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The Festival at Masdar City takes sustainability into the community for fourth straight year
The Festival at Masdar City attracted its biggest crowds ever as this year’s Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week drew to a successful close this weekend. Visitors enjoyed a fun-packed weekend of family-themed games, activities and live entertainment, as well as stalls selling arts, handicrafts and souvenirs, and delicious food and treats.
Published on: 20 JAN 2017
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Competition to design sustainable mobility solutions serving Masdar City launched at ADSW 2017
Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, is inviting selected industry specialists to develop the next phase of the driverless vehicle transit network serving Masdar City, Abu Dhabi’s flagship sustainable urban development.
Published on: 13 JAN 2017
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Three school teams from Al Gharbia win “Solar Oven Challenge”
The winning teams in a school contest to build an electric oven powered by solar energy received their trophies and cash prizes at Shams Solar Power Company in Madinat Zayed yesterday.
Published on: 15 JAN 2017
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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
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Masdar signs cooperation agreement with Qatar Electricity & Water Company and Nebras Power
Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, has signed a Cooperation Agreement with Qatar Electricity & Water Company (QEWC) and Nebras Power at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week to develop renewable and sustainable energy projects.
Published on: 16 JAN 2017
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Economic Cities Authority and Masdar to establish cooperation to advance Saudi Economic Cities
The Economic Cities Authority (ECA), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, aiming to cooperate on projects and services to progress the Saudi Economic Cities initiative and in turn advance the strategic objectives of both parties.
Published on: 17 JAN 2018
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PT Pembangkitan Jawa-Bali and Masdar sign PDA for 200MW floating solar PV Plant
Indonesian power company PT Pembangkitan Jawa-Bali (PT PJB), a subsidiary of the state electricity company Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), and Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, signed today a project development agreement (PDA) for the world’s largest floating solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant.
Published on: 27 NOV 2017
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Masdar City Hosts photography exhibition in collaboration with the Netherlands Embassy
The Netherlands Embassy in the UAE in association with Masdar is hosting a photography exhibition at the Masdar City Eco-Villa highlighting the effects of climate change until February 16th 2018.
Published on: 29 JAN 2018
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Masdar celebrates fifth anniversary of flagship Middle East solar energy project Shams 1
Shams Power Company, the developer, owner and operator of the UAE’s first large-scale solar power project, Shams 1, is celebrating five years of uninterrupted electricity generation at the plant this month.
Published on: 20 MAR 2018
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Torresol Energy celebrates ten years of solar thermal power generation
In the ten years since it was established through a collaboration between Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, and SENER, the Spanish engineering and technology specialist, Torresol Energy has steadily pursued its mission to improve the competitiveness of large-scale concentrated solar power (CSP) plants.
Published on: 28 MAR 2018
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Masdar and Emirates Post to deliver new postal services for Masdar Free Zone tenants
Masdar, Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, and Emirates Post – the nations’ leading post and express provider – have announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), to provide dedicated Emirates Post Business Boxes and postal services for Masdar Free Zone companies.
Published on: 23 APR 2018
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Saint-Gobain’s First Multi Comfort House in the Middle East Breaks Ground at Masdar City
In the presence of HE Dr Thani bin Ahmed Al Zeyoudi, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment and Ludovic Pouille, French Ambassador to the UAE, Pierre-André de Chalendar, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Saint-Gobain, and Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi, CEO of Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company), conducted today’s foundation stone laying ceremony.
Published on: 13 MAY 2018
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Over 200 Stakeholders in Higher Education, Energy and Aerospace Gather for ‘UAE Forum on Innovatition
More than 200 keystakeholders from government, academia, finance, business, industry and privatefoundations will be gathering for the UAE Forum on Innovation andEntrepreneurship 2014 in Abu Dhabi, the organizers announced today.
Published on: 26 APR 2014
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Masdar Awards Contracts for Advanced Energy-Efficient Desalination Pilot Project
Abu Dhabi, UAE – 5 May, 2014: Masdar today awardedfour companies – Abengoa, Degrémont, Sidem/Veolia and Trevi Systems – withcontracts to each start the construction of a desalination plant as part ofMasdar’s pilot project in Abu Dhabi. First announced in January 2013, theproject aims to develop and demonstrate energy-efficient seawater desalinationtechnologies efficient enough to be powered by renewable energy. The newtechnologies are expected to allow the implementation of cost-competitivelarge-scale seawater desalination plants powered by renewable energy in the UAEand abroad.
Published on: 04 MAY 2014
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Masdar receives CIPS Silver award for excellence in procurement and supply chain practices.
Issued by the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply this global accreditation is awarded to businesses and organisations for achieving the highest international standards in their procurement and supply chain policies and procedures. The certification is awarded after a series of rigorous comprehensive and systemic reviews carried out by an independent auditor.
Published on: 17 OCT 2012
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Masdar concludes Power Purchasing Agreement to build Jordan’s largest solar power plant
Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, has completed a key step in the development of the largest solar power plant in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The Power Purchasing Agreement (PPA) for a 200-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic (PV) plant was signed today by Mohamed Al Ramahi, Chief Executive Officer of Masdar, and Abdul Fattah Daradkeh, Chief Executive Officer of National Electric Power Company, Jordan’s state electricity provider, at a ceremony in Amman attended by His Excellency Dr Hani Al Mulqi, Prime Minister of Jordan.
Published on: 23 OCT 2016
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Phase 3 of MBR Solar Park in Dubai wins Solar Project of the Year 2018 at the Asian Power Awards
The third phase of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR) Solar Park in Dubai has been awarded Solar Project of the Year 2018 at the Asian Power Awards in Jakarata. Ian Warrilow, President and Country Manager of Mubadala Petroleum, accepted the award on behalf of Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company), a partner in Shua’a Energy 2, the project company developing Phase 3.
Published on: 20 OCT 2018
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Phase 3 of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park Breaks Ground
Construction of the 800 megawatt (MW) phase 3 of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai will start at the end of this month following the award of the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for the project. This was announced today at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2017.
Published on: 16 JAN 2017
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IFC appointed to oversee funding of Jordan’s largest solar power project
Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, has selected International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, to oversee the funding of the largest solar power plant in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, a 200-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic facility being developed by the wholly owned Masdar subsidiary Baynouna Solar Energy Company (BSEC).
Published on: 17 JAN 2017
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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
