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Annual Sustainability Festival to Return to Masdar City
The Festival at Masdar City is set to return for a third year, continuing Masdar’s tradition of hosting a weekend of fun-filled activities for the family at the end of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW). Running 22-23 January from 10am to 9pm, the Festival will welcome the community for an entertaining and educational program against the backdrop of one of the world’s most sustainable cities.
Published on: 13 JAN 2016
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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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Masdar Marks Roadmap to US$3 billion Green Bond Offering at London Stock Exchange
Masdar has today marked the successful completion of its first green bond issuance for US$750 million 10-year senior unsecured Notes at London Stock Exchange (LSE).
Published on: 07 AUG 2023
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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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Masdar-Egypt clean energy projects demonstrating way forward for Africa
As world leaders gather in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, for the UN Climate Change Conference – better known as COP27 – Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s flagship renewable energy company, is demonstrating how Egypt and other African nations can drive decarbonization efforts.
Published on: 08 NOV 2022
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ADSW Talks: COP28 hosting is “vote of confidence” in UAE’s climate leadership
The UAE being selected to host COP28 in 2023 is “a vote of confidence by the international community in the UAE’s climate leadership,” Her Excellency Mariam bint Mohammed Saeed Hareb Almheiri, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, says in the first episode of our new ADSW Talks series.
Published on: 08 JAN 2022
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Accelerate action on climate change before time runs out to secure our future, IPCC warns
Human-induced climate change is already causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature, affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, and time is running out to prevent its most serious consequences, according to scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released this week.
Published on: 04 MAR 2022
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Masdar Institute and MIT to Host Symposium on Sustainable Critical Infrastructure
Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) today announced they are jointly hosting a symposium on sustainable critical infrastructure in Abu Dhabi.
Published on: 22 MAR 2014
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Energy-from-waste technologies offer economic and environmentally attractive alternatives to landfill in Australia, Tribe executive tells Masdar Talks
An ongoing sustainability drive in Australia has been the catalyst for the development of energy-from-waste (EfW) as a solution to diverting waste from landfill, senior executives from Masdar and Tribe Infrastructure Group said during the latest edition of the Instagram Live Masdar Talks series.
Published on: 23 JUN 2021
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Masdar Opens New Office in Saudi Arabia
Masdar, one of the world’s fastest-growing renewable energy companies, has pledged to strengthen its support for Saudi Arabia’s clean energy objectives, with the opening of a new dedicated office in the Kingdom. Masdar will also participate with partners in the upcoming Round 4 tender announced by the Saudi Power Procurement Co. (SPPC) for wind and solar projects with a combined capacity of 3.3 gigawatts (GW).
Published on: 28 OCT 2022
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UAE President, Egyptian counterpart witness signing of agreement to develop one of world’s largest onshore wind projects in Egypt
President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and President Abdel Fattah El Sisi of Egypt witnessed the signing of an agreement between Masdar, one of the world’s fastest-growing renewable energy companies, along with its Infinity Power joint venture with Infinity, Egypt’s main renewable energy developer, and Hassan Allam Utilities, to develop a 10-gigawatt (GW) onshore wind project in Egypt – one of the largest wind farms in the world.
Published on: 08 NOV 2022
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Strata CEO Says Quality Products and Gaining Customers Trust Remain Crucial to Success
Instilling pride by educating employees on quality, changing traditional mindsets and gaining the confidence of customers with world-class products are some of the measures that have brought immense benefits, said Badr Al-Olama, Chief Executive, Strata Manufacturing, an advanced composite aerostructures manufacturing facility , fully owned by Mubadala Development Company.
Published on: 11 FEB 2014
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Department of Energy Reaffirms Commitment to Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, returning as Principal Partner for next 2 years
Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), Masdar’s global platform for accelerating sustainable development, today announced that the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) has signed an agreement to return as Principal Partner of both ADSW 2023 and 2024.
Published on: 28 NOV 2022
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4,000 Students Invited to 2012 World Future Energy Summit
More than double the total number of students that participated in last year’s event is expected to attend the annual Masdar-hosted event this year. All seven emirates will be represented by students from middle school to college/university level.
Published on: 04 JAN 2012
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Masdar City Chooses SoFi to Monitor Carbon in Buildings
Masdar City, one of the integrated units of Abu Dhabi’s multi-faceted renewable energy company Masdar, has captured enormous worldwide interest by demonstrating how sustainable cities can be developed. SoFi is PE INTERNATIONAL’s high performance tool that provides a central platform for benchmarking and forecasting sustainability performance and developing sustainability strategies.
Published on: 06 FEB 2012
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UAE committed to sustainable future for the world, says Masdar’s Yousif Al Ali
The UAE’s second Nationally Determined Contribution under the Paris Agreement highlights that the country is committed to a sustainable future not only for itself but “for the entire world,” Yousif Al Ali, Executive Director, Masdar Clean Energy, said at the Gulf Intelligence Global UAE Energy Forum.
Published on: 13 JAN 2021
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Masdar Named ‘Energy Company of the Year’
Today, Masdar was recognised as ‘Energy Company of the Year,’ and honoured with ‘Energy Business Leader of the Year’ distinctions during the first-ever Gulf Business Industry Awards. The awards underscore Masdar’s commitment to maintaining Abu Dhabi’s leadership position in the evolving energy market, and the company’s critical role in helping the Emirate move from a resource-based economy to one based on knowledge and innovation.
Published on: 24 SEP 2012
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More than 4,500 Students from the UAE Visit WFES
Hosted by Masdar, Abu Dhabi's multi-faceted renewable energy company, the students met with leaders in the field and learned about cutting-edge companies working to innovate future energy solutions. The visit by the students underscores the commitment by Abu Dhabi and Masdar to engage youth and to encourage future leaders to tackle careers in science and mathematics.
Published on: 18 JAN 2012
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General Director of the Crown Prince Court and CEO of Masdar Tour PlanetSolar Catamaran
The visitors were briefed on the technical features and specifications of the catamaran that runs solely on solar panels. Accompanied by its Captain and Master, Erwann Le Rouzic, PlanetSolar is the world’s largest solar powered boat and was docked in Abu Dhabi for the duration of the summit.
Published on: 22 JAN 2012
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Masdar Completes Inaugural Course in Rwanda to Empower Women to Tackle Renewable Energy Access in Off-Grid Communities
Masdar’s Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER) platform today completed its first field-based course in Rwanda to teach young women in rural off-grid communities to harness the potential of clean energy solutions, in line with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal (UN SDG) 7 to ensure access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all.
Published on: 26 AUG 2022
