Jan 30 2011
Masdar Capital, which is the investment division of Masdar, a clean energy company in Abu Dhabi, is considering investing in waste-heat projects. All this while they had been investing in renewable resources such as solar or wind energy companies.
Masdar Capital wants to tap into projects that burn waste for treating water or heating a building as they have been confirmed by investors all over the world as potential growth opportunities. According to Alex O’Cinneide, the General Manager of Masdar Capital, the investment opportunities were more in the waste sector and in solutions of other environmental issues than in mere power generation.
The Masdar Clean Technology Fund, a government-owned company, in the recent past has signed a $285 million funding, which would add to the $250 million, which Masdar has previously utilized for the project. Masdar along with Deutsche Bank jointly operate a $265 million fund. In 2010, the company had invested in one single venture, a Chinese wind company, for investing $50 million in the construction of 150 MW wind turbines.
This year since the investors and Mr O’Cinneide anticipate a firm policy and growth in demand in East Asia, the investments are likely to be confined to that region. During the coming 25 years, China plans on adding 85 GW of solar PV modules, 105 GW nuclear, and 335 GW of wind, according to an IEA economist. Mr O’Cinneide hence felt that they had a strong case for investments and that the current year would be very attractive for investing. Clean energy investors such as Masdar Capital and others have a tendency to gravitate towards China because of its newest five year plan and it’s restructuring of the market for the benefit of the companies working in China. To match the renewables growth in China, other countries in the world need to have a more robust clean energy policy framework in place.
Source: http://www.masdar.ae/