- Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company
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Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company Type state-owned Industry renewable energy, real estate Founded 2006 Headquarters Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Key people Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, CEO Owner(s) Mubadala Development Company Website http://www.masdar.ae/ The Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) is an Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy company that develops sustainable low-carbon energy projects. It is wholly owned subsidiary of Mubadala Development Company.
Operations
The Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company was established to develop and manage Masdar City. In April 2008, the company established its first subsidiary in Germany, Masdar PV, which manufactures photovoltaic films. Masdar PV develops its first plant in Ichtershausen, Germany, and the second in Abu Dhabi.[1][2] It operates also in private equity through the Masdar Clean Technology Fund, established in November 2006.[1] In March 2008, Masdar and Sener Grupo de Ingeniería of Spain established a joint venture Torresol Energy to build and operate concentrating solar power stations globally.[3] In September 2008, the company invested in a Finnish wind turbine manufacturing company WinWinD.[1][4]
In addition to the Masdar City, the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company operates the Masdar solar power plant and it is also a developer of the Shams 1 solar power station, a planned concentrating solar power station in Madinat Zayed, Abu Dhabi, which will be the largest parabolic trough power station in the world.[5][6] Together with the Government of Seychelles, it develops a wind farm near Mahé Island.[7][8] In cooperation with E.ON, Masdar develops the London Array wind farm.[9][10]
References
- ^ a b c "Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company". ABQ Zawya Ltd.. http://www.zawya.com/cm/profile.cfm/cid1004763. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ "Masdar Breaks Ground on Thin-film Solar PV Factory in Germany". RenewableEnergyWorld.com. 2008-08-22. http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/article/2008/08/masdar-breaks-ground-on-thin-film-solar-pv-factory-in-germany-53395. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ "Masdar, Sener in $1.2B solar thermal venture". Cleantech Group LLC. 2008-03-14. http://cleantech.com/news/2592/masdar-sener-in-1-2b-solar-thermal-venture. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ "Masdar invests in Finnish wind turbine manufacturer". Kauppalehti (Invest in Finland). 2008-10-01. http://www.investinfinland.fi/news/2008/en_GB/Masdar%20/. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ Webb, Chris (2009-06-01). "Sun Shines on Turbine Makers". Power Engineering (PennWell Corporation). http://pepei.pennnet.com/news/display_wire_news.cfm?cleanurl=http%3A%2F%2Fapi.yellowbrix.com%2Fapi%2F%3Fservice%3Dstory%26method%3Dxml%26story_id%3D133094297. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ "Masdar - Shams 1 Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) Plant". ABQ Zawya Ltd.. http://www.zawya.com/projects/project.cfm?pid=240108011256. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ "Masdar Joins Seychelles Project". Wind Energy News. 2009-01-21. http://www.windenergynews.com/content/view/1488/43/. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ "Masdar signs up for Seychelles wind power study". ArabianBusiness.com. 2009-10-28. http://www.arabianbusiness.com/571871-masdar-signs-up-for-seychelles-wind-power-study. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ "Masdar to invest in London Array offshore wind farm as first step of a global renewable energy partnership with E.ON". ABQ Zawya Ltd.. 2008-10-16. http://www.zawya.com/projects/project.cfm?pid=240108011256. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
- ^ "Masdar Bets on Massive Offshore Wind Park". Greentech Media. 2008-10-16. http://www.greentechmedia.com/articles/read/masdar-bets-on-massive-offshore-wind-park-5014/. Retrieved 2009-11-01.
Categories:- Companies of the United Arab Emirates
- Companies based in Abu Dhabi
- Renewable energy companies
- Renewable energy in the United Arab Emirates
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