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Masdar City’s Etihad Eco-Residence Wins Emirates Green Building Council MENA Green Building Award 2018
Masdar City’s Etihad Eco-Residence has won the Green Residential Building award at the Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC) Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Green Building Awards 2018. A team from Multiplex Constructions LLC, which built the complex, accepted the award for the Masdar-developed project at a recent ceremony in Dubai.
Published on: 10 JUN 2018
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Construction of GCC’s first utility-scale wind energy project on track
Muscat, Oman, February 7, 2019: A senior delegation of government and business dignitaries has witnessed first-hand the steady progress being made in the development of the 50-megawatt (MW) Dhofar Wind Farm, the GCC’s first utility-scale wind farm.
Published on: 10 FEB 2019
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Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week Welcomes Global Leaders and Partners to Drive Sustainable Progress
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2026, hosted by Masdar, begins next week, convening Heads of State, ministers and government officials, alongside business leaders, investors, and innovators, to address the most critical sustainability challenges and deliver a roadmap for global progress.
Published on: 07 JAN 2026
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Masdar and Octopus forge strategic pact to turbocharge clean energy systems in UK and Africa
Abu Dhabi Future Energy PJSC – Masdar, a global clean energy leader, and Octopus Energy, the global energy tech disruptor, have signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) for initiatives in the UK and Africa.
Published on: 21 JAN 2026
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Largest ever Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week concludes with renewed commitment to advance sustainable progress
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2026 concluded its largest edition with a renewed commitment to accelerate real-world solutions and drive sustainable progress.
Published on: 22 JAN 2026
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Dr. Sultan Al Jaber Unveils ‘World First’ 24/7 Renewables Project; Global Megatrends Call for New Path to Socioeconomic Progress
At the opening ceremony of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2025 and the awards ceremony of the Zayed Sustainability Prize, HE Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Masdar Chairman, called for a new approach to unlock growth, drive sustainable economic progress and unleash unprecedented economic opportunity. At the first major international event of 2025, he noted that the world stands at a pivotal moment for progress driven by the global megatrends of emerging market growth, exponential rise of Artificial Intelligence and transformation of energy systems. Together these trends will require a diversity of energy sources to supercharge sustainable progress.
Published on: 14 JAN 2025
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WiSER Opens Applications for 2026 Pioneers Shaping Sustainability Leadership
Women in Sustainability, Environment, and Renewable Energy (WiSER) – a global platform co-founded in 2015 by Masdar and the Zayed Sustainability Prize – has officially opened applications for its 2026 WiSER Pioneers Program, dedicated to empowering the next generation of female sustainability leaders.
Published on: 23 SEP 2025
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Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and President of Kazakhstan Witness Masdar Agreement to Develop Renewable Energy Projects
His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Council, and His Excellency Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of the Republic of Kazakhstan, witnessed a collaboration agreement between Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar and Samruk-Kazyna JSC, related to the development of renewable energy and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects in Kazakhstan.
Published on: 13 MAY 2025
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Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2026 to Rally Global Leaders Around the Future of Energy, Water, Climate and Finance
Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the United Arab Emirates, the 2026 edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week will return on January 11-15, larger and more ambitious than ever before. Hosted by Masdar, the event will unite world leaders, investors and innovators to accelerate real-world solutions across interconnected global systems.
Published on: 18 DEC 2025
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President of Uzbekistan Inaugurates Nation’s First Utility-Scale Solar and Battery Storage Project
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, His Excellency Shavkat Mirziyoyev, inaugurated the Nur Bukhara project, the country’s first utility-scale integrated solar and battery project, developed by Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, a global clean energy leader.
Published on: 08 DEC 2025
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WiSER Pioneers Program Opens for Applications
Women in Sustainability, Environment, and Renewable Energy (WiSER) – a global initiative established by the UAE’s two leading sustainability champions, Masdar and the Zayed Sustainability Prize – has opened applications for its 2025 WiSER Pioneers Program.
Published on: 13 SEP 2024
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Masdar Signs Agreement to Develop 1GW Mingbulak Wind Farm in Uzbekistan
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, the UAE’s clean energy powerhouse, and the Ministry of Energy Uzbekistan have signed an agreement to develop a 1-gigawatt (GW) wind farm in the Mingbulak region of the country.
Published on: 13 NOV 2024
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Emerge Announces Successful Energization of Solar Projects at Yas Bay Waterfront and Yas Marina Circuit
Emerge, a joint venture between the UAE’s Masdar and France’s EDF Group, has announced the successful energization of two high-profile solar photovoltaic (PV) projects on Yas Island at Yas Marina Circuit and Yas Bay Waterfront, Abu Dhabi’s vibrant day-to-night dining, entertainment and leisure destination.
Published on: 23 MAY 2024
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Fostering Sustainable Development through international cooperation between Greece and the UAE’s Masdar
Today, at COP28's Greek pavilion, the Ministry of Environment and Energy of the Hellenic Republic and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, the UAE’s clean energy powerhouse, signed a preliminary co-operation agreement consolidating Masdar’s commitment to sponsor green infrastructure projects on the picturesque Greek island of Poros aiming at its sustainable transformation, as part of “GR-Eco Islands” Initiative.
Published on: 01 DEC 2023
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Masdar and Hy24 Sign Strategic Framework Agreement to Explore Co-Development and Co-Investment Opportunities in International Large-scale Green Hydrogen Production Projects
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC - Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, and Hy24, the world’s largest clean hydrogen pure-play investor, signed a strategic joint development and investment framework agreement to foster large-scale green hydrogen projects during the UN’s Climate Change Conference, COP28, in Dubai.
Published on: 14 DEC 2023
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For Antarctica: How do you make solar panels in Antarctica a ground reality?
While it is the coldest place on earth, Antarctica is also the world’s largest desert, almost twice the size of the Sahara.
Published on: 15 JUL 2021
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Graphene: the building block for a sustainable future
Graphene is an extraordinary substance. A layer of carbon, just one atom thick, yet 200 times stronger than steel, transparent, flexible, highly conductive both thermally and electrically: it has the potential to revolutionize whole industries and our entire built environment. It was first isolated in 2004 to Nobel Prize-winning effect at the University of Manchester and now that potential is starting to bear commercial fruit.
Published on: 15 JUL 2021
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How’s it growing? Masdar City developed ‘smart garden’ teaches kids about homegrown food
This month, young visitors to Kidzania’s outlets at The Dubai Mall and Abu Dhabi’s Yas Mall, will learn how to easily grow healthy fruits and vegetables at home, through a unique interactive experience delivered by Masdar City-based start-up innovation, the HydroArtPod.
Published on: 12 JUL 2021
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ADNOC, bp and Masdar agree to expand UAE-UK new energy partnership
Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), bp and Masdar announced the signing of strategic framework agreements to expand upon the UAE and UK’s longstanding track record of bilateral partnership in sustainability, including the potential development of clean hydrogen hubs in both the UK and UAE at a scale of at least 2 gigawatts (GW).
Published on: 17 SEP 2021
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Latest Masdar Talks episode showcases pioneering innovations supported by The Catalyst at Masdar City
In the latest episode of Masdar Talks, Cinar Kurra, CEO of The Catalyst – the region’s first start-up accelerator focused on sustainability and technology – was joined by Catalyst-supported companies Volts, QS Monitor and Seramic Materials. The companies joined Kurra to explain how their innovations are tackling global sustainability issues and the supports they have received from The Catalyst at Masdar City.
Published on: 03 AUG 2021
