IKEA recently expanded from selling solar panels produced by Hanergy in the UK and the Netherlands to a partnership with Hanergy in Switzerland. The residential solar panel offering launched in Spreitenbach, Switzerland earlier this month. Hanergy specializes in “next-generation” thin-film solar panel technology. The IKEA & Hanergy press release points out … [continued]
We put a lot of cyber ink into the German, Australian, US, Chinese, Indian, Chilean, and Japanese solar energy revolutions. However, I think the Bangladeshi solar revolution is one we don’t write about enough. One of the biggest reasons for that is probably that it doesn’t compare to the others on … [continued]
It is only a few months till the 2015 Zayed Future Energy Prize awards ceremony, and selection committee has just selected and announced the finalists. Included in this final pick are 5 nonprofit organizations, 3 SMEs, 4 large corporations, and 14 high schools… as well as 5 highly regarded (however, unannounced) contenders for … [continued]
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 … [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]
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 … [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]
There are actually thousands of cleantech champions out there, and many of them are CleanTechnica readers. I was actually a bit hesitant to make this list because of that — there are going to be a lot of people not on this list that really could be. However, in honor … [continued]
Whether you’re a city planner, a cleantech geek, an energy buff, or a full-fledged sustainability guru, here’s an opportunity that I don’t think you want to pass up. Masdar is offering to bring you to Abu Dhabi for the second annual Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), which is a wicked … [continued]
Winner Will Join Global Sustainability Debate at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, 18-24 January, 2014 Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s Renewable Energy Company, has launched the second edition of its international Engage Blogging Contest ahead of January’s Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2014 – the region’s largest gathering on sustainability. Under the theme … [continued]
