Masdar and ENGIE sign collaboration agreement with Fertiglobe to co-develop green hydrogen

Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, and ENGIE, a global player in low-carbon energy and services, have signed a collaboration agreement with Fertiglobe, the strategic partnership between OCI N.V. and the Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), and the world’s largest seaborne exporter of urea and merchant ammonia.

Masdar welcomes new policy to ban single-use plastics in Abu Dhabi

Masdar has welcomed the decision by the Environment Agency – Abu Dhabi (EAD) to ban the use of single-use plastic in Abu Dhabi by 2021.

Masdar to play leading role in CERAWeek 2022

Senior Masdar executives are taking part in CERAWeek 2022, in Houston, Texas next week, as the world’s leading energy conference returns as a physical event for the first time in three years. Masdar is also supporting CERAWeek 2022 as Power Innovator Partner.

HE Suhail Al Mazrouei predicts a dominant role for renewables in the future

The seventh edition of Masdar Live saw His Excellency Suhail Al Mazrouei, Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, share his insights about the current fossil fuel economy and his hopes for the energy economy of the future.

Masdar driving alternative energy development, CEO tells Wired

Masdar has helped to make clean energy as competitive as conventional power sources, and is pioneering new technologies, including hydrogen and battery storage, Chief Executive Officer Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi told Wired.

Masdar-EDF Renewables-Nesma consortium reaches financial close and starts construction on 300 MW solar project in Saudi Arabia

The consortium led by Masdar and EDF Renewables, both global leaders in renewable energy, and Nesma Company, announced today it has reached financial close on a 300-megawatt (MW) utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) solar power plant in Jeddah and is starting construction.

Masdar supports MEA Energy Week to advance energy transformation agenda

Masdar is a key partner for Siemens Energy’s MEA Energy Week virtual conference, designed to drive forward the sustainability and decarbonization agenda at a defining moment in the energy industry.

Retrofitting existing buildings: a crucial step to net zero

A report by The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) last year highlighted that drastic and far reaching action is necessary to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius – a threshold to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.

Sustainability Ambassadors programme hosts second Ecothon competition

The Sustainability Ambassadors programme, part of the Youth 4 Sustainability (Y4S) platform, hosted its second Ecothon competition of the year on February 12.

WiSER white paper highlights impact of artificial intelligence on gender parity in sustainability sector

Potential of floating solar showcased at PJB Connect 2020

Masdar is supporting its partner PT Pembangkitan Jawa-Bali (PJB) by sponsoring PJB Connect 2020, the virtual electricity exhibition and conference running from October 21 to October 28.

Reimagined Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week concludes with global commitment to deliver green recovery in 2021

Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), the global platform for accelerating sustainable development, hosted by Masdar, concluded on Thursday with a resounding global commitment to deliver a green recovery in 2021. From January 18 to 21, ADSW took place in a reimagined virtual setting and attracted more than 100,000 views across its online platforms from 175 countries, reiterating its importance as the annual global sustainability event that sets the agenda for the year.

Empowering young women to become sustainability leaders

The Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER), one of Masdar’s strategic outreach platforms, is proud to announce that the WiSER Pioneers Program is now accepting applications for its 2021 cohort.

Third webinar in WiSER Wisdom Series explores role of science diplomacy in advancing climate action

Science diplomacy is fundamental for furthering international cooperation, mitigating climate change and fulfilling the gender equality agenda, attendees of the third WiSER Wisdom Series heard.

UAE’s 20by2020 Initiative Brings Life-Changing Water Solution to Thousands in Cambodian Villages

Thousands of people across three Cambodian villages can now live safer, healthier lives following the deployment of new water purifying technology as part of the Zayed Sustainability Prize’s UAE-driven humanitarian initiative, 20by2020.

ADQ Launches AED1.1billion fund to help start-ups establish headquarters in Masdar City

ADQ, one of the region’s largest holding companies with a diverse portfolio spanning key sectors of Abu Dhabi’s non-oil economy, has launched an AED1.1billion venture fund that will help early-stage businesses set up global or regional headquarters in Masdar City.

Agreement signed for new clean-tech pilot project at Masdar City

Swedish solar energy company Azelio has partnered with Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (‘Masdar’) and Khalifa University of Science and Technology to run a pilot project evaluating new technology in power storage.

Emirates Waste to Energy Company to develop the UAE’s first solar landfill project

Emirates Waste to Energy Company, a joint venture between Bee’ah, the Middle East’s fastest-growing environmental management company, and Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, will undertake a pioneering project to develop Bee’ah’s landfill into a solar farm — the first of its kind in the UAE.

Masdar expands presence in Australia with investment in Maryvale Energy from Waste project

Masdar has made its second investment in Australia after joining the Maryvale Energy from Waste (EfW) project in the state of Victoria as an equity partner.

Masdar and Cepsa to establish joint venture to develop renewable energy projects in Spain and Portugal

Cepsa Masdar Renovables to focus on wind and solar photovoltaic (PV) energy projects in the Iberian Peninsula; aim is for an initial capacity of 500-600MW capacity