UK cleantech industry gets £250m Qatar investment boost

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown has been busy signing all manner of renewable energy and clean tech deals on his whirlwind tour the Gulf. First up was a £250m 'partnership' between Qatar and the UK to help British companies develop new clean technologies. The partnership will be run by the Carbon Trust. The Qatar-UK Clean Technology…

ByThe Global ViewNovember 5, 20081Comment

Smart Cities

Masdar lines up carbon capture test with Abu Dhabi ports

Greenbang is worried she's getting vaguely obsessed with Masdar, the Abu Dhabi initiative that's spanking $2 billion on photovoltaics and spawning a city in the desert that won't need even a drop of fossil fuels. If Masdar carries on at this rate, she'll be putting Masdar posters up on her walls and carrying a photo of…

ByThe Global ViewJune 13, 20081Comment

Energy

Masdar spends $2bn on new photovoltaic plant

More goings on at Masdar, the renewable energy company and bunch behind the oh-so-sustainable city set to be built in the Abu Dhabi desert. Masdar's decided that there just isn't enough investment out there in solar, so it's dishing out $2 billion to thin film photovoltaic solar technology with a plan that goes a little something…

ByThe Global ViewJune 2, 20080Comments

Energy

Masdar, Sener concentrate on Torresol solar baby

Greenbang would like to introduce you to Torresol, or 'Sun tower' in English, a company that has a bit of a 'does what it says on the tin' approach to naming. Can you guess what they do yet? No, silly, nothing to do with holiday apartments. Masdar, the company behind an eponymous $15 billion eco-metropolis set…

ByThe Global ViewMarch 14, 20080Comments

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UK cleantech industry gets £250m Qatar investment boost

Masdar lines up carbon capture test with Abu Dhabi ports

Masdar spends $2bn on new photovoltaic plant

Masdar, Sener concentrate on Torresol solar baby

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