http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/World Future Energy Summit is the world’s foremost and must-attend annual meeting for the alternative energy, clean technology and environment industries. Every year, WFES gathers world leaders, international policy makers, industry leaders, investors, experts, academia, intellectuals and journalists to find practical and sustainable solutions for today’s energy security, climate change challenges and the advancement of clean technology.info@worldfutureenergysummit.com1419http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/3/5/2012/president-massoud-barzani-hails-abu-dhabis-progress-in-renewable-energy.aspxHis Excellency Massoud Barzani, the President of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, visited Masdar, Abu Dhabi's multi-faceted renewable energy company, to receive a brief on the efforts of United Arab Emirates (UAE)and Abu Dhabi to develop renewable energy solutions and clean technology. 2012-05-03T13:36:55-04:001418http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/28/4/2012/masdar-maintains-commitment-to-sustainable-energy-for-all.aspxThe third High Level Group meeting for the United Nation's Sustainable Energy for All initiative took place in London last week preceding the 3rd Clean Energy Ministerial. As a member of the high-level group, Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Masdar, has committed to developing renewable energy projects and encouraging clean energy innovation through Masdar—Abu Dhabi's multifaceted renewable energy company2012-04-29T14:04:43-04:001416http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/23/4/2012/how-the-middle-east-revolutions-push-renewable-energy-forward.aspxSince December last year, a wave of demonstrations has been taking place in many parts of the Middle East. Rulers have been forced from power and regimes have been brought down. The revolutions have also caused drastic changes in the economy, not only in this region, but all over the globe. How does the Arab Spring in the Middle East drive forward the development of renewable energy? 2012-04-25T07:11:54-04:001413http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/17/4/2012/masdar-institute-signs-agreements-with-government-organizations-in-uae-for-funding-renewable-energy-atlas-project.aspxMasdar Institute of Science and Technology, signed agreements with the Directorate of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA), Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE), and Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi (EAD), through the Abu Dhabi Global Environmental Data Initiative (AGEDI), formalizing the funding contributions to the recently announced UAE National Atlas of solar and wind resources. 2012-04-22T07:21:41-04:001410http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/15/4/2012/schneider-electric-rolls-out-regional-growth-plans-for-2012.aspxSchneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management, today highlighted a 12 per cent growth in new economies, as well as significant investment and expansion strategies that include the recruitment of up to 30 per cent more workforce in 2012. The company has also put in place plans to tackle the growing energy challenge confronting Saudi Arabia. 2012-04-16T12:54:20-04:001409http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/11/4/2012/first-local-electric-bus-ready-steering-toward-gulf.aspxTurkish bus manufacturer Otokar is now ready to commence mass production of the country's first domestically developed electric bus and has set its sights on exports to Gulf markets, following an anticipated successful sales performance at home. 2012-04-12T13:25:11-04:001406http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/10/4/2012/dewa-masdar-seek-to-share-expertise-in-clean-and-renewable-energy.aspxThe Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa) has compared notes with the Abu Dhabi champions of renewable energy, Masdar Institute, where the latter showed them how saving 15,000 tonnes of carbon equals to taking 3,300 cars off Abu Dhabi’s roads each year. 2012-04-10T14:28:31-04:001402http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/5/4/2012/butterflies-solar-energy-and-hydrogen.aspxNew solar collection devices for use in creating green fuels may be based on existing designs in nature provided by butterflies. 2012-04-09T11:15:47-04:001405http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/5/4/2012/a-greener-scotland-the-snps-promise-and-the-minefield-of-delivery.aspxAt first sight, you would be forgiven for thinking that the greatest tensions in contemporary Scottish politics are those between a green-friendly centre-left and a corporatist right-wing, a lobby that is anti-green to its very core. Donald Trump's written denouncement of the SNP's support of offshore wind turbines, for example, is one story amongst many that fuels this perception. 