Dr Nawal Al Hosany, Associate Director of Sustainability at Masdar, The World's First Zero-Carbon City, presents her topic 'Abu Dhabi 2030: Masdar’s role in bringing the vision to reality' at the recently concluded 'Excellence: the Future of Business' - Day2 - in Dubai. Event was jointly hosted by ASQ and the Dubai Quality Group. http://www.facebook.com/DubaiQualityGroup

1. Abu Dhabi 2030: Masdar’s role in
bringing the vision to reality
November 2010 © 2010 Masdar – A Mubadala Company

2. UAE vision for Sustainable growth:
Extending Abu Dhabi’s Energy Leadership
• Abu Dhabi has traditionally played a leading role in
global energy markets as a significant hydrocarbon
producer.
• 2030 Vision - Abu Dhabi has embarked on a two-
decade programme to transform its economy from
one based on natural resources to one based on
knowledge, innovation and the export of cutting-edge
technologies.
• Addressing Climate Change - Abu Dhabi is
committed to taking its part in the global effort to
combat climate change.

3. Masdar – Vision and Mission
VISION
To make Abu Dhabi the preeminent source of
renewable energy knowledge, development,
implementation and the world’s benchmark for
sustainable development.
MISSION
To advance renewable energy and sustainable
technologies through education, research and
development, investment, Commercialization
and adaptation.

4. Masdar – Overview

5. Masdar Milestones – Past and Present
Launch of Torresol Masdar PV facility in Masdar Institute
Energy JV: 60% Germany complete building complete
Launch of $250 Masdar
Sener, 40% Masdar
Cleantech Fund with Siemens partnership
Credit Suisse Launch of World Masdar invests in Launch of $265m formalized
Future Energy Summit London Array Project Clean Tech Fund II
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
Investment into manufacturing
and power plant growth Masdar City Masterplan
platforms takes shape Masdar Institute review complete
welcomes first students
Masdar Initiative launch Masdar City
attended by Total CEO construction Launch of Shams 1 in
Christophe de Margerie begins Abu Dhabi
1st Zayed Future Masdar and E.ON JV to
Energy Prize award develop CDM projects
ceremony

6. MASDAR INSTITUTE

7. Masdar Institute
Masdar Institute of Science and Technology is a graduate level, research driven University
in collaboration with MIT. The Institute opened in September 2009 with an intake of 88
students from 1200 applications from across 22 countries.
• Offering Master’s and PhD programs in science and engineering disciplines, focused on
alternative energy, environmental technology and sustainable development
• Over 30 research projects are currently underway including Solar Beam Down, Innovation
Ecosystems, Smart Grids, Aviation Biofuels
• Research partnerships with Boeing, Honeywell UOP and
Advanced Technology Investment Company
• Student body is expected to grow to 600 over the next
five years
• Fellowship partners include Imperial College London (UK),
RWTH Aachen University (Germany), Tokyo Institute of
Technology (Japan), University of Waterloo (Canada),
University of Central Florida (USA)

8. Masdar Institute
• 14 students had GRE Quantitative scores of 800, average score of 760
• Masdar Institute announced its second year of academic operations in October 2010
• The 2010 intake saw the selection of nearly 100 students from 1,900 applicants across 25
countries with 42 faculty members recruited from the world’s leading universities

9. MASDAR POWER

10. Masdar Power
Objectives
• A developer and operator of renewable power generation projects, particularly in solar and wind,
internationally and in the United Arab Emirates
• Building a portfolio of strategic utility-scale projects
• Contribute to achieving Abu Dhabi’s target of 7% target of total generation capacity by 2020 from
renewable energy sources
• Strategically invests in technology relevant to utility-scale renewable energy

11. Masdar Power – Shams 1
In June 2010, Masdar announced France’s Total and Abengoa Solar of Spain as strategic partners
In the Shams 1 project. The joint venture between Masdar (60%), Total (20%) and Abengoa Solar
(20%) will develop, build, operate and maintain the plant.
Shams 1- Quick Facts
• Extends over an area of 2.5 km²,
• Capacity of 100 MW
• Solar field consisting of 768 parabolic trough collectors
• Located in Madinat Zayed, approximately 120 kilometres southwest
of the city of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates.

