Sylvain Lemofouet - The National (UAE) - Sat, 06/14/2014
The last thing you would want on a hot, sunny day in the not too distant future is for your solar-powered air conditioning to switch off every time a cloud gets in the way of the sun. This mundane problem points at a much larger challenge we face as ...
Mohammad Khaja Nazeeruddin - The National (UAE) - Sun, 05/11/2014
While today’s silicon solar panels have become common, several factors – affordability, a complicated production process, and their bulky aesthetics – are holding them back......
Franco Vigliotti - The National (UAE) - Sun, 04/13/2014
When Gorkem Soyumer, an EPFL Middle East student, finished his master’s thesis, he was able to do what many young graduates only dream of – help turn his research into a business......
Christian Ludwig - The National (UAE) - Sun, 02/09/2014
Tiny, microscopic algae may seem like an unlikely replacement for today’s fossil fuels, but recent advances in technology are turning them into a candidate of increasing potential. In order to offer a viable alternative to oil or natural gas, t...
Hamed Ziadé - The National (UAE) - Sun, 09/15/2013
To refugees living in camps, the importance of light and electricity goes well beyond comfort – it stands for security, health, education and an improved quality of life. Yet nights are often dark in refugee camps around the world, which provid...
Thomas Keller - The National (UAE) - Sun, 04/14/2013
Imagine a building that, like a plant, uses its entire surface to capture sunlight and convert it into energy. It’s not an average rectangular building with black solar panels jutting out from the roof; instead, picture an aesthetic, organic st...
Ralf Dyllick-Brenzinger - The National (UAE) - Sun, 03/10/2013
Europe has become a world leader in solar-power production, with often-cloudy Germany leading the pack. Essential to that progress have been feed-in tariffs, a mechanism that obliges local utilities to buy locally produced renewable electricity at a ...
Fernando Porté-Agel - The National (UAE) - Sun, 01/13/2013
Clear air turbulence has long been a nuisance and a hazard to aircraft and passengers. It is invisible, unpredictable, and tends to strike when it is least welcome – during your in-flight lunch, for example......
Ralf Dyllick-Brenzinger - The National (UAE) - Sun, 12/09/2012
Abu Dhabi is on a mission to get 7 per cent of its power from renewable sources by 2020, and it is starting to show. The rooftop solar plant at the Masdar Institute is up and running. Shams 1, the region's first full-blown concentrated solar...