2012-04-09T10:59:08-04:001400http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/1/4/2012/adnec-stages-64-events-more-than-125000-visitors.aspxAbu Dhabi -- ADNEC (Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre) welcomed 64 events during the first quarter of the year with exhibitions, conferences, meetings and weddings at the venue, attracting more than 125,000 visitors. 2012-04-09T11:15:11-04:001401http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/1/4/2012/uk-and-us-delegations-visit-masdar.aspxAbu Dhabi’s renewable energy company Masdar played host to a British Parliamentary delegation and a US Congressional team on two separate occasions today. 2012-04-09T11:14:54-04:001399http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/30/3/2012/outlook-for-green-energy-remains-bright.aspxI’m often asked if renewable energy has already lost the battle with fossil fuels, and my answer has always been that clean energy technologies are here to stay. 2012-04-07T12:34:37-04:001398http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/29/3/2012/gulf-has-good-reason-to-back-renewable-energy.aspxHas renewable energy already lost the battle with fossil fuels? No, clean energy technologies are here to stay. 2012-04-07T12:54:00-04:001397http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/23/3/2012/is-education-the-fuel-we-need-for-a-renewable-future.aspxNew Hampshire, U.S.A. -- We all dream of a renewable-dominant future and are working hard to get there. We also know there is a long road ahead of us, but at a recent American Associate for the Advancement of Science meeting, Sandy MacDonald, director of the NOAA's Earth System Research Laboratory (ESRL), gave some hopeful words of encouragement. According to a three-year ESRL study, solar and wind power could provide 70 percent of the continental U.S. electricity needs by 2030. 2012-04-07T12:57:45-04:001396http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/22/3/2012/ontario-slashes-fit-for-solar-wind.aspxNew Hampshire, USA -- Ontario's Feed-in Tariff, which has been under constant and considerable pressure from conservative party legislators, received significant cuts Thursday as part of its first review. 2012-04-07T12:58:15-04:001395http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/22/3/2012/world-water-day-celebrate-fresh-water-and-advocate-for-sustainable-management-of-freshwater-resources.aspxThere are 7 billion people to feed on the planet today and another 2 billion are expected to join by 2050. Statistics say that each of us drinks from 2 to 4 litres of water every day, however most of the water we ‘drink’ is embedded in the food we eat: producing 1 kilo of beef for example consumes 15,000 litres of water while 1 kilo of wheat ’drinks up’ 1,500 litres.2012-04-07T13:00:04-04:001393http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/20/3/2012/oil-rich-gulf-countries-qatar-and-uae-investing-in-solar-power.aspxIt might seem counter-intuitive that the most fossil fuel-rich region in the world is also investing billions of dollars in sustainable alternative energy solutions. But that is exactly what is happening in the Arabian Gulf, where governments and industries are working hard to protect their global leadership status in the energy field, while also striving to provide enough power for their booming populations. Qatar and the UAE are leading the way in expanding their portfolios to include sustainable building construction, alternative energy development, more efficient use of natural resources, and greenhouse gas-reducing practices.2012-04-07T13:01:00-04:001394http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/20/3/2012/federal-national-council-delegation-visits-masdar.aspxWAM Abu Dhabi, 20 March 2012 (WAM) - Masdar, Abu Dhabi's multi-faceted renewable energy company, received a high level delegation from the Federal National Council (FNC) on Tuesday, led by Speaker of the FNC, Mohammed Ahmed Al Murr. 2012-04-07T13:00:36-04:001392http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/19/3/2012/masdar-institute-students-to-work-in-indias-varanasi-district-on-community-based-energywater-projects.aspx 24 Students from Energy and Poverty Solutions Course to Collaborate with Local Development Organizations during Week-Long Field Trip Abu Dhabi-UAE: 19 March, 2012 - Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, today announced a group of 24 students accompanied by faculty will visit Varanasi in northern India to work with communities on projects directly related to energy and water issues. 2012-04-07T13:01:20-04:001386http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/18/3/2012/thermosolar-power-station-in-spain-works-at-night.aspxThe Torresol Energy Gemasolar plant in Fuentes de Andalucia near Seville. The unique thermosolar power station in southern Spain can shrug off cloudy days: energy stored when the sun shines lets it produce electricity even during the night. A unique thermosolar power station in southern Spain can shrug off cloudy days: energy stored when the sun shines lets it produce electricity even during the night. 2012-04-07T13:02:18-04:00