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2016, building on our many successful projects overseas. Q: Where should we be 10 years from now? Are we on the right track? Are we delayed? Are we progressing? The business case for renewable energy is now beyond doubt. A recent report by the International Renewable Energy Agency suggests that doubling the share of renewables in the global energy mix by 2030 could boost global GDP by 1%. That equates to more than 1 trillion US dollars and an estimated 24 million jobs. Countries in arid and semi- arid regions are increasingly setting renewable energy targets in their energy mix as demand grows, serving as a boost for investments in solar and wind power ventures. At the same time, prices are becoming increasingly competitive. MASDAR’S INITIATIVES, DEVELOPMENTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS Q: What are the initiatives / projects that you are doing (or have done) that will drive low or zero emission? Masdar is a for-profit, renewable energy company that has been fulfilling a mission to invest, incubate and advance the new energy economy around the world since the company’s inception in 2006. Our completed projects are: • Shams 1, Abu Dhabi (100 MW CSP plant) • Masdar City, Abu Dhabi: 10 MW PV array and 1MW roof-top complex, Abu Dhabi • Solar Hub testing and R&D facility, Abu Dhabi • Renewable Energy Desalination pilot programme • London Array, UK (630 MW offshore wind farm) • Gemasolar solar power plant, Spain (20 MW) • Valle 1 and 2 solar plants, Spain (100 MW) • Tafila Wind Farm, Jordan (117 MW) • 600 solar home systems in 27 villages in Afghanistan • Sheikh Zayed Solar Power Plant, Mauritania (15 MW PV plant) • Port Victoria Wind Power Project, the Republic of Seychelles (6 MW) • Siwa Solar PV Plant, Egypt (10 MW) • Red Sea Solar Power Plants, Egypt (14 MW) • Al Wadi Al Jadeed Solar PV Plants, Egypt (6 MW) • 7000 Solar Home Systems in Egypt • Kiribati: 500kW Solar PV & Water Protection • Fiji: LaKaRo 525kW Solar PV plant • Samoa: 550kW Cyclone- Proof Wind Farm • Tonga: Vava’u 512 kW Solar PV plant • Tuvalu: 500kW Rooftop Solar PV plant • Vanuatu: Port Vila 767kW Solar PV plant • Solomon Islands – Solar PV Plant in Honiara • Marshall Islands – Solar Water Collection in Majuro • The Republic of Nauru – Nauru Solar PV plant • Palau – Solar Penetration and Water Access projects • FSM – Solar PV plant in Pohnpei Our projects currently under development are: • Carbon Capture, Usage & Storage project, Abu Dhabi • Waste to Energy projects • Dudgeon, UK (402 MW offshore wind farm) • A 50MW onshore wind farm in Dhofar, Oman JULY 2016 Future Cities & Robotics 9

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