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▼▼ Dr Nawal Al-Hosany, head of sustainability at Masdar, and Mr Wu Hongbo, under-secretary general for economic and social affairs at UN-DESA pictured at the awards ceremony The latest hand-held cutter from Eraser

Clean energy award

Dr Nawal Al-Hosany, head of sustainability at Masdar, accepted the award on behalf of Masdar. “I am honored that Masdar has been recognized for our achievements in making thegoal ofprovidinggreateraccess toenergy worldwide a reality. Masdar represents the embodiment of the UAE’s commitment to advancing safe, clean and secure energy,” she said. Masdar is responsible for the generation of nearly 1GW of clean power worldwide, with a goal to increase that amount to 1.5GW by 2020. Masdar also invests in small and medium-sized applications in often challenging conditions and geographies, having delivered 14 projects in five countries and with 13 ongoing projects across nine different countries.

Abu Dhabi-based Masdar has received a special recognition award from the United Nations department of economic and social affairs (UN-DESA) for its leadership in advancing sustainable energy. The award was granted as part of the “Powering the Future We Want” joint program between UN-DESA and the China energy fund committee (CEFC), promoting innovative practices in the area of energy for sustainable development. UN general secretary Ban Ki-moon and UN president Sam Kutesa keynoted the ceremony, held on 15 th September in New York City. Mr Wu Hongbo, under-secretary general for economic and social affairs, said: “We are pleased to present this award to an institution that furthers clean energy solutions that seek to address the social, economic and environmental dimensions of sustainable development, in line with our vision of sustainable energy for all.”

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