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Bee’ah and Masdar launch JV to develop region's first waste-to-energy plant
Bee’ah, the country’s leading environmental management company, and Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, have formally established the joint venture Emirates Waste to Energy Company (EWEC) to develop waste-to-energy plants across the region, it was announced today.
Published on: 27 MAY 2017
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Strong progress on construction of major new Masdar City development
Masdar City, one of the world’s most sustainable urban developments, is seeing strong progress on the construction of Masdar Institute Neighbourhood, a major mixed-use development of offices, residential, retail and public open space which is due for completion in 2020.
Published on: 14 JUN 2017
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Sultanate of Oman prepares to build the first large-scale wind farm in the GCC region
Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, Masdar, today signed an Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC) contract with a global consortium comprising GE and Spain’s TSK to build the Dhofar Wind Power Project, the first large-scale wind farm in Oman and the GCC.
Published on: 18 AUG 2017
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GRI Standards to usher in a new wave of sustainability reporting in the region
The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) held a regional launch of the new GRI Sustainability Reporting Standards in Abu Dhabi on the 19th of September 2017. Attended by companies, government entities and NGO’s from across the region, the launch event was a call to action for organisations to start disclosing their sustainability performance.
Published on: 18 SEP 2017
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Honeywell Innovation Center at Masdar City to Advance Digitalization Across UAE
Honeywell, the global technology leader, today launched its new Honeywell Masdar Innovation Center in Abu Dhabi in the presence of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) Chief Executive Officer Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, and senior Honeywell leadership.
Published on: 22 APR 2019
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Three major solar projects inaugurated in the Caribbean
Three climate-resilient solar power projects in the Bahamas, Barbados, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are being inaugurated this week under the US$50 million UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund (UAE-CREF), the largest renewable energy initiative of its kind in the region. The fund is a partnership between the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, and Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company).
Published on: 19 MAR 2019
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India’s Prime Minister Modi Visits Masdar
The Prime Minister of India, H.E. Narendra Modi, and a delegation of senior government officials today visited Masdar. The delegation also toured Masdar City, one of the world’s most sustainable urban developments, and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology in a visit that underscores the UAE and India’s shared commitment to developing and adopting renewable energy and sustainable technology.
Published on: 16 AUG 2015
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The Festival at Masdar City promises fun, food and entertainment for Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2018 finale
The Festival at Masdar City will take place on January 19-20 guaranteeing a memorable final two days at this year’s Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. Dedicating to raising community awareness of sustainability, The Festival will be bringing in the crowds with food trucks, live entertainment, and educational games and activities. There will be different experience zones in all, including a souk selling local and organic produce as well as an innovation hub filled with high-tech gadgets.
Published on: 14 JAN 2018
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Masdar and Argentine province Jujuy to initiate solar energy cooperation
HE Gerardo Rubén Morales, Governor of the Province of Jujuy, Argentine Republic, and Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Chief Executive Officer of Masdar, signed the agreement during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2018.
Published on: 16 JAN 2018
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Masdar, ADFD and PUC partner to build solar power plant with battery storage in Seychelles
Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, will help the Public Utilities Corporation (PUC) in building a five-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant with battery storage in the Republic of Seychelles The project is being financed by a AED31 million loan from Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity for development aid, as well as funds from PUC’s own equity.
Published on: 11 SEP 2018
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Masdar CEO delivers the keynote speech at the formal inauguration of the 9th WFES
Dr Ahmad Belhoul, Chief Executive Officer of Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, today delivered the keynote speech at the formal inauguration of the ninth World Future Energy Summit (WFES), the anchor conference and exhibition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), which ends January 23.
Published on: 19 JAN 2016
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ADSW 2017 delivers on promise to provide practical steps towards a sustainable future
Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2017, hosted by Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, came to a successful conclusion on 21 January after further building on its reputation as a significant platform for international dialogue, cooperation and action among governments and businesses.
Published on: 21 JAN 2017
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WiSER calls on women to be the drivers of innovation
Leaders from government, business and academia yesterday convenedin Abu Dhabi for the second annual Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER) conference under the theme ‘Practical steps towards sustainable innovation.’ The event was organised by Masdar in partnership with the Zayed Future Energy Prize.
Published on: 17 JAN 2017
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MENA’s first Carbon Capture Utilisation & Storage (CCUS) project now on stream
The first commercial-scale carbon capture,utilisation &storage (CCUS) facilityin the Middle East & North Africa (MENA) is now operational and aims to sequester up to 800,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO₂) per year, it was announced today.
Published on: 05 NOV 2016
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Masdar Reveals Winner of Third International Blogging Contest themed ‘Describe Your City in 2030’
Abu Dhabi, UAE: 14 January, 2015 – Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, today announced the winner of its third annual Engage Blogging Contest. The contest received 106 entries from 40 countries, all of which creatively described the ideal, sustainable city of the future. The collective entries drove thousands of people to Masdar’s website to engage in a digital dialogue – an exchange of ideas – about how the world’s urban centers can become bastions of sustainability, cities that offer a place to live, work and play without undue environmental impact.
Published on: 13 JAN 2015
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UAE President attends launch of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2023
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and a number of world leaders today attended the opening ceremony of this year's Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), the global initiative championed by the UAE to accelerate sustainable development.
Published on: 16 JAN 2023
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Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Hosts First Green Hydrogen Summit in Year of Climate Action for UAE
Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), the global initiative championed by the UAE and its clean energy powerhouse Masdar to accelerate sustainable development, will hold its first annual Green Hydrogen Summit this year, highlighting green hydrogen’s growing importance in the global drive toward net zero.
Published on: 03 JAN 2023
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Masdar looks to expand floating solar portfolio in Asia Pacific Asia Power interview
As Masdar moves ahead with construction of its Cirata floating solar power plant in Indonesia, the company is looking to develop its floating solar portfolio in the Asia-Pacific region, Masdar President Director for Indonesia, Fatima Al Suwaidi, said this week in an interview with Asian Power.
Published on: 29 APR 2022
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ADFD and Masdar Drive Forward Seychelles’ Energy Independence and Sustainability Initiative with 5 MW Solar PV Plant and Energy Storage System
The Republic of Seychelles moved a step closer to realizing its clean energy ambitions with the inauguration of a UAE-funded 5-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) plant with battery storage, the second clean-energy project in the African island nation.
Published on: 12 DEC 2022
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Join leaders to take climate action at the virtual ADSW Summit, part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week
The ADSW Summit, hosted by Masdar and part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, will take place virtually tomorrow, January 17 between 1:00pm – 9:00pm GST. The ADSW Summit will convene more than 80 global leaders, including heads of state, policy makers, and international business leaders, as the United Arab Emirates aims to take the agenda global sustainability forward and accelerate pathways to net zero.
Published on: 16 JAN 2022
