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  • Innovation key to tackle climate change, say panelists on ADSW Web Series

    The UAE and the wider region will drive innovative solutions to solve issues related to climate change, panelists on the fourth ASDSW Web Series agreed, with some of the most promising technologies still in early development stages.

    Published on: 01 MAR 2021

  • Innovation Month 2021: How Masdar City is supporting the UAE as a power hub of innovation

    Masdar City, Abu Dhabi’s flagship sustainable urban development, is today home to more than 900 organizations – ranging from international giants to home-grown start-ups – that are developing innovative technologies in the areas of energy, space and artificial intelligence to address the world's most critical sustainability challenges.

    Published on: 24 FEB 2021

  • Three major solar projects inaugurated in the Caribbean

    Three climate-resilient solar power projects in the Bahamas, Barbados, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines are being inaugurated this week under the US$50 million UAE-Caribbean Renewable Energy Fund (UAE-CREF), the largest renewable energy initiative of its kind in the region. The fund is a partnership between the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, and Masdar (Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company).

    Published on: 19 MAR 2019

  • Masdar announces opening of Mubadala Health COVID-19 vaccination center in Masdar City

    Masdar, a global leader in sustainable innovation and development, and a subsidiary of Mubadala Investment Company, has announced the opening of a COVID-19 vaccination center in Masdar City, Abu Dhabi. The new center is part of the Mubadala Health network of COVID-19 vaccination centers and supports the Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) and the Department of Health in Abu Dhabi, in implementing the UAE’s vigorous vaccination program.

    Published on: 23 FEB 2021

  • Masdar Free Zone unveils new licences to promote clean-tech entrepreneurs at GITEX Technology Week

    Masdar City, one of the world’s most sustainable urban developments, is introducing new licences to encourage entrepreneurs to set up within the City’s business free zone. The announcement coincides with the 36th Gulf Information Technology Exhibition (GITEX) taking place in Dubai from October 16-20.

    Published on: 16 OCT 2016

  • President of Turkey visits Masdar

    Commending Masdar City and the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology for the great strides they have taken in less than 6 years, His Excellency President Abdullah Gül Said: “Over the years, the Republic of Turkey has enjoyed very strong relations with the UAE; a relationship that is constantly growing through the various joint partnerships that have been forged ever since we established a mission in the UAE in 1979.”

    Published on: 29 JAN 2012

  • Masdar-led joint venture agrees financing for largest wind farm in Serbia

    Financing for one of the largest wind power projects in mainland Europe has been agreed by the project’s shareholders and lenders at a ceremony in the Serbian capital of Belgrade. Due for completion in the first half of 2019, the 158 megawatt (MW) capacity Čibuk 1 wind farm will be the largest utility-scale commercial wind project in Serbia and the Western Balkans.

    Published on: 16 OCT 2017

  • Ban Ki-moon Launching UN’s International Year of Sustainable Energy for All at WFES

    The Secretary-General’s return to Abu Dhabi underscores the importance he places on energy issues, most notably his new Sustainable Energy for All Initiative. The Secretary-General has set three objectives for his Initiative to be achieved by 2030: ensure universal access to modern energy services; double the rate of improvement in energy efficiency; and double the share of renewable energy in the global energy mix.

    Published on: 11 JAN 2012

  • Masdar City’s Eco Residences 2 project wins MENA Green Building Project of the Year 2020

    Masdar City’s Eco Residences 2 project, has been awarded the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Green Building Project of the Year, at the MENA Green Building Awards 2020. This award marks the second Green Building Award for the Eco Residence project, after phase one of the development, received the Green Residential Building award in 2018.

    Published on: 09 DEC 2020

  • GRI to hold regional launch of new global sustainability reporting standards

    The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), an international independent organization that has pioneered corporate sustainability reporting since 1997, will hold the regional launch of the new GRI Standards in Abu Dhabi on 19th September 2017. The launch event is being hosted by Abu Dhabi’s renewable energy company, Masdar, is sponsored by Union National Bank and has been organized in partnership with Sustainability Excellence.

