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Solargenix CSP Farm USA. Solargenix is a portfolio company of
Masdar Capital’s Clean Tech fund. Image Courtesy: Masdar
implemented in partnership with Siemens, offering
the opportunity for considerable energy and cost
savings through an integrated grid that tracks
and influences energy consumption from utility
Among the approximately 30 German
companies working with or for Masdar,
you just have to focus on Siemens as
an outstanding sample of German
participation in the UAE energy sector.
to consumer levels. The grid network comprises a
number of elements, from appliances, meters and
sensors to building and distribution management
systems, with a resulting energy saving of up to 45
per cent and water consumption saving of up to 50
per cent.
The pairing of German companies with the Masdar
project is entirely understandable, according
to Ambassador Nikolai von Schoepff, German
Ambassador to the UAE. “The vision and impact of
the Masdar project has, from the outset, attracted
Germany as a leader for renewable energy and
state-of-the-art environmental technology,” he
explains, citing the project as a beacon of renewable
energy in the country.
“Among the approximately 30 German companies
working with or for Masdar, you just have to
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- Ambassador Nikolai von Schoepff
focus on Siemens as [an] outstanding sample of
German participation in the UAE energy sector,” he
continues. “Siemens has concluded, last autumn, a
long-term strategic partnership with Masdar; [it] will
implement an innovative power grid combined with
advanced building technologies in the first phase
of Masdar City, [which] will serve as both an energyefficient
power solution and a living research and
development platform.”
The Siemens-Masdar partnership also incorporates
collaboration in the field of carbon capture and
storage, says Ambassador von Schoepff, which will
involve research and development with the Masdar
Institute. “Additionally, Siemens will establish an
anchor presence in Masdar City, housing their
Middle East headquarters, a Centre of Excellence in
Building Technologies and other initiatives including
a Leadership Development Centre,” he explains.
Masdar City also involves the invaluable
contributions of many other German companies.
SMA Solar Technology AG, a global leader in the
development, production and sales of photovoltaic
inverters and an energy management group,
supplied 16 Sunny Central 560HE inverters for
Masdar’s 10MW solar photovoltaic plant and Ludwig
Häußler GmbH, a company that focuses on the
production of sustainable, energy saving, highquality
windows and doors, has helped lower the
electricity consumption at Masdar Institute through
the installation of their ENERGATE products.
Given Germany’s robust commitment to achieving
the ambitious renewable energy targets laid down
by its government, as well as its credible reputation
for technology and expertise, it is no surprise the
country’s impressive influence is reaching as far
afield as the UAE.
Excerpts from interview with Federal Environment Minister Peter
Altmaier courtesy of BMU.de and interview with Ambassador
Nikolai von Schoepff courtesy of German Embassy Abu Dhabi.
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