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A Q&A with MIT’s Associate Provost: Innovation, Outreach and YFEL

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A Q&A with MIT’s Associate Provost: Innovation, Outreach and YFEL. As Karen K. Gleason takes on her new role as Associate Provost at MIT, we ask her about YFEL’s role in building human capital, and how MIT and the YFEL program are similar. Do you think outreach initiatives such as Masdar Institute’s Young Future Energy Leaders (YFEL) program can play a major role in driving innovation? YFEL inspires, engages and empowers bright young professionals to be tomorrow’s leaders in the field of alternative ener...

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Waste Management and Waste-to-Energy Course

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Waste Management and Waste-to-Energy Course. YFEL members study the global waste ‘problem’ and potential solutions that might be found in transforming waste into energy. Led by Dr. Isam Janajreh, Masdar Institute Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, the course also addressed the challenges of waste management and reviewed waste management trends, from conventional dry tomb landfills to bioreactor-based technologies. Interested students from universities and young professionals from organization...

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Thank You ADNOC, Three Years in a Row!

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Thank You ADNOC, Three Years in a Row! The YFEL program has doubled the number of participants this year, something made possible by the generous contribution of sponsors such as ADNOC, which has supported YFEL for three years in a row. We would like to take this opportunity to express our enduring gratitude to ADNOC for its support of this program, which is helping prepare today’s youth for leadership positions and careers in science, technology, mathematics and engineering.

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WFES DELIVERS A FASCINATING AND INTENSE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

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WFES DELIVERS A FASCINATING AND INTENSE LEARNING EXPERIENCE. In a setting unlike any other available to today’s future energy professionals, YFEL members met, debated and learned from a line-up of the world’s foremost experts in sustainability. One of the highlights of Day 2 was a ceremony honouring more than 50 YFEL members from the 2013 program for successfully concluding their yearlong learning experience. The YFEL 2014 has more than 100 members. At the YFEL stand on the second day, there also was a d...

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Remote Sensing and GIS

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Remote Sensing and GIS. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is an increasingly important area of science that can contribute to many types of analysis and planning. This course provides a solid introduction to the world of GIS. Interested students from universities and young professionals from organizations worldwide, may contact YFEL for application details at yfel@masdar.ac.ae. Masdar City, Opposite Presidential Flight, Khalifa City A, P.O.Box 54115, Abu Dhabi, UAE. Tel: 971 2 653 3333 / 8...

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Calendar

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From Courses to Competitions, YFEL Sets a Busy Agenda. The YFEL program continues to expand its program of activities throughout the year. Some of the most important upcoming events are listed here. YFEL Case Study Competition. This year, the case study will look at the electric car company Tesla and how it has successfully built a brand-new car company based on advanced sustainable-transportation technology. A committee of experts in sustainability from Masdar Institute will review the case study respon...

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Community

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An Entrepreneur, an Inventor and a Judge: They Are All YFEL Members. Our passionate YFEL members engage in a range of creative endeavours that promote sustainability and also bring this important topic directly into the lives of our shared community. Innovator Is ‘Pumped’ by Exhibition. Muna’s project, Efficient Water Pumping Using Renewable Energies used solar energy to operate a compressor to pump water from a well into a storage tank. All materials are easily available at a moderate cost of AED 95...

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Take a Walk on the Wild (and Sustainable) Side

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Take a Walk on the Wild (and Sustainable) Side. A group of YFEL members have developed a futuristic renewable energy system operating at the cutting edge of today’s technology that will use pedestrian footfall to generate electricity in Masdar City. The ECO-Walk would be located in areas with high pedestrian traffic and might even be placed in Masdar City mosques, as a way for these buildings to incorporate their own self-sustaining power supply. The project is led by Mohamed Al Shurafa, an IT Engineer; ...

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jobs | IRENA newsroom

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Solar Energy Could Power 13% of the World by 2030. Less than 2% of today’s global electricity is generated by solar photovoltaics (PV), but this is set to change. According to an IRENA report released today at InterSolar Europe, this figure could grow to 13% by 2030. Letting in the Light: How Solar Photovoltaics Will Revolutionize the Electricity System. 81 Million People Now Work in Renewables, New Study Finds. Renewable Energy and Jobs Annual Review 2016. Renewable Energy: A Smart Career Choice. Was le...