    Published on: 09 SEP 2017

  • U.S.-UAE Partnerships on Sustainability on Display during Vice President Joe Biden’s Visit to Masdar

    Vice President Joseph R. Biden visited Masdar City as part of his series of official engagements with senior UAE leaders. The visit is the latest milestone in a bilateral relationship that has helped drive global efforts to foster the widespread adoption of renewable energy, the acceleration of clean technology innovation and research as well as the development of knowledge and human capital across a number of emerging industries.

    Published on: 07 MAR 2016

  • Masdar supports campaign to host Expo 2020

    Abu Dhabi, UAE, March 1, 2012: In November 2011, the United Arab Emirates presented its bid to the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE) in Paris to host the World Expo in Dubai, between January 4 and June 30, 2020. Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Chief Executive Officer, Masdar, conveyed his support to the efforts of the United Arab Emirates in hosting World Expo 2020; highlighting the Expo’s focus on sustainable development.

    Published on: 29 FEB 2012

  • Generation Z wants more action for a sustainable future

    Climate change will be the world’s biggest challenge over the next decade, according to a global survey of young people carried out by Masdar, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company. Unveiled at COP22, the United Nations Climate Change Conference taking place in Morocco, the ‘Masdar Gen Z Global Sustainability Survey’ is the first global survey of the attitudes of young people aged 18-25 – the demographic cohort known as ‘Generation Z’ – towards climate change, sustainable development and renewable energy.

    Published on: 15 NOV 2016

  • President of Costa Rica to speak during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week

    His Excellency Luis Guillermo Solis, President of the Republic of Costa Rica, will discuss the future of sustainable development and reflect on his nation’s success in adopting renewable energy during a presidential address during Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) 2017.

    Published on: 01 JAN 2017

  • The Festival at Masdar City brings fun and games to sustainability for fourth consecutive year

    The Festival at Masdar City, part of Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), returns for the fourth straight year from January 20-21. The two-day fair is an opportunity for UAE residents and visitors to spend a fun educational weekend at one of the world’s most sustainable cities.

    Published on: 11 JAN 2017

  • President Massoud Barzani Hails Abu Dhabi’s Progress in Renewable Energy

    Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Chief Executive Officer of Masdar, briefed His Excellency and his delegation about the progress made by Masdar in the six years since its inception. His Excellency Nasser Ahmed Al Suwaidi, Chairman of the Department of Economic Development in Abu Dhabi, accompanied the visiting delegation.

    Published on: 01 MAY 2012

  • Masdar CEO delivers keynote at Global Manufacturing and Industralisation Summit

    While nations will ultimately recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, addressing the climate crisis will require more far-reaching social and economic change, Masdar Chief Executive Officer Mohamed Jameel Al Ramahi said in a keynote speech at the Global Manufacturing and Industralisation Summit.

    Published on: 06 SEP 2020

  • Sheikh Zayed Private Academy Students Visit Masdar

    The visit was part of Masdar’s youth outreach program that aims to promote knowledge among the future generation about the different sources of renewable energy, clean technologies and the concept of achieving sustainable development within the UAE.

    Published on: 01 MAY 2012

  • Masdar City receives ‘Visionaries’ Award at Energy Efficiency Global Forum, USA

    This year’s EE Global Forum was the fifth annual gathering of discussions on how to increase energy efficiency through technological breakthroughs and policy advances. Masdar City was selected by the Forum’s International Steering Committee, comprising of high-level energy efficiency professionals from across the world, including: President of Schneider Electric U.S., Jeff Drees; United States Senate members Mark Warner and Jeanne Shaheen; Senior Vice President and Global Head, Efficiency and Sustainability, Building Technology, Siemens Industry Inc, Robert J. Dixon; and US House of Representatives members Edward Markey and Paul Tonko. The committee also comprised of several other prominent members from North America, Europe, Africa, Middle East, Asia Pacific and Latin Americas.

    Published on: 31 MAR 2012

  • Masdar Celebrates Achievements in Women’s Empowerment on Emirati Women’s Day

    Emirati Women’s Day is being held this year under the theme “Preparing for the next 50 years: Women are the support of the nation” – capturing the importance women now command across Emirati society.

    Published on: 28 AUG 2020