The pilot installations are working with the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology to achieve an electric energy consumption of less than 3.6 kilowatt-hours per cubic meter of produced water. The four winning companies that were awarded contracts …and more »
By changing how we view waste, we can achieve sustainability – The National
The team at Masdar Institute, led by Dr Isam Janajreh, associate professor of mechanical engineering, has successfully demonstrated the small-scale capability of converting WCO to biodiesel and initial studies are targeted at assessing commercial …and more »
Retaining Emirati talent a challenge for space companies, says Yahsat chief – The National
A recently established master’s degree programme at the Masdar Institute and the National Space Programme was aninitiative that provided educational and research value, as well as having potential commercial benefits, said Mr Mahmood. “These are …
Cop21 talks prove an eye-opener for Abu Dhabi students – The National
PARIS // Three Abu Dhabi masters students from the Masdar Institute are getting front-row seats at the Cop 21 climate change talks. Noora Abdulrahman, Maryam Al Mazrouei and Mohammed Al Ghailani are in the French capital for the talks that could yet …
Masdar Institute scientists seek alternatives to rare earth metals – The National
Among those focused on this are two scientists at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology – Mamoun Medraj, a professor of materials science and engineering, and Dr Ahmad Mostafa, a post-doctoral researcher. Among priorities is finding new …
Masdar Institute to scale up research tie-ups with China – Gulf Today
ABU DHABI: Masdar Institute of Science and Technology is leveraging the expertise of one of the world’s most rapidly developing nations with regard to innovation – China – through increasing research collaborations, knowledge exchange and industrial …
Masdar Institute, Chinese Tsinghua University to research sustainability – Zawya (registration)
The Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, and the world’s top-ranked engineering university — Tsinghua University — today signed …
Masdar Institute Leads the Regions Dust Research to Create Smarter Climate Models – MENAFN.COM
Abu Dhabi-UAE: 15 December 2015 – Researchers at the Masdar Institute of Science and Technology have undertaken the UAE’s first comprehensive dust climatology study in order to better understand where the UAE’s dust is coming from and how it affects …and more »
UAE, Masdar Institute sign agreement for marine conservation, healthy aqua-farming ecosystem – Al-Bawaba
The UAE Ministry of Environment and Water and the Abu Dhabi-based Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, an independent, research-driven graduate-level university focused on advanced energy and sustainable technologies, have signed an …
Should the environment be high on the region’s list of concerns? – Nature Middle East
According to Steve Griffiths, VP for research at the UAE-based Masdar Institute, “all [Gulf] countries now have efforts toward decarbonization, and this includes renewable energy and efficiency measures. Additionally, subsidy reform is now taking hold.”.and more »
Desert sand can store solar thermal energy – Masdar Institute – SeeNews Renewables
December 30 (SeeNews) – A research project implemented by Masdar Institute has proven that desert sand from the UAE can store energy up to 1,000 degrees Celsius generated by concentrated solar power (CSP) plants. The goal of the Sandstock project is …
Abu Dhabi device harvests untapped solar power – SciDev.Net
“Layering solar cells improves the efficiency of the cells, and concentrating sunlight produces more electricity,” says Matteo Chiesa, a mechanical and materials scientist at the Masdar Institute and another author of the paper. The Gulf states have …and more »
