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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.
Published on: 24 APR 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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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.
Published on: 14 JUN 2017
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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.
Published on: 01 JUL 2017
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Masdar and PT PJB sign MOU on collaboration in Indonesia
Masdar, Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, and the leading Indonesian power company PT Pembangkitan Jawa-Bali (PT PJB), today signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore areas of collaboration on renewable energy projects in Indonesia.
Published on: 17 JUL 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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Masdar to pursue renewable energy opportunities in the Republic of Armenia
Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (‘Masdar’) is pursuing renewable energy opportunities in the Republic of Armenia, a country with considerable potential for solar and wind energy development.
Published on: 12 JUL 2019
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Masdar’s Future Sustainability Leaders attend Russian summit
Twelve members of the Future Sustainability Leaders, a youth-focused CSR initiative led by Masdar, recently attended the second Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (GMIS) in Russia.
Published on: 15 JUL 2019
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Masdar participates in live MEED webinar
Yousif Al Ali, the Acting Executive Director of Clean Energy, Masdar, joined a specialist panel for a live MEED Webinar broadcast that discussed the growing opportunities in the Middle East for waste-to-energy projects.
Published on: 16 JUL 2019
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EDF-Masdar consortium reaches financial close on Dumat Al Jandal wind project
The consortium consisting of EDF Renewables and Masdar has completed the financing of the Dumat Al Jandal utility-scale wind project in Saudi Arabia, with the backing of Saudi and international banks.
Published on: 22 JUL 2019
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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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Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev visits Masdar
The President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, HE Shavkat Mirziyoyev, and a delegation of senior government officials, visited Masdar earlier this week.
Published on: 26 MAR 2019
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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.
Published on: 30 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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Majid Al Futtaim officially opens AED 300 million My City Centre Masdar, set to be Abu Dhabi’s most sustainable mall
Majid Al Futtaim, the leading shopping mall, communities, retail and leisure pioneer across the Middle East, Africa and Asia, today launched Abu Dhabi’s most sustainable retail destination – My City Centre Masdar. The AED 300 million community project – Majid Al Futtaim’s first shopping mall in Abu Dhabi and its 25th in the region – is a flagship mixed-used development with sustainability at its core.
Published on: 23 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
