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  • President of Turkey visits Masdar

    Commending Masdar City and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology for the great strides they have taken in less than 6 years, His Excellency President Abdullah Gül Said: “Over the years, the Republic of Turkey has enjoyed very strong relations with the UAE; a relationship that is constantly growing through the various joint partnerships that have been forged ever since we established a mission in the UAE in 1979.”

    Published on: 29 JAN 2012

  • Fifth annual WiSER Forum highlights digitalization’s role in female empowerment

    Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, hosted its fifth annual Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER) Forum on Tuesday January 14 at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2020.

    Published on: 14 JAN 2020

  • Masdar City and ekar announce strategic partnership to bring first Tesla car-share operation to the Middle East

    UAE-founded ekar has announced a strategic partnership with Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, to bring electric vehicle car-sharing to the Middle East by introducing five Tesla models S and X into its fleet. The vehicles are now available to hire from Masdar City in Abu Dhabi.

    Published on: 20 OCT 2019

  • Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Eco-Bus to Tour the UAE

    Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company and host of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), has launched an eco-bus initiative that will tour the United Arab Emirates to raise awareness about the world’s largest sustainability gathering in January.

    Published on: 27 NOV 2019

  • Middle Easts largest wind farm in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia reaches halfway mark on construction

    HRH Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, Minister of Energy, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, HRH Prince Faisal bin Nawaf, Governor of Al-Jouf Province, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, His Excellency Ludovic Pouille, French Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, His Excellency Ole Mosby, Danish Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Bruno Bensasson, EDF Group Senior Executive Vice-President Renewable Energies, and Fawaz Al Muharrami, Acting Executive Director, Clean Energy, Masdar visited the Dumat Al Jandal wind farm construction site, for a site visit to mark the completion of 50 percent of the project.

    Published on: 09 APR 2021

  • 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

  • Technology for Good

    Under the theme ‘Industry Convergence: Accelerating Sustainable Development’, Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2019 gathered to explore how industries are responding to the digital transformation underway in the global economy, which in turn is giving rise to new opportunities to address global sustainability challenges. With this in mind, Masdar has produced the Future of Sustainability whitepaper report – in partnership with The National – based on information provided by students, individuals, companies and governmental organisations actively driving sustainability-related innovation across the planet.

    Published on: 03 FEB 2019

  • Masdar Park reopens for the Abu Dhabi community

    Masdar Park at Masdar City has reopened with even more family attractions, further enhancing the city’s image as a popular community destination. The expanded park, now double in size at 2,500 square metres, includes more F&B outlets, a children’s playground, music wall, sports facilities and design installations themed on sustainability.

    Published on: 12 DEC 2017

  • ADSW Set to Drive Business Opportunities as Investment in Renewables Reaches Record High

    The 2017 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) is on track to be the most important in the event’s history for driving commercially focused action, said industry leaders at a press event.

    Published on: 11 DEC 2016

  • HH Sheikh Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Honours 2017 Winners of Zayed Future Energy Prize

    His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, presented the Zayed Future Energy Prize to nine winners during the 2017 awards ceremony in Abu Dhabi today, in the presence of six heads of state.

    Published on: 15 JAN 2017

  • Shaikha Shamma’s new book captivates young audience during Masdar Park festivities

    Shaikha Shamma bint Sultan bin Khalifa Al Nahyan launched her second children’s book during Earth Day celebrations yesterday at Masdar Park in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. Special storytelling sessions of The Adventures of Maxima and Coustaud – In Search of a Global Solution, captivated their young audience during a day packed full of family fun and games.

    Published on: 24 APR 2017

  • One-month countdown to close of Zayed Sustainability Prize 2020 submissions

    With exactly one month to go until the 30th May submissions deadline, the Zayed Sustainability Prize has today issued a final call to small-to-medium sized enterprises, non-profit organisations and high schools, around the world, to submit their entries for the 2020 edition of the UAE’s pioneering sustainability award.

    Published on: 28 APR 2019

  • 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

  • How sustainable technology will help Sharjah turn waste into energy

    Sharjah has an ambitious goal to become the first zero-waste city in the Middle East by diverting all of its municipal waste away from landfill sites by 2020. Through a pioneering partnership to develop the country’s first waste-to-energy plant in the emirate, the new facility will play a significant role in achieving the UAE’s clean energy ambitions, while also paving the way for other similar projects to be launched in the country and across the MENA region.

    Published on: 28 AUG 2019

  • Al Gore Receives Lifetime Achievement Award at Zayed Future Energy Prize 2015

    Former US Vice President Al Gore has received the 2015 Lifetime Achievement Award by the Zayed Future Energy Prize. Gore was recognised for his unwavering personal and political commitment to raise international awareness about the dangers of climate change, while reinforcing optimism that the global community can and will successfully tackle the challenge.

    Published on: 18 JAN 2015

  • UAE fast-tracking low-carbon economic growth, Masdar Chairman tells Climate Week

    The United Arab Emirates is fast-tracking low-carbon economic growth to deliver new jobs, new industries and new revenue streams, according to Dr Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, the UAE’s Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, Special Envoy for Climate Change, and Chairman of Masdar.

    Published on: 04 APR 2022

  • Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi Inaugurates World’s Largest Single-Site Solar Power Plant Ahead of COP28

    Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, and its partners Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (TAQA), EDF Renewables and JinkoPower, together with procurer Emirates Water and Electricity Company (EWEC), have inaugurated the world’s largest single-site solar power plant ahead of the UAE hosting the UN climate change conference, COP28.

    Published on: 16 NOV 2023

  • Masdar’s Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER) platform to explores the impact of energy access on female empowerment at ADSW 2022

    Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER), one of Masdar’s outreach platforms, explored the positive impact of energy access on inclusive sustainable development at its virtual Annual Forum, held as part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2022

    Published on: 18 JAN 2022

  • ​Global leaders discuss key issues shaping global energy transformation at ADSW 2018

    Leaders of policy, business and academia convened today following the Opening Ceremony of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) for a series of High Level Panel discussions about themajor social, economic and environmental trends shaping the global energy transformation.

    Published on: 15 JAN 2018

  • WiSER announces four strategic partnerships with GE, MASEN, REN21 and Masdar Institute at ADSW

    Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER) has announced four strategic partnerships with the Moroccan Agency for Solar Energy (MASEN), Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), General Electric (GE), and Masdar Institute of Science and Technology Young Future Energy leaders (YFEL) programme at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week, the largest gathering on sustainability in the Middle East.

    Published on: 19 JAN 2016