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Demonstrate Impact – Competition for Water Technology Now Open for Submissions

Demonstrate Impact – Competition for Water Technology Now Open for Submissions

written by CleanTechies Staff

Water is the source of life. With severe drought plaguing many parts of the world and basic access to clean drinking water a challenge in other parts of the world, innovation is needed to ensure an adequate supply for current and future generations.

The International Water Summit (IWS) and Isle, a global technology and innovation consultancy will launch Innovate@IWS at IWS, hosted by Masdar and taking place during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week in January 2015.

Are you in the water industry?  Do you have an innovative idea that would be beneficial to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region?  Now is your time to submit ideas and potentially have the opportunity to demonstrate the potential impact to global experts, end users, technologists, and investors.  All you need to do is submit your entry to the selection committee via the IWS website by November 25, 2014.

The competition categories include ‘Municipal Water’, ‘Industrial Water’, and ‘Water for Real Estate’. Submissions must demonstrate excellence in terms of their impact, innovation, leadership and long-term vision. Shortlisted submissions will be invited to present to a leading panel of experts, capital investors and potential end users from across the MENA region, live at IWS.

IWS offers a unique window to a rapidly growing clean technology market in the GCC, whose governments plan to allocate US$300 billion to water and desalination projects by 2022.  “The region has demonstrated its commitment to seeking, investing and deploying technology to address its water challenges, and Innovate@IWS platform extends that commitment. said Naji El Haddad, Show Director of the International Water Summit.



October 28, 2014 0 comment
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World Bank Highlights $1.6 Trillion Cleantech Market Opportunity for SMEs

World Bank Highlights $1.6 Trillion Cleantech Market Opportunity for SMEs

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Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are a major driver of economic development and job creation, particularly in the developing countries. In comparison to other business sectors, jobs in the clean technology sector are relatively safer, better paid and involve higher skills. Governments as well as private business organizations must turn a strategic focus on the cleantech sector to realize its full growth potential.

A new World Bank report titled, “Building Competitive Green Industries: the Climate and Clean Technology Opportunity for Developing Countries,” points out that a vast market opportunity to the tune of $1.6 trillion is waiting to be seized in clean technology in the developing countries. According to the report, China with a potential market size of $415 billion, Latin America with $349 billion, and Africa with $235 billion are the largest markets for SMEs in clean technology.

Cleantech has emerged as a major global market in recent years. Over the next decade, the total investment in cleantech in developing countries will be about $6.4 trillion, out of which $1.6 trillion will be accessible to SMEs. According to the World Bank, these investments will go in sectors such as solar panels, onshore wind, waste water treatment, bio-energy, electric vehicles, and small hydro. This can build a sustainable and wealth-producing sector of the economy in the developing world.

The report recommends that strategic actions by public and private sector companies can support green entrepreneurship in this growing market for SMEs in the cleantech business. Cleantech SMEs face serious hurdles in the developing world, particularly with regard to accessing early and growth stage financing. The report outlines a range of practical instruments that policymakers can use to extend greater support to SMEs in this sector. These instruments relate to key areas such as innovative finance, entrepreneurship and business acceleration, market development, technology development, and the legal and regulatory framework.

A focus on the clean technology market opportunities in the developing countries can produce a strong social impact. The report cites the example of Kenya, where about 80 percent of the population is not served by the power grid. SMEs and local entrepreneurs in this market are addressing the need for power through innovative solutions in solar and biogas technologies. This not only creates jobs, but also provides climate-friendly off-grid power to the economically weakest 40 percent of the population.

Article by Vikas Vij of Justmeans, appearing courtesy 3BL Media.

 



October 3, 2014 2 comments
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Corpus Christi to Host Sixth Annual IEEE GreenTech Conference

Corpus Christi to Host Sixth Annual IEEE GreenTech Conference

written by CleanTechies Staff

Sponsored by IEEE USA, IEEE Region 5, and IEEE, Corpus Christi hosts the sixth annual IEEE GreenTech 2014 Conference, April 3 – 4, 2014. The conference provides the opportunity to for academia, industry, as well as other organizations to present unpublished, original papers on the field of Green Technology, and offer presentations, workshops, and invited talks in related fields.

“This year’s theme is SOW the Seeds of our Future,” said Ruby Mehrubeoglu, the conference chairman. The theme, an acronym for Solar, Ocean, and Wind, focuses on green technology that is deployed in coastal and marine environments. Mehrubeoglu said many excellent “papers on Clean Technology, Green Technology, and Renewable Energy will be presented.” Security has become important to coastal communities who anticipate the keynote luncheon speaker on opening day, Phrantceena Halres, CEO of Total Protection Services Global, with her topic, Green Vulnerabilities and Avoiding Disaster.

Energy topics to be discussed will include:

  • Ocean/Tidal/Wind/Solar/
  • Geothermal Energy Conversion
  • Green Energy Generation and Storage
  • Green Energy Transmission and Distribution, Smartgrid
  • Biomass, Bio-Fuel as Green Energy
  • Green Buildings
  • Green Energy Policies, Management and Control
  • Green Energy Pedagogy and Curricula

Student Competitions in Circuit Design, Ethics, Technical Papers, and Robotics will immediately follow the Conference on April 5, 2014.

