5th Iceland President Ólafur Grímsson on Historic Cleantech Shift (CleanTechnica Exclusive)
The 2018 ZFEP finalists in the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME), Nonprofit categories, and Global High Schools categories have just been announced.
The 2018 ZFEP finalists in the Small and Medium Enterprise (SME), Nonprofit categories, and Global High Schools categories have just been announced.
Companies are bringing alternative energy business models to deliver “personal power” to energy-poor communities. These models often rely on PV solar as the core technology, coupled with innovative financing models, and often use cellular infrastructure, which is often fairly well-developed and accepted.
Getting back on the wagon and sharing the many video interviews I recorded in Abu Dhabi, below is another one. This one is with Richenda van Leeuwen of the UN Foundation, one of my new favorite people. Richenda is Executive Director, Energy and Climate, Energy Access Initiative team, and also a CleanTechnica … [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]
In case you were getting bored, here’s a massive list of solar energy stories that I think are worth a read. For more, see our own solar news. Top Pick: Hey, Hippie — Get A Job! (In The Solar Energy Industry) General Solar Stories Choosing Solar Power Influenced By Neighbors More … [continued]
Time for some more solar news. Enjoy! The solar-powered water wheel pictured above can collect 50,000 pounds of trash per day. (Solar Love) If you want a rundown of the politics of solar energy, this article by Carter Lavin is it. He covers 5 things we should all know about solar … [continued]
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 … [continued]
I attended the amazing Zayed Future Energy Prize Awards Ceremony tonight (for the second year in a row). The Zayed Future Energy Prize Awards Ceremony is sort of like the Academy Awards of cleantech — quite a show. This year, the event actually included a performance from The Human Orchestra, which has … [continued]
Some Indian companies are taking the lead in providing access to sustainable, low-cost energy that also seems to be linked to poverty reduction. Two of those companies, Abellon Clean Energy and SELCO, have seized the entrepreneurial reins in providing viable models hat can combat poverty