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CovHack Virtual Innovation Challenge launched to help build resilience in food supply chains
Innovate4Good (I4G), an impact start-up platform, is inviting start-ups, entrepreneurs and other change makers from the MENA region and beyond to register for the CovHack Virtual Innovation Challenge. Running under the theme ‘Circular Economy for Food,’ the challenge aims to discover innovative ways of building resilience in local and global food supply chains in a post COVID-19 world.
Published on: 25 MAY 2020
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Masdar CEO discusses clean energy investment at World Energy Congress
Masdar’s Chief Executive Officer, Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, participated in a panel discussion titled “Financing energy: Closing the clean energy investment gap,” at the 24th World Energy Congress in Abu Dhabi.
Published on: 10 SEP 2019
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Masdar CEO visits Dumat Al Jandal wind farm project site
Masdar CEO Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi led a delegation to Saudi Arabia earlier this month, where they met with HRH Prince Faisal bin Nawaf bin Abdul Aziz, Governor of Al-Jouf, and visited the site of the Dumat Al Jandal wind farm project.
Published on: 18 DEC 2019
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Masdar City Builds World's Largest Mosaic Made from Recycled Materials
Masdar City, Abu Dhabi’s flagship innovative and sustainable urban development, has officially broken the Guinness World Record for the world’s largest mosaic made from recycled materials.
Published on: 08 JAN 2020
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Construction begins on hurricane-resistant clean energy power plant in Antigua and Barbuda under US$50m UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund
The UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund has announced the start of construction for a hurricane-resistant clean energy plant in Antigua and Barbuda to help the twin-island nation recover from the devastating effects of Hurricane Irma in 2017.
Published on: 29 SEP 2020
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Innovation key to tackle climate change, say panelists on ADSW Web Series
The UAE and the wider region will drive innovative solutions to solve issues related to climate change, panelists on the fourth ASDSW Web Series agreed, with some of the most promising technologies still in early development stages.
Published on: 01 MAR 2021
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Masdar signs power purchase agreement with Uzbekistan
Masdar has signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) and Government Support Agreement (GSA) with the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan to design, finance, build and operate the country’s first public-private partnership (PPP) solar power plant.
Published on: 08 NOV 2019
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Masdar announces Ecothon Plus competition winner
Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, has today announced “The Improvers” as the winning team of its Ecothon Plus competition, which is held under its Future Sustainability Leaders programme.
Published on: 25 DEC 2019
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Abu Dhabi Department of Energy joins Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week as principal partner
Abu Dhabi’s Department of Energy (DoE) today announced that it will serve as Principal Partner at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) for the second year in a row.
Published on: 24 NOV 2019
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Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Summit discusses ways to achieve a sustainable post-COVID-19 recovery
In the presence of His Highness Sheikh Hazza bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Vice President of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Summit got underway this morning as part of ADSW 2021, the global platform for accelerating the pace of sustainable development. Hosted by Masdar, the event is being held virtually this year due to restriction in place to manage the COVID-19 pandemic.
Published on: 19 JAN 2021
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Masdar CEO wins prestigious Energy Institute award
Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Chief Executive Officer of Masdar, has received a coveted award normally reserved for leaders of the oil & gas industry.
Published on: 27 FEB 2020
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Masdar’s Youth 4 Sustainability platform launches Ecothon Innovation Challenge on the circular economy
Masdar’s Youth 4 Sustainability (Y4S) platform has launched the fifth edition of its Ecothon Innovation Challenge under the initiative’s Future Sustainability Leaders (FSL) program, to develop circular economy solutions to tackle waste.
Published on: 09 MAR 2021
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HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Inaugurates 800MW Third Phase of Solar Park
His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai, has inaugurated Dubai Electricity and Water Authority’s, DEWA’s, Innovation Centre and the 800MW third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park, the largest single-site solar park in the world. With a planned total capacity of 5,000MW by 2030, the Park features an investment of AED50 billion.
Published on: 24 NOV 2020
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Masdar enters strategic alliance to explore renewable energy opportunities in Ukraine
Masdar, parent company Mubadala Investment Company, and DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private power producer, have signed a strategic agreement to explore potential clean energy investments in Ukraine.
Published on: 15 FEB 2021
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Abu Dhabi’s Department of Energy to support Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week as Principal Partner
Masdar, host of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), today announced that Abu Dhabi’s Department of Energy (DoE) will support the global platform for accelerating sustainable development as ADSW’s Principal Partner. The partnership with the DoE will support ADSW’s initiatives and events, which are bringing global leaders together virtually from 18 – 21 January 2021, to engage in dialogue and take action to advance the global sustainability agenda.
Published on: 07 JAN 2021
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Masdar executive director tells Gulf Business economic case for renewable energy “stronger than ever”
The economic case for renewable energy is “stronger than ever” and the UAE and other GCC states are particularly well placed to achieve “ambitious” clean-energy targets, Yousif Al Ali, executive director at Masdar Clean Energy, said in an interview with Gulf Business.
Published on: 16 APR 2020
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Abu Dhabi rolls out the red carpet as Solar Impulse 2 enters final straight
Solar Impulse 2 (Si2), the solar-powered plane attempting to become the first aircraft in the world to circumnavigate the Earth without using a drop of fossil fuel, will complete its epic journey in the early hours of Tuesday morning, returning to the city where its adventure began in March last year.
Published on: 02 AUG 2016
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Masdar City promoting wider industry adoption of sustainable urban development
Abu Dhabi, April 6, 2016 – Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, one of the world’s most sustainable urban developments, is helping the Middle East’s real estate industry to acquire valuable green building expertise as it continues to expand.
Published on: 05 APR 2016
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More UAE residents soon to call Masdar City home as Leonardo Residences officially breaks ground
Residential apartments now under construction at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi will add to the thriving community taking shape at one of the world’s most sustainable urban developments. The senior management of Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, and of the Abu Dhabi-based property developer Reportage Real Estate marked the official ground-breaking of the 170-unit Leonardo Residences at the City today.
Published on: 10 APR 2016
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ADEC agreement will drive knowledge economy efforts at Masdar City
Masdar signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) on April 12th 2016, to provide streamlined procedures for the establishment of schools and institutes of higher education at Masdar City.
Published on: 12 APR 2016
