News Highlights

Thursday January 19, 2012
Sunny Dubai to Make Large Investment in Solar Power
The Middle East has two things in abundance – oil and sunshine. Seeking to capitalize on the latter, Dubai’s Supreme Council of Energy has presented plans for the 1,000 megawatt Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park at the World Future Energy...
Thursday January 19, 2012
Region sits on gold mine of untapped solar energy
Abu Dhabi: The Gulf region has been blessed with an energy surplus for perpetuity due to its abundance of solar energy, the most technically viable source of renewable energy at present, a leading climate change expert said here yesterday.
Thursday January 19, 2012
Five things we've learnt at the World Future Energy Summit 2012
Will Nichols runs down the key lessons from this year's World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi
Wednesday January 18, 2012
Key recommendations for wind power to deliver sustainable energy for all presented at World Future Energy Summit, Abu Dhabi
Media briefing - Abu Dhabi, 18 January 2012: As 20 per cent of the world’s population – around 1.3 billion people – do not have access to energy, it becomes imperative for our society to find new ways of developing and delivering sustainable energy...
Wednesday January 18, 2012
Vestas advocates for 5 top priorities to develop wind industry in the Middle East and North African Region
Media briefing - Abu Dhabi, 18 January 2012: The dynamics of the markets are more and more determined by emerging economies. The International Energy Agency expects that over the next 25 years, developing countries could account for 90 per cent of...
Wednesday January 18, 2012
International Water Summit Launched in Abu Dhabi
The launch of the International Water Summit was announced collaboratively today by the Abu Dhabi government, Masdar and the International Water Association, providing a global platform to discuss and find solutions to the global challenges of...
Wednesday January 18, 2012
World Future Energy Summit Bulletin
On Wednesday, the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2012 was organized around the “Technology & Innovation Forum” theme. In the morning, participants heard a keynote address and panel discussion by technology leaders and entrepreneurs during two...
Wednesday January 18, 2012
Countries prioritize sustainable energy for 2012 at World Future Energy Summit
This week at the World Future Energy Summit in Abi Dhabi, the UN officially declared 2012 the “International Year of Sustainable Energy for All.” This declaration marks the increased recognition of and support for tackling energy poverty.
Wednesday January 18, 2012
Bill Richardson: We Need an “Arab Spring” for the Environment
Former Energy Secretary and New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson has spent the last few days in Abu Dhabi at the World Future Energy Summit discussing renewable energy and sustainability issues with world leaders and luckily for us, a few bloggers.
Wednesday January 18, 2012
First Solar sets world record for solar PV efficiency
First Solar, Inc. announced Jan. 17 that it set a new world record for cadmium-telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic solar module efficiency, achieving 14.4 percent total area efficiency.