Abu Dhabi to host 1st World Future Energy Summit

The world's leading experts, innovators, scientists, and venture capitalists in the field of future energy are set to converge on Abu Dhabi in January 2008 for the First World Future Energy Summit (WFES).To be held at the new Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, under the patronage of General Sheikh Mohammad Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, and Deputy Supreme Commander of UAE Armed Forces. Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (ADFEC) signed an agreement with Turret Middle East to appoint them as the summit organizers.WFES will host about 150 of the world's most renowned speakers, innovators, and experts in clean energy, alongside a 14,000 square meter exhibition showcasing the present and future state of alternative energy technologies in what is expected to be the largest dedicated gathering of its kind in the world. Masdar is a unique initiative in that it adopts a comprehensive multi-faceted approach to alternative energy. This approach encompasses education, funding, and technology development as complementary contributors to the creation of clean energy initiatives and applications. Supported by the world's leading energy concerns, including Shell, BP, Occidental Petroleum, Total, Mitsubishi, Mitsui, GE, Rolls Royce, RWTH Aachen, and the Imperial College of London, the initiative is creating a globally supported regional hub for the development of sustainable energy. The initiative is further supported by Abu Dhabi's leading government and non-government agencies, such as ADNOC, ADWEA and the Environment Agency Abu Dhabi.
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