Masdar, one of the world’s largest renewable energy investors, has embedded AI across its global wind and solar portfolio and within Masdar City to maximize efficiency, reliability, and scalability AI-driven climate control in Masdar City’s newest buildings has achieved an average energy reduction of 38% compared to international baselines., proving AI’s tangible benefits. Across its renewables, Masdar and AI specialist Presight deployed predictive maintenance tools analyzing data from turbines, solar panels, and storage. These models reduce downtime, extend uptime by 3–5%, and allow maintenance to be scheduled during low-demand periods. In Masdar City, AI functions as the central energy control system, forecasting generation and demand, charging storage ahead of low-solar days, pre- cooling buildings during peak hours, and lowering reliance on grid power. AI also optimizes autonomous electric transport, further reducing demand and emissions. The results are significant: predictive systems have increased annual energy yields across assets, and the AI-managed city microgrid has lowered peak electricity demand, reducing grid stress and fossil backup needs. Masdar’s experience highlights how digital infrastructure amplifies returns from renewable assets, with stakeholder engagement proving critical for adoption. For policymakers and developers, Masdar City offers a replicable blueprint for AI-enabled clean energy and sustainable urban design.15 Smarter renewable power: Masdar’s AI-optimized clean energy “ AI is not only transforming global demand for renewable energy, but increasingly, it’s redefining what is possible for clean power. Masdar's game- changing ‘Round the Clock’ project in Abu Dhabi uses advanced AI forecasting to optimize storage and release, making dispatchable, 24/7 clean power a reality. The priority now must be to replicate its success globally as we accelerate innovation and integration, ensuring that AI and clean energy evolve together to power the next industrial era.” Mohamed Al Ramahi CEO, MASDAR 15 Fast Facts Masdar City, November 2023 https://masdarcity.ae/docs/default-source/pdf-to-download/mc--net-zero-fact-sheet-nov-1-2023.pdf?sfvrsn=3ca9260a_2 25 Powering Possible 2025