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.com2540http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/18/6/2013/oil-rich-uae-aspires-to-sustainable-future.aspxFor Nawal Al-Hosany, there are a lot of similarities between climbing Mount Kilimanjaro and overcoming the obstacles faced by the alternative energy industry. 2013-06-19T06:49:46-04:002539http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/17/6/2013/egbc-encourages-green-retrofits-of-buildings.aspxEmirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) has proposed the creation of a financing scheme to promote the green retrofitting of existing buildings to make them more energy-efficient2013-06-17T12:42:30-04:002538http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/16/6/2013/masdar-launches-dh1028m-wind-farm-in-seychelles.aspxThe new project plant is country’ first large-scale, renewable-energy project2013-06-17T07:05:54-04:002537http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/12/6/2013/french-companies-to-bring-their-energy-efficiency-solutions-to-world-future-energy-summit-2014.aspxOrganizers of next January’s World Future Energy Summit (WFES) in Abu Dhabi, hosted by Masdar, have used a recent roadshow to France to capitalize on the growing commitment to energy efficiency by French companies.2013-06-12T10:45:09-04:002534http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/9/6/2013/abu-dhabi-researcher-transforms-waste-into-energy.aspxA new way to convert waste into energy is being pioneered by a group of researchers at the Masdar Institute. 2013-06-09T05:57:34-04:002535http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/6/6/2013/uae-to-host-upcoming-meeting-of-newly-formed-renewables-club.aspxThe International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) inaugurated the Renewables Club as a high-level political alliance to scale up renewable energy deployment for a more sustainable and prosperous future. 2013-06-10T08:52:21-04:002530http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/4/6/2013/solar-power-in-the-uae-soon-to-be-more-than-a-mirage.aspxIs solar power fake? Is it like a fairy tale we tell our kids but deep down we know it's not real? For years we have been hearing about how the solar era is coming and how it will change everything we do. Yet if we look around us we see lots of sun but no solar power. 2013-06-04T05:34:03-04:002533http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/3/6/2013/uae-shell-showcases-its-gas-processing-technology-to-adnoc-group.aspxShell, a global energy leader, showcased its latest advances in gas processing technology to senior representatives and officials from the UAE energy sectors at a high level seminar which took place in Abu Dhabi. 2013-06-04T11:54:23-04:002528http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/3/6/2013/masdar-chief-urges-us-on-renewables.aspxSultan Al Jaber, the Masdar chief executive, has urged the United States to maintain its commitment to renewable energy in an open letter to the new secretary of energy. 2013-06-03T05:45:37-04:002529http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/3/6/2013/abu-dhabis-green-energy-scholars-set-to-graduate.aspxEighteen scholars from the International Renewable Energy Agency (Irena) are due to graduate this month after a two-year programme. 2013-06-03T05:50:45-04:002532http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/30/5/2013/another-sustainable-development-report-from-abu-dhabi.aspxAbu Dhabi has been a leader in harnessing the power of the sun, clean technology and alternative sources of energy in the past few years. A new report form the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) has shown that efforts are progressing quite positively for the Arab Gulf country. 2013-06-04T11:13:18-04:002527http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/30/5/2013/ecosystem-and-technology-innovations-needed-for-sustainable-growth-says-masdar-institute-faculty.aspxDr Bruce Ferguson Addresses Middle East’s First-Ever TEDxWWF Conference in Abu Dhabi2013-06-02T12:10:03-04:002524http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/29/5/2013/uae-solar-power-capacity-to-reach-20gw-by-2030.aspxThe UAE could economically deploy solar power generation capacity of more than 20GW by 2030 if avoided and opportunity costs of new fossil power generation are fully considered and transparent, stable, predictable and enforceable regulatory and policy frameworks are implemented, said a senior industry expert.2013-05-29T08:09:43-04:002526http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/29/5/2013/abu-dhabi-launches-centre-of-excellence-for-energy-efficient-systems.aspxThe Advanced Technology Investment Company (ATIC) and the Semiconductor Research Corporations (SRC), today launched the ATIC - SRC Centre of Excellence for Energy Efficient Systems (ACES), to be hosted jointly in Abu Dhabi by Khalifa University of Science, Technology and Research, and Masdar Institute of Science and Technology.2013-06-02T08:29:27-04:002522http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/28/5/2013/renewable-energies-should-drive-desalination-abu-dhabi-event-told.aspxCountries in the region should consider powering desalination plants with solar and other renewable forms of energy to combat rising prices of fossil fuels and growing needs for potable water, say experts. 2013-05-28T12:22:23-04:002523http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/27/5/2013/zayed-future-energy-prize-signs-partnership-agreement-with-green-schools-alliance.aspxZayed Future Energy Prize, the world’s preeminent award for innovation in renewable energy and sustainability, has signed a partnership agreement with New York based Green School Alliance (GSA), aiming to strengthen submissions in the Global High Schools category for the 2014 edition of the Prize.2013-05-29T07:24:14-04:002521http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/22/5/2013/middle-easts-first-solar-eor-project-commissioned.aspxThe first solar enhanced oil recovery project in the Middle East has been successfully commissioned at the Amal West field of Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) yesterday.2013-05-22T10:48:23-04:002520http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/20/5/2013/abu-dhabis-first-greenhouse-gas-data-to-fight-climate-change.aspxEnergy sector is the highest source of emissions at 72.6% 2013-05-21T11:57:03-04:002519http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/19/5/2013/mangroves-integral-to-uaes-sustainable-ecosystem-masdar-institute.aspxMasdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, has announced that the mangroves of Abu Dhabi are crucial to the very concept of sustainable development and commended the efforts of various organizations towards preserving one of the rare natural resources of the UAE.2013-05-20T11:40:34-04:002516http://www.worldfutureenergysummit.com/news/18/5/2013/masdar-and-ifc-in-15b-deal-for-clean-energy-projects.aspxMasdar and the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the private sector arm of the World Bank, announced their intention to collaborate on the advancement of clean energy projects.2013-05-19T06:26:28-04:00