Global start-ups shine at SET Award 2018

Start Up Energy Transition (SET), an initiative by the Deutsche Energie-Agentur – the German Energy Agency (dena) in cooperation with the World Energy Council, has announced the winners of the SET Award 2018. The finalists were awarded for the most promising contributions to the energy transition and climate protection in six categories: Ionomr Innovations (Canada) in the […]

The Grand Transition: the Latin American context

The Council is excited to host its first World Energy Leaders’ Summit for 2018, and Latin American Energy Forum in Bariloche, Argentina, on 12- 15 June. The event, Grand Energy Transition – The Latin American Context, will convene global energy leaders, including H.E Juan Jose Aranguren, Minister of Energy, who will address participants with a keynote […]

Empowering women from Chile to Rajasthan

The Council was delighted to welcome four amazing Women Solar Engineers from Chile, during an afternoon of inspirational conversation on 15 March. Susanna Garcia, Isabel Caripan, Silvia Huarachi and Sunilda Flores, also known as ‘Solar Mamas’, recently completed a gruelling and rewarding 6 months solar engineering training organised by the Barefoot College in Tilonia, Rajasthan, […]

Be part of the energy debate: 2018 list of global energy events by World Energy Council

The World Energy Council has been at the forefront of the energy debate for nearly a century, guiding thinking and driving action around the world to achieve sustainable energy for all.
Save the dates and find out more about the key global energy and climate events organised by, or with active participation from, the World Energy Council in 2018 around the world. Join us in the global energy debate!

Join us at World Energy Week 2018

Innovation, new technologies, resilience and energy access are topics set to be high on the agenda at this year’s World Energy Week in Milan. The week-long event hosted by the Council’s Italian member committee, 8 – 11 October, will offer a wide range of activities and networking opportunities for the global energy community. The event will […]

     

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India addresses the fourth energy revolution

The energy sector is going through a grand transition as conventional energy entities across the entire value chain need to adapt through innovation, collaboration and adoption of new business models. The World is witnessing a revolution that is fundamentally changing the way we live, work and relate to one another through revolutionary technological penetration which […]

Austrian young professionals and Climate & Energy Fund cooperate to boost innovative technologies

  Young Energy Professionals kicked-off their the first network meeting between the Austrian member committe of the Council and the Climate & Energy Fund,  since entering a cooperation agreement in 2017. The Climate & Energy Fund, was set up by the Austrian government in 2007 with the aim of developing  new, innovative methods of climate […]

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2019 WORLD ENERGY CONGRESS – Abu Dhabi

The 24th World Energy Congress will take place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates from 7 – 14 September 2019. More than 10,000 energy stakeholders are expected to convene for the  Congress which will be held under the patronage of H.H Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nayhan, President of the United Arab Emirates. Under the theme 'Energy for Prosperity', the Congress will be a global leadership forum that drives dialogue on critical issues facing the energy sector and defines the strategy for a collaborative innovative and sustainable energy future.

For more information visit the 2019 Congress website.

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