Masdar City welcomes world’s first AI university

The world’s first university for artificial intelligence (AI) has been launched at Masdar City in Abu Dhabi.

Masdar is dedicated accelerating sustainable development

Masdar is dedicated to a low-carbon recovery post-COVID-19, according to Yousif Al Ali, Executive Director, Clean Energy.

ADSW 2020 achieves new milestones

Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2020, the region’s largest sustainability gathering, has again achieved new milestones for attendance, participation and business deals.

Abu Dhabi Water and Electricity companies announce Strategic Partners for Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week

Abu Dhabi Power Corporation (ADPower) and its operating water and electricity companies have signed an agreement to become Strategic Partners of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week 2020.

Masdar is dedicated to empowering youth during COVID-19

Zainab Al Ali, Senior Manager, Outreach and Stakeholder Relations, has emphasized the importance of empowering youth through Masdar’s innovative Youth 4 Sustainability (Y4S) platforms, which have been adapted to a fully virtual digital environment during the COVID-19 pandemic.​

Masdar-led consortium inaugurates largest utility-scale wind farm in Western Balkans

A consortium led by Masdar, a subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company and one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, has today inaugurated Čibuk 1, the largest utility-scale commercial wind project in Serbia and the Western Balkans.

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

Masdar supports World Environment Day

As a pioneer in sustainability solutions and a leader in sustainable urban development, Masdar is fully committed to supporting World Environment Day, which is being celebrated across the globe today, June 5.

Masdar and PLN enter partnership to develop first floating solar power plant in Indonesia

Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, has signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN), the state electricity company in Indonesia, for the first floating solar photovoltaic (PV) plant in the country.

Masdar City at the heart of UAE efforts to confront COVID-19

Since the first COVID-19 cases were reported in Abu Dhabi in late January, Masdar City, the low-carbon, sustainable community built around renewable energy champion Masdar has taken on a new role – supporting the UAE’s response to the pandemic.

Renewables delivering increasingly cheaper power than coal, IRENA report shows

Renewable power is proving an increasingly cheaper option to fossil fuels, with more than half of renewable capacity added last year achieving lower power costs than the cheapest new coal plants, according to a report released this week by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

Securing the UAE's food supply for future generations

The global COVID-19 pandemic has intensified the threat of food security worldwide, with the United Nations World Food Programme (UN WFP) forecasting that more than a quarter of a billion people will face food poverty by the end of 2020.

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.

Masdar joins UK government leaders at Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund event

Masdar, one of the world’s leading sustainability investors and renewable energy developers, has today joined UK government leaders in London for a specialised industry event to discuss its recent investment in the Charging Infrastructure Investment Fund (CIIF).

WiSER Pioneers pledge to take action on findings of white paper

The Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER), one of Masdar’s outreach programs, held an event for the WiSER Pioneers, during which the Pioneers responded to the ten key findings outlined in the white paper, “Artificial Intelligence + Gender Equality: A WiSER Perspective.”

Emerge Partners with Dubai Maritime City to Power Staff Accommodation with 1700 Solar PV Modules

Emerge, a joint venture between Masdar and EDF Group, has signed an agreement to install a 980kWp rooftop solar plant for Dubai Maritime City that will offset 780 tonnes of CO2 emissions a year.

UAE-France High-Level Business Council holds 2nd plenary meeting in Paris

Dr. Sultan bin Ahmed Al Jaber, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology and Managing Director and Group CEO of ADNOC, and Patrick Pouyanné, Chairman and CEO of TotalEnergies, co-chaired, on Monday in Paris, the second plenary meeting of the UAE-France High-Level Business Council, in the presence of Bruno Le Maire, French Minister of Economy, Finance, and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty.

UAE Ministry of Defence and Masdar Sign Partnership Agreement to Develop Multi-Solar Plants Across Abu Dhabi

The UAE Ministry of Defence and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, have signed a Partnership Agreement to develop multi-solar plants across Abu Dhabi.

Masdar signs agreement with Cosmo Energy to explore development of renewable energy projects in Japan

Masdar, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, announced today that it has signed an agreement with Cosmo Energy Holdings Co., one of Japan’s largest energy companies, to explore the development of renewable energy initiatives, including offshore wind projects, in Japan.

Masdar Institute to Showcase Main Research Thrust Areas at WFES 2014

Masdar Institute of Science and Technology an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, today announced it will highlight its main research thrust areas during the World Future Energy Summit (WFES) 2014.