12. Masdar Power – Sir Bani Yas
Sir Bani Yas is a natural Island located 250 km southwest of Abu Dhabi city. It lies 9 km offshore
from Jebel Dhanna and is 17.5 km from north to south and 9 km from east to west, making it the
largest natural island in the United Arab Emirates. TDIC promotes Sir Bani Yas Island as a premier
tourist destination.
Sir Bani Yas - Quick Facts
• Onshore wind farm
• Target capacity of between 20 and 30MW
• Commissioning in 2012

13. Masdar Power – Torresol Energy
Torresol is a joint venture agreement between SENER (60%) and Masdar (40%) which was
signed in March 2008. Torresol Energy is implementing one of the world’s first commercial
deployments of CSP Central Tower Receiver Systems.
Torresol - Quick Facts
• The Gemasolar plant
• 2,500 heliostats (mirrors),
• diameter approximately1500 metres,
• supply energy to 30,000 households – saving more than
50,000 tonnes of carbon emissions per annum.
• The Valle 1 & 2 plants
• parabolic trough,
• will generate clean and safe energy for over 80,000 homes ,
• saving 90,000 tones of carbon emissions per annum.

14. Masdar Power – Seychelles
The recommended first phase of the project is a 6 to 8 MW development utilizing 750KW to 1MW
class wind turbines at two sites in Port Victoria.
Seychelles- Quick Facts
• Installed capacity: 6 to 8MW over 4 sites
• Emission reductions: 10,000 tons per annum
• Commercial operation date: 2012
• Potential diesel savings: 3.5M liters per annum
• Total renewable share: Approx. 20% of peak
island demand - 38MW in 2008

15. Masdar Power – PV (Germany)
The German based facility is the first ever fully Abu Dhabi owned and operated high-tech venture in
the heart of Europe. Masdar PV, is fully operational and is producing amorphous silicon thin film
photovoltaic modules that are eight times larger and five times more powerful (in total watt) than
industry standard.
Masdar PV Quick Facts
• The annual production capacity of the German facility will be in the range of 200MW
• High-volume manufacturing of thin film PV
• requires less than 1% of expensive
• semiconductor material compared to
• traditional PV, which means thin-film
• technology can rapidly drive down the cost of
PV to bring it closer to grid-parity

16. Masdar Power – London Array Offshore Wind Farm
When completed the London Array will be the worlds largest offshore wind farm. The project has
formed as a result of the joint venture between DONG (50%), E.ON (30%) and Masdar (20%) which
was signed in May 2009.
London Array Quick Facts
• Capacity of 1GW of power when
complete
• It will consist of up to 341 wind turbines
• The farm will produce enough energy to power a quarter of
Greater London (750,000 homes)
• Displacement of 1.9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide each year
• Onshore construction started in July 2009, with offshore
construction due to commence in the summer of 2010.

17. MASDAR CAPITAL

18. Masdar Capital
Objectives
• Invest in the world’s most promising renewable energy and clean technology companies
• Help renewable energy and clean technology companies grow and scale-up by providing capital
and management expertise
• Promote innovation in resource conservation and clean technologies that have the greatest
potential to bring benefits to the UAE

19. Masdar Capital – Investment Opportunities
Management Quality Experienced, hands-on team with proven management capability
Technology Propriety and protected (ideally international patents) technology with
potential for large-scale application Demonstrated superior performance;
disruptive possibilities
Regulatory Certainty Reasonable certainty around stable regulatory environment
Opportunities Driven Fragmented market (leading to consolidation)
by Industry Logic Potential for scale benefits or vertical integration
Geographic Expansion Seek opportunities for geographic expansion of investee companies
Exit Options (3-5 Multiple exit options/timeframes possible via an IPO, natural owners and
years) secondary buyers
Governance We typically take lead investor roles and ask for a board seat and other
governance rights

20. Masdar Capital – Investment Opportunities
Masdar Venture Capital
Masdar Clean Tech Fund (1st Fund) DB Masdar Clean Tech Fund (2nd Fund)
$250m fund Partnership Established in January 2010, raising $500-750m,
Credit Suisse first close recently completed
Consensus Business Group
Siemens General Partners: Masdar and Deutsche Bank
$5-20m investment ticket size in companies with Limited Partners: Siemens, Development Bank of
promising technology and defendable IP Japan, GE, Nippon Oil, Inpex, JBIC
Current Investments range from Solar Thin-Film to Similar Investment targets to our first fund
Waste-to-Energy and Water Purification
Investments range from early stage to late stage Pre-
IPO investments

21. MASDAR CARBON

22. Masdar Carbon
Objectives
• Become a leader in carbon emissions reduction
• Advance projects that will bring significant reductions to UAE’s carbon footprint
Strategy
• Focus on clean fossil fuel power and industrial energy efficiency
• Create additional value through carbon monetization under international policy

23. Masdar Carbon – CDM
Clean Development Mechanism Quick Facts
ORIGINATE
• In Registered three projects to date:
• Shams 1—100MW CSP
• Masdar City 10MW Solar Plant
• Gasco project
• Recovery and utilization of flare waste gases
• Fuel switch in industrial facilities
• Energy efficiency improvements
• Waste heat recovery
• CO2 recovery
• Pipe leak reduction
• Renewable energy (wind, solar
COMMERCIALISE

