sustainability week

Masdar unveils round-the-clock renewable energy in Abu Dhabi

'How can we power a world that never sleeps with energy sources that do?' Masdar Chairman Dr. Sultan Al Jaber asked the ADSW audience

Abu Dhabi Sustainability Weeks opens (ADSW)


Masdar, the Abu Dhabi-owned renewable energy company orchestrating this week’s crowded lineup of climate conferences in the UAE capital, introduced an innovation today in battery power.

Combining solar energy collection with stored-up battery capacity, Masdar will be able to provide renewable energy around the clock, Dr. Sultan Al Jaber, the company’s Chairman and the UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, announced on stage at the Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week conference. The project is being carried out in partnership with the Emirates Water and Electricity Company.

“For decades, the biggest barrier facing renewable energy has been intermittency. It has been the moon-shot challenge of our time,” said Al Jaber, who is also CEO of ADNOC and served as President of the U.N.’s COP28 climate conference when it was held in Dubai in 2023.

“How can we power a world that never sleeps with energy sources that do? How can we transform renewable resources into reliable power?” Al Jaber said “This will, for the first time ever, transform renewable energy into baseload energy. It is a first step that could become a giant leap.”

Along with attending the opening ADSW session, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed presented the annual Zayed Sustainability Prize awards on Tuesday. He also held meetings with Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan; Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, President of Kazakhstan; and other heads of state attending the conference.