ZERO ENERGY DEVELOPEMENT 8.2 Masdar City , Abu Dhabi Introduction: Masdar City is a 6 sq km sustainable development that uses traditional Arabic planning principals, together with existing and future technologies, that will redefine the design and construction of cities in the future. Masdar has 5 integrated units :1 Masdar City A living city that will house around 1,500 Cleantech companies with 40,000 residents and 50,000 commuters, and provide a research and test base for its technologies.
2 Masdar Institute of Science and Technology Developed in cooperation with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), The Masdar Institute will eventually host 800 students and 200 faculty members.
3 Utilities and Asset Management The Utilities team is a renewable energy project developer focusing on concentrated solar power (CSP), photovoltaic (PV), wind, and waste-to-energy both locally and internationally. A hydrogen fi red power plant in Abu Dhabi will be the world‘s first and produce over 500MW of power.
4 Carbon Management Aims to drive the progress of low carbon economies around the world while capitalising on monetizing carbon emission reduction projects. The Carbon Management Unit is also developing a carbon capture and storage network within the Emirate of Abu Dhabi.
5 Industries Developing large-scale, strategic clean energy projects locally and internationally including a PV production facility in Germany and Abu Dhabi and a 4 sq km solar manufacturing cluster also in Abu Dhabi.
It‘s salient features include: • 100% renewable energy • Carbon neutral city • Zero waste • Highest quality of life • Global exemplar of sustainability research and development in practice planning • Best-in-class technology, thinking, architecture and planning
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