Masdar

Masdar is a global platform for engagement in the search for solutions to humanity’s most pressing issues: energy security, climate change and sustainable human development.

In April 2006, Abu Dhabi took a bold and historic decision to embrace renewable and sustainable energy technology. The Masdar project aims to ‘kick-start' new business in advanced energy and sustainability technologies through a combination of Abu Dhabi based production ventures and international acquisitions.

By applying scale and leveraging Abu Dhabi's low-cost manufacturing base, these businesses - including polysilicon, photovoltaic, energy storage, biofuels and hydrogen – will enjoy competitive advantages allowing them to compete on a global scale.

The Masdar Institute is a scientific engineering institution focused on education research in the core energy and sustainability- technology themes of the Masdar Initiative established with the assistance of the world- renowned Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Masdar's Special Free Zone (SFZ) is a unique, integrated ‘Green Community' in the heart of Abu Dhabi.

This new energy and technology Community will open in 2009, covering 6 square kilometers and offering the finest practical facilities for the Masdar Institute, the Research Network, light industry, development units and laboratories, plus a carefully selected pool of international tenants.