Welcome Statement
I am an entrepreneur whose mission is to develop commercially viable solutions to the world’s pressing energy and water challenges.
Entrepreneur’s Conundrum
By their nature and irrespective of type of industry, entrepreneurs challenge the status quo.
So what happens when the status quo is being replaced by something more sinister?
The entrepreneur has several options, among them:
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- V
Can you guess where I am leaning? Continue reading to find out.
– Wa’el Almazeedi
Technology Innovation Laws
Professor Melvin Kransberg noted at the dawn of the Internet age that: “Many of our technology-related problems arise because of the unforeseen consequences when apparently benign technologies are employed on a massive scale.”
- Technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral.
- Invention is the mother of necessity.
- Technology comes in packages, big and small.
- Although technology might be a prime element in many public issues, nontechnical factors take precedence in technology-policy decisions.
- All history is relevant, but the history of technology is the most relevant.
- Technology is a very human activity-and so is the history of technology.
clusters
ABU DHABI CLEAN ENERGY CLUSTER
In conjunction with ICF Consulting, a blueprint for an energy technology commercialization platform in support of Mubadala Development Company’s plans to establish the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar).
HOUSTON II
A blueprint for the establishment of a global energy corridor in the Southern Arabian Gulf in support of TECOM’s plans to establish global industrial and service clusters in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
HOUSTON OIL & GAS CLUSTER
A case study to map the energy cluster in Houston, Texas. The case study was prepared under the supervision of Professor Michael Porter as part of class requirements for the Competition and Competitiveness Laboratory at the Harvard Business School.
technology platforms
FATE (Free Access To Energy) Consortium (www.fateconsortium.com) is a collaborative technology commercialization platform established in 2013.
FATE forms project focused platforms to commercialize, scale up and deploy energy technologies in end-use markets around the world.
investment vehicles
BTU Ventures (www.btuventures.com) is a private equity firm established in 2003 to develop and invest in independent power, water desalination and district energy projects in emerging markets.
BTU Ventures had $350 million of institutional equity under management in 2007 invested in over 6 GW (gross) of electric power generation capacity located in China, Taiwan, South Korea, Tunisia and the United Arab Emirates. BTU Ventures winded down its operations in 2012.