Tag: green technology

The UAE and sovereign wealth funds for green tech 2025 – get the report

The UAE is positioning itself as the Middle East’s green finance hub — mobilizing billions in sustainable bonds, ESG funds, and innovation capital to support its Net Zero 2050 vision. Green Prophet’s UAE Green Finance 2025 Report explores how banks, investors, and policymakers are shaping the next cleantech frontier, from Masdar City to Abu Dhabi’s sovereign initiatives.

Internet of Things – From Smart Fridge to Smart City

Like Cloud, Big Data and other technological buzzwords, the definition of the Internet of Things (IoT) is often stretched...

Alchemist Lauren Bowker’s clothes change with climate

Alchemist Lauren Bowker has created an ink that changes color based on the environment around it. She impregnates her...

The Environment and the Invisibility Ring of Gyges

My precious ring! King Gyges of Lydia ruled over what is now western Turkey from 716 BC to 678 BC....

Palestinians Celebrate Green Innovation

Last week was the annual ‘Made in Palestine 2012’ fair showcasing local Palestinian innovations. Now in its seventh year,...

Go Green With Jordan’s New Environment Generation

We speak with Alisa Ananbeh, a student leader on the environment, on going green in Jordan. Around six months ago,...

Panasonic wants to green the Middle East

In October 2010 Panasonic Marketing Middle East (PMM) announced the ‘Eco Ideas Declaration’ to become the number one green corporation in the Middle East and Africa region. With over a dozen eco lifestyle and business projects underway, Panasonic is well on its way.

Tel Aviv Pushes Green Metric

Future investors in Israeli businesses may be able to judge a company by its green record. According to the...

Study Says World Driver To Go "Total Electric" By 2030

Although the year 2030 is only some 20 years away, many drivers in developed countries may be driving electric...

Israel and America Sign Renewable Energy Cooperation Deal

Other announcements made at the conference include the Timna Renewable Energy Park, which will be a center for R&D, and the AORA Solar Thermal Module at Kibbutz Samar, the world's first commercial hybrid solar gas-turbine power plant that is already nearing completion. Solel Solar Systems announced it was beginning construction of a 50 MW solar field in Lebrija, Spain, and Brightsource Energy made a pre-conference announcement that it had inked the world's largest solar deal to date with Southern California Edison (SCE).

10 Twitter Tips for Cleantech Companies

Over the past few months companies are joining Twitter or consulting advisors about joining Twitter in droves. If you...

BrightSource Cuts World's Largest Solar Energy Deal With SCE in California

(Thousands of small mirrors called heliostats focus the sun's ray onto a tower. Thermal energy focused onto the tower...