to make that comparison. In its 7th year, this year’s competition is very fierce. The … [continued]
