As a part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, CleanTechnica was invited to attend the 2013 Zayed Future Energy Prize awards ceremony held at the Emirates Palace on January 15, 2013. The Zayed Future Energy Prize, managed by Masdar, reflects the great vision of the late founding father and former president … [continued]
Todd Stern, the United States Special Envoy for Climate Change since January 2009, was another notable speaker at the 6th World Future Energy Summit, part of Masdar’s extensive Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. For those of you who closely follow international climate negotiations, you will see much of the same here … [continued]
A new report from solar energy market research company NPD Solarbuzz has predicted the demand for solar photovoltaic (PV) energy across Latin America and the Caribbean is set to explode over the next few years, with a forecasted compound annual growth rate of 45 percent. Already, Mexico, Chile, and Brazil … [continued]
Central Mexico has copious amounts of sun and tortillas, so perhaps it isn’t so surprising someone came up with the idea of using solar power to make them. In the town of El Sauz, north of Mexico City, German businessman Gregor Schrapers has created some solar-powered ovens to make … [continued]
At the Annual Energy Border Forum in October, a number of insiders discussed the potential for Mexico to grow its renewable power capacity to 12 GW (12,000 MW) in a short period of time, a target 2020 wind target I reported on back in May. A member of the Asociación Mexicana … [continued]
A 50-MW geothermal power plant will be built in the Mexican region of Michoacan for Mexico’s Federal Electricity Commission by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd from Japan. It should be completed by December 2014. When finished, it will be the twelfth geothermal plant constructed by Mitsubishi for Mexico. Mexico is currently … [continued]
Several of the world’s fastest-growing economies face the largest financial threats from natural disasters fueled by climate change, according to the new Natural Hazards Risk Atlas.
Fraunhofer Center for Sustainable Development (CSE) has announced the opening of its new outdoor photovoltaic test field, called OTF-1 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This new field test facility is an extension of CSE’s existing Albuquerque solar research annex, which began operation in 2011. The facility aims to provide support to PV … [continued]
28 V100-1.8-MW wind turbines totaling 50.4 MW of capacity will soon be shipped to Mexico for installation at the Los Altos wind power plant in Jalisco, Mexico. “This is a very important milestone for the Mexican wind industry; Los Altos wind power plant is the first large project to … [continued]
What are the top countries in the world for new and total installed solar power? Or for solar power per capita? Or per GDP? Or per electricity production? Check out this post for the answers. […]