More information about the Conference, registration, and paper/abstract submissions, IEEE R5 annual meeting and student competitions, and other activities visit www.ieeegreentech.org



March 21, 2014 0 comment
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Green Patent PR

written by Walter Wang

Picking up where we left off, I now have a preliminary draft of the Patent PR study (available here) and a better sense of how the subject matter of clean tech press releases fits into the full universe of patent PR.

The relative proportion of subject matter categories for the full data set, i.e., for press releases

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July 22, 2013 0 comment
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The Quiet Clean Mining Revolution

written by Walter Wang

Few industries have got the black eye, literally and metaphorically, of mining.

After centuries of environmental effects ranging from toxic emissions to unsightly tailings ponds, acid mine drainage, massive energy consumption and other impacts, mining is slowly cleaning up its act.

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February 21, 2012 0 comment
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Singapore’s Sustainability Imperative

written by Susan Gladwin

When you live with 5 million other people on a relatively small island, finding ways to live more sustainably isn’t so much a luxury as a necessity.

That’s why Singapore—which has the third greatest population density of any sovereign state in the world—has become something of a pioneer in finding ways to live in a more sustainable manner.

Start with water. For years, Singapore has relied on imported water from Malaysia to provide 40 percent of its water supply.

To become more self sufficient, Singapore has invested billions of dollars in membrane filtration technologies that allow wastewater to be reclaimed, filtered, and transformed into high purity potable water called NEWater. This is in addition to heavy investments in desalination plants and rainwater-catching reservoirs that further reduce its reliance on imported water.

Another area where Singapore excels is building efficiency—an area with huge potential impact, given that an astounding 90 percent of the population lives in some form of high-rise condominium. Singapore has set an ambitious target of greening at least 80 percent of its buildings by 2030, including existing stock.

Clean technology advancements are also allowing Singapore to make great strides in transportation, particularly around the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). Since roughly 85 percent of Singapore’s power supply comes from natural gas, EVs provide a cleaner solution compared with conventional oil burning vehicles.

And while EVs typically travel a shorter distance compared with conventional vehicles, that’s not really a concern on a 26-mile wide island.

Singapore-based clean tech company Greenlots is developing the best way to charge these EVs. Since 2008, the company has been committed to designing and delivering hardware and software to enable utilities, municipalities, electric vehicle manufacturers and distributors and other private businesses to install, own and operate their own EV charging network. Already, Greenlots has established charging stations in major parking lots in the city, including those at Bedok Point Shopping Centre and Kovan Residences.

By investing in clean technology innovations, Singapore is able to tackle multiple areas that impact its future. Its forward-thinking design solutions to environmental problems are sure to yield benefits both today and tomorrow.



January 30, 2012 0 comment
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Top Ten Sustainability Initiatives at American University

written by Walter Wang

American University is located right in the nation’s capital – Washington DC. Because of Washington DC’s recognition as a leader in the clean technology and sustainability movement in the United States, American University has long believed that it needs to do its part to bolster Washington DC’s status as

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January 10, 2012 0 comment
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Solar Impulse’s Social Innovation Project to Change the Landscape of Aviation

written by Walter Wang

The Solar Impulse project is currently writing the history pages of tomorrow with its social innovation commitment to fly day and night without fuel, powered only by solar energy. It has taken seven years of research, simulation, construction and tests to achieve the first solar twenty-four hour flight in

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December 8, 2011 0 comment
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The Glass is More than Half Full: Impact of Clean Technology on Job Creation

written by Walter Wang

When a form of technology becomes outdated, jobs in that industry are inevitably lost. However, this is only one side of the coin, as jobs are often created in the exact same way and, the good news is, that these jobs require previously unconsidered skill sets. It almost goes without saying that with the shift

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November 30, 2011 0 comment
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Top Ten Cleantech Highlights of Emerson

written by Walter Wang

Emerson is a “diversified global manufacturing and technology company.” Emerson offers a large variety of services and products in the consumer, commercial and industrial markets via network power, industrial automation, process management, tools and storage, and climate technologies. Because of what

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November 29, 2011 0 comment
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Top Ten Cleantech Highlights of Deere and Company

written by Walter Wang

Deere and Company, known more famously as John Deere is one of the leading manufacturers of agricultural machinery around the world. This American corporation, based in Moline, Illinois, is a Fortune 500 company and sells everything from tractors, cotton harvesters, and combine harvesters, to planters, seeders,

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November 1, 2011 0 comment
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Top Ten Clean Tech Highlights of Applied Materials

written by Walter Wang

Applied Materials is a capital equipment producer that services a number of manufacturing industries, including semiconductor, TFT LCD display, solar (thin film and crystalline), and glass. There are four primary groups of Applied Materials – Energy and Environmental Solutions, Display, Silicon

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October 21, 2011 0 comment
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Top Ten Cleantech Highlights of Abu Dhabi

written by Walter Wang

Abu Dhabi is staged to become one of the leaders in cleantech. With a recent multi-million dollar commitment to the development of renewable energy, this country which provides a large quantity of the world’s oil is poised to be a leader in renewable energy sources.

1 ) General Electric. In 2008, GE donated more

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October 19, 2011 0 comment
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Top Ten Highlights of Cleantech in ConocoPhillips

written by Walter Wang

ConocoPhillips Company is an American-based multinational energy corporation that has their headquarters in Houston, Texas. It is the fifth largest private sector energy corporation around the globe.

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October 18, 2011 0 comment
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