World Future Energy Summit 2010, Abu Dhabi 18-21 Jan. 2010

Summit 2010 Highlights

The National, 22 Jan 2010: More than 23,000 attendees from 130 countries in Europe, the Americas, Asia, Africa, Australasia and the Middle East attended the event – a 25 per cent increase over last year’s figures – and twice as many countries as last year hosted national pavilions.

Energy Summit balances Copenhagen setbacks

Battery of changes: the car industry's electric future

ABB’s participation at WFES 2010 ends on a high note

Minister calls for focus on areas of disagreement at Copenhagen

UAE, Greece to boost energy cooperation

President of Iceland at World Future Energy Summit closing ceremony says, we will go forward from th...

WFES News

Energy Summit balances Copenhagen setbacks

Khaleej Times,22 jan 2010: The WFES concluded on a high spirit of brightening up the hopes of a better outcome at the ensuing global climate change talks in Mexico, in contrast with results of the Copenhagen Summit. The WFES which was an extraordinary assembly of large number policy makers, entrepreneurs, experts and activists from more than 130 countries across the globe ended with a categorical assertion that renewable energy is no longer the energy of the future ‘but it has already arrived ’, and that it can make a significant contribution in mitigating the grave threats of climate change.

Battery of changes: the car industry's electric future

The National, 22 Jan 2010: This year, more models and variants of electric cars, such as the Chevrolet Volt, the Fisker Karma and the Nissan Leaf, will join other plug-in and electric hybrid cars that are in showrooms and on the road already. As the number of choices increases for consumers, and as the electric car gets more and more prevalent in the coming years, industry experts are saying that the current model of the car industry – from how people buy a car to who sells it – is set to radically change. And those insiders aren’t all just from the car industry.

WFES Blog

Eco-cities in the Middle East: What is their potential?

An eco-city is a development that, based on ecological principles, dramatically reduces carbon emissions. In 2008 it was noted that more than half of the world’s population live in cities and towns and is estimated that by 2030 that figure will rise to two-thirds. Eco-cities are perhaps the much needed response to the environmental challenges of [...]

Lighting up the renewables market

Here’s an interesting article from the New York Times. Solar is becoming more affordable as capacity comes on line, leading to greater buy-in from the public. Much of the capacity is coming from the east, which will accelerate when facilities around the Arab world, such as in Abu Dhabi, come on-line. What does this mean for [...]