Masdar City collaborates on 24-7 clean energy project

Masdar City in Abu Dhabi is the location for a thermal energy storage-power project to deliver affordable and continuous clean energy.

The distributed and scalable Thermal Energy Storage-Power on Demand (TES.POD) system will be run by Swedish energy storage company Azelio, Khalifa University of Science and Technology, and Masdar, as part of a three-party research and development agreement.

Solar energy

The Azelio storage system is used with solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and enables renewable and cost-efficient electricity 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The system will undergo extensive testing and demonstration at the Masdar Institute Solar Platform (MISP) in a desert environment that provides ideal solar conditions to generate full daily cycles of clean energy in combination with solar PV.

Over the next 12 months, Khalifa University researchers will continuously operate Azelio’s electrical thermal energy storage system, collecting and analysing the data, while conducting an independent validation of the system. At the end of the year, Khalifa University will provide a report on the system’s performance in the desert environment.

“Developing technologies that both protect and guarantee a constant, secure, and affordable source of electricity is extremely important and this project is set to bring us closer to that goal”

“Masdar City is committed to facilitating R&D projects that bring ground-breaking new technologies to the market and positively contribute to regional and global energy security,” said Abdulla Balalaa, executive director, Masdar City.

“Azelio’s TES.POD system is another excellent example of what collaboration and innovation can achieve. Developing technologies that both protect and guarantee a constant, secure, and affordable source of electricity is extremely important and this project is set to bring us closer to that goal.”