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kilometers east-south-east of
the city of Abu Dhabi near
its international airport: our
operations span the globe
from Europe through the
Middle East and North Africa
(MENA) region to the Indian
Ocean, Asia and the Pacific
islands.
Q: Describe your mission,
vision and values.
Masdar
is
advancing
the
development
and
commercialization
of
renewable
energy
and
sustainable
technologies
in both developed and
developing markets. Through
initiatives such as Masdar
City, Masdar is helping
to realize a template – or
“greenprint” - for sustainable
urban development. Masdar
is realizing solutions and
technologies at the critical
nexus of water and energy
– in a region where water
is more important than oil.
Masdar is helping to equip
the region’s future leaders
in energy and sustainable
development with the skills
to succeed in an increasingly
diversified economy. Through
its diverse activities, Masdar
is raising awareness among
the wider community of the
importance and potential
of sustainability and clean
energy, helping to change
behavior and motivate action.
Q: Where is this company
headed? What’s your future
expansion plans?
Our long-term vision is to make
Abu Dhabi the preeminent
source of renewable energy
knowledge, development and
implementation, as well as
the world’s benchmark for
sustainable development.
In the next five years, we will
further develop Masdar City
as an innovation ecosystem.
Our aim is for 35 percent of
the planned built-up area of
the City to be complete within
5 years (up from 5 per cent
today) and to quadruple the
number of tenants in Masdar
City Free Zone. We will
continue adding residential
facilities, commercial facilities
and educational institutions,
as well as building out the
clean-tech R&D hub.
In clean energy, our goal is
to double the clean energy
capacity in our portfolio in the
next 10 years and to continue
improving energy access in
some of the most remote
areas of the world.
INTRODUCTION
Q: What is clean energy?
Clean energy can be defined
as sustainable and renewable
energy sources that increase
the global carbon footprint.
Masdar has been at the
forefront of the UAE’s efforts
to deploy clean energy at
home and abroad, while
driving sustainable economic
growth,
employment,
innovation and prosperity.
Since its inception in 2006,
Masdar has positioned Abu
Dhabi on the front line
of clean energy research
and technology, investing
over US$2.7 billion in clean
energy projects around the
world, with nearly 1.7 GW of
renewable energy capacity
either in operation or under
development globally.
Masdar has 360-degree
expertise in renewable energy
projects, from development to
construction to operation: the
company now has projects in
the UAE, Spain, the United
Kingdom, Jordan, Mauritania,
Seychelles and the South
Pacific.
• The 630MW London Array
in the Thames Estuary,
UK, is Masdar’s biggest
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