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Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2018 to focus on Driving the Global Energy Transformation
Under the patronage of HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces, the next edition of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) will focus on ‘Driving the Global Energy Transformation’, it was announced today at a press conference to launch the event, which takes place from 13-20 January at the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre.
Published on: 20 DEC 2017
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Autonomous vehicle specialist NAVYA to realise expansion of Masdar City sustainable mobility networ
Following the results of a global industry competition launched at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week last year, Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, has selected autonomous vehicle producer NAVYA as the most technically and commercially qualified contestant for the next phase of the mobility network of Masdar City.
Published on: 15 JAN 2018
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Masdar and Al Hussein Technical University to advance research and development of energy and sustainability
Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, has entered into a collaborative research agreement with Al Hussein Technical University (HTU) of Jordan, a leading applied engineering, teaching and research institution, to help build human capital and advance the development of sustainable technologies in Jordan’s critical economic sectors.
Published on: 16 JAN 2018
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Dudgeon wind farm on track as first turbine begins delivering electricity
Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, announced today that its second large-scale offshore wind farm in the United Kingdom has started supplying electricity to British homes. Around six thousand households are now receiving power from the Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm after the project’s first turbine began operating today. Sixty-seven 6-megawatt (MW) turbines will be installed altogether, generating enough power to provide electricity to 400,000 homes.
Published on: 23 JAN 2017
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Masdar City rolls out new Bike and Fitness Trail
Masdar and ADCB employees celebrated the launch of Mamsha Masdar, a dedicated bicycle and fitness trail, and two new ADCB Bikeshare stations at Masdar City, with a bicycle ride round the renewable energy company’s flagship sustainable urban development. The event was attended by H.H. Sheikh Theyab Bin Khalifa Bin Hamdan Al Nahyan.
Published on: 11 FEB 2017
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Family Day at Masdar Park
Family Day at Masdar Park brought the community together for a fun-packed afternoon against the backdrop of one of the world’s most sustainable cities. Visitors took part in family-friendly activities such as a parade, arts and crafts, live entertainment and face painting.
Published on: 05 MAR 2017
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Masdar City Free Zone showcases impressive growth at Global Manufacturing Summit 2017
Masdar City, one of the world’s most sustainable urban developments, is showcasing its emergence as a clean-tech cluster at the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit 2017, taking place from March 27-30 at the Paris-Sorbonne University in Abu Dhabi.
Published on: 28 MAR 2017
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Masdar adopts advanced solar thermal technology
Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, has started to test advanced solar thermal technology as part of its pilot project to develop energy efficient, cost competitive and commercially viable seawater desalination.
Published on: 20 MAY 2017
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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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Masdar and BMS sign agreement to pursue joint sustainability projects
Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, and MDC Business Management Services (BMS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore opportunities to deliver projects that improve the energy and water efficiency of buildings and facilities in the UAE.
Published on: 12 AUG 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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Arabian Business – 2019 Expectations
Last year ended with a deal at the UN Climate Conference in Poland, a deal which sets forth a rulebook for the implementation of the 2015 Paris Agreement, and serves a serious reminder to the international community to renew its commitment to mitigate climate change. While fossil fuels will play a crucial role in the global economy for many years to come, to meet their climate targets, countries must increase the contributions of renewables in their energy mix.
Published on: 24 MAR 2019
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Building the case to tackle climate change
The recent report by the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the drastic effects of global warming above 1.5C has prompted a passionate debate about the far-reaching action needed. While the report’s findings are undoubtedly extremely serious and the challenges involved immense, one important step can be taken relatively easily.
Published on: 24 MAR 2019
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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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Sustainability Ambassadors honoured for completion of year-long programme
A group of 39 senior high school students from the Sustainability Ambassadors Programme was honoured today at Masdar for successfully completing their year-long training and mentorship experience.
Published on: 23 APR 2019
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Burkina Faso President Visits Masdar City
HE Roch Marc Christian Kaboré, President of Burkina Faso, and an accompanying delegation from the West African country visited Masdar City recently, meeting with our CEO Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi and other senior Masdar officials.
Published on: 30 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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Masdar Delivers Samoa’s First Wind Farm
The Samoan Prime Minister, the Honorable Tuilaepa Aiono Sailele Malielegaoi, today inaugurated the country’s first wind farm. Delivered by Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, the 550 kWe project is the second completed under the United Arab Emirates’ (UAE) $50 million Pacific Partnership Fund, which is managed by Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD). The inauguration ceremony comes two days before the start of the United Nations’ Third Conference on Small Island Developing States1, in Samoa’s capital.
Published on: 28 AUG 2014
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WiSER Convenes in New York
The role of women and the importance of gender diversity as a catalyst for innovation was discussed in New York, April 15, during a panel convened by Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER).
Published on: 15 APR 2015
