Masdar Delegation Visits Wahat Al Karama to Honour UAE Heroes

A delegation from Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s Future Energy Company, today visited the site of Wahat Al Karama, the permanent tribute to the UAE soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice while serving the Nation.

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.

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.

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.

Strong progress on construction of major new Masdar City development

Masdar City, one of the world’s most sustainable urban developments, is seeing strong progress on the construction of Masdar Institute Neighbourhood, a major mixed-use development of offices, residential, retail and public open space which is due for completion in 2020.

World’s first floating offshore wind farm prepares to set sail

An exciting milestone has been reached in the development of the world’s first commercial scale floating wind farm, which on completion will be sited off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

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.

Masdar Powers Down for Earth Hour 2019

Launched in 2008, Earth Hour has become the largest grassroots movement for the environment, celebrated in more than 180 countries and across 7,000 cities to promote energy conservation. On the last Saturday of every March, participating cities and organisations switch off their lights at the local time of 8:30-9:30pm.

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.

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.

UN Special Award for Clean Energy Leadership Presented to Masdar

Yesterday in New York City, Masdar received a special recognition award from the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN-DESA) for its leadership in innovation that advances sustainable energy.

Original Masterplan Designer Visits Masdar City

26 October 2015, Abu Dhabi - The designer of Masdar City’s original masterplan in 2007, Lord Norman Foster, visited Masdar City on Sunday, 25 October 2015 in his capacity as chairman and founder of British architectural practice Foster + Partners.

The Festival at Masdar City promises fun, food and entertainment for Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2018 finale

The Festival at Masdar City will take place on January 19-20 guaranteeing a memorable final two days at this year’s Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week. Dedicating to raising community awareness of sustainability, The Festival will be bringing in the crowds with food trucks, live entertainment, and educational games and activities. There will be different experience zones in all, including a souk selling local and organic produce as well as an innovation hub filled with high-tech gadgets.

The Global Clean Water Desalination Alliance – H20 minus CO2, launches in Paris during COP21

With water security becoming one of the most imposing long-term challenges for many countries, the Global Clean Water Alliance – H2O minus CO2 launches in Paris as a collaborative global climate initiative and one of the key components to the Lima Paris Action Plan. The Alliance has an initial group of more than 80 signatories and was officially ratified on 26 November 26 2015.

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Masdar and Argentine province Jujuy to initiate solar energy cooperation

HE Gerardo Rubén Morales, Governor of the Province of Jujuy, Argentine Republic, and Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, Chief Executive Officer of Masdar, signed the agreement during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2018.

Masdar, ADFD and PUC partner to build solar power plant with battery storage in Seychelles

Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, will help the Public Utilities Corporation (PUC) in building a five-megawatt (MW) solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant with battery storage in the Republic of Seychelles The project is being financed by a AED31 million loan from Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD), the leading national entity for development aid, as well as funds from PUC’s own equity.

EDF Group joins consortium developing Phase 3 of MBR Solar Park

EDF Group, via its subsidiary EDF Energies Nouvelles, a market leader in renewable energy electricity, has joined the Masdar-led consortium developing the 800-megawatt (MW) third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai.

US$50m UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund in Talks with 6 Caribbean Countries

The UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund is already engaged in project evaluations with six Caribbean countries and expects several more applications before June, the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MOFAIC) announced at the annual meeting of Caribbean utility CEOs under the CARILEC industry association.

DP WORLD AND MASDAR TO EXPLORE CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 22June 2017: Global trade enabler DP World and Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore areas of collaboration on clean energy solutions for DP World’s portfolio of ports and freezones in the Middle East and Africa.