24. Masdar Carbon – CDM
E.ON Masdar Integrated Carbon is a joint venture company between Masdar and E.ON focused on
developing carbon emission reduction projects on the global market.
E.ON Masdar Integrated Carbon capitalises on the strengths of its parent companies to identify and
develop opportunities within the target markets. Projects will focus on technologies with large carbon
reduction potential, namely: fuel switching, open cycle to combined cycle gas turbine conversion,
gas pipeline leakage reduction and gas flare reduction.
E.ON Masdar Integrated Carbon - Quick Facts
• 50/50 joint venture between Masdar and E.ON
• Active in Africa, Asia and the Middle East
• Focus on: fuel switching, open cycle to combined cycle gas turbine conversion, gas pipeline
leakage reduction and gas flare reduction

25. Masdar Carbon – CCS
Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is an essential technology in the global effort to combat climate
change. CCS works by capturing carbon dioxide emissions from power plants and industrial
sources, thus preventing their release into the atmosphere, and permanently storing these
underground in geological structures such as oil reservoirs.
Carbon Capture and Storage - Quick Facts
• One of the largest industrial-scale CCS projects in the world
• 5 million tonnes of carbon dioxide per year captured under phase 1
• Will contribute significantly towards the reduction of the UAE’s
carbon footprint 350km of transportation pipelines

26. MASDAR CITY

27. Masdar City
Objectives
• Develop, test, and deploy best practices for sustainable urban planning and development
through collaboration and partnerships.
• Promote techniques for maximum reduction of waste and carbon
• Provide know-how in sustainable best practices to other communities in the region and
internationally

28. Masdar City – Facts
• Construction of Masdar City began in • Up to 30% of their electricity demand is
February 2008. provided by rooftop photovoltaic panels.
• The first six buildings of the Masdar Institute • 75% of the buildings’ hot water is provided
of Science and Technology have been by rooftop thermal collectors.
completed.
• Cutting-edge pilot projects have been
• The residential units use 54% less water and implemented in the areas of:
51% less electricity than the UAE norm. – Geothermal energy
– Solar thermal absorption chillers
• Low-carbon concrete design mixes were – Personal Rapid Transit
developed to reduced the carbon footprint of – Greywater treatment
buildings and their infrastructure. – Smart appliances/ smart grid
• Active and passive orientation, design and
specifying have led to a 55% reduction in
building external heat gains.

29. Masdar City – Ariel Overview

30. Masdar City – 10MW Solar PV Plant
The 10MW solar photovoltaic (PV) power plant was inaugurated at Masdar City in June 2009. The
facility provides electricity for the construction of Masdar City and the company’s temporary onsite
headquarters. Excess power is fed to the Abu Dhabi grid.
10MW Solar PV Plant - Quick Facts
• Largest solar power plant in the region
• Land Area: 210,000 square meters
• Installed Capacity: 10 Mega Watt Peak
• Displaces approximately 15,000 tons of carbon dioxide annually
• 87,780 modules ,18,228 Suntech, 69,552 First Solar
• Energy Generation: 17,564 MWh annually

31. Masdar City – Home to IRENA
• The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) is an
intergovernmental organization focusing on renewable energies
• The overarching goal of IRENA is a rapid transition towards
the widespread and sustainable use of renewable energy worldwide
• The IRENA HQ will be located in Masdar City in the Masdar
HQ building

32. Associated Programs – World Future Energy Summit (WFES)
The World Future Energy Summit, held every year in Abu Dhabi and hosted by
Masdar, provides a crucial platform to address this challenge. In recognition
that only an interdisciplinary approach to this enormous challenge will yield tangible
results, the annual summit addresses issues of public policy, research and
development and business in a coordinated approach.
The 2010 World Future Energy Summit was more influential than ever before, with the attendance of
more than 100 official delegations, led by ministers, royals and heads of state, and more than 1,400
CEOs, as well as more than 23,000 attendees from more than 130 countries.

33. Associated Programs – Zayed Future Energy Prize)
Honouring Solutions for a Sustainable Energy Future
The Zayed Future Energy Prize represents the vision of, the Late Founding Father
And President of the United Arab Emirates, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan al Nahyan, who
championed environmental stewardship.
The Prize Fund
The Zayed Future Energy Prize has an annual prize fund of $2.2 million open to companies, NGOs,
individuals who have made a significant impact on our energy future.
The winner will receive $1.5 million, and the global honour and recognition that come with winning
the Zayed Future Energy Prize. In addition to the winner, there could be up to two finalists who
receive $350,000 each for the prize each year.
Criteria
• Long Term Vision
• Innovation
• Leadership

34. Masdar City
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