Masdar,(Arabic:مصدر‎), also known as the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company, is a UAE-government owned renewable energy company based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. History & Legacy In 2006, the UAE government established Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC (Masdar) to diversify the energy resources and boost the local economy. Since its inception, Masdar has invested in innovation in the form of the world’s largest concentrated solar plant Shams 1, and one-of-a-kind offshore wind farms the London Array. Under the leadership of Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, Masdar continues to support renewable energy, climate action, and domestic and international sustainability through various initiatives it has taken locally and internationally. Masdar Chairman - Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber HE Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber is the chairman of Masdar, as well as a member of the UAE Federal Cabinet, Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology, and the UAE’s special envoy on climate change. More recently, he was also appointed as the President-Designate of COP28 in January 2022 for the 28th United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP28) to take place in the UAE in November 2023, the first CEI to have this position. Dr. Al Jaber’s history with Masdar began in 2006, when he was appointed as the founding CEO of the new Abu Dhabi-based renewable energy company to support its focus on advancing renewable energy and sustainable development. Over the proceeding years, he has honored that mandate with many accomplishments. In 2009, Dr. Al Jaber oversaw Masdar’s efforts to secure the presence of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) headquarters at Masdar City, delivering the successful bid in South Korea. The same year, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon appointed Dr. Al Jaber to the Advisory Group on Energy and Climate Change (AGECC), which produced a report that informed the formation of the Sustainable Energy for All initiative, and contributed to his inclusion in the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Group on Sustainable Energy for All. Dr. Al Jaber was awarded for his work to advance clean energy technologies in 2011 through his receipt of the UN Champions of the Earth award. Masdar Renewables Masdar Renewables is involved in renewable energy projects. Masdar Renewables follows the Dubai Clean Energy Strategy 2050. Some its projects include the Shams Initiative, Dubai’s rooftop solar initiative, the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Solar Park in Dubai, The Smart Dubai Initiative, and the Al