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ECO- CITY MASDAR

JAN 19 2008
UAE WORLD'S GREENEST CITY with WWF
order targeting 2015
Renewable energy, water, transportation
Creating the worlds first
"RENEWABLE CITY SOCIETY"
Masdar City UAE / ABUDHABI
ECO-CITY could extend to 50 000 PEOPLE
ABU DHABI - The Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company
(Masdar)and World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
last week launched a Sustainability Action Plan
to launch the world’s greenest city
- Masdar City -
to be completed by 2015.
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Located near Abu Dhabi International Airport,
Masdar City will be the world’s first zero-carbon,
zero-waste, car-free city, aiming to exceed the 10
sustainability principles of “One Planet Living” -
a global initiative launched by WWF
and environmental consultancy BioRegional.
Photovoltaic panels will generate Masdar City’s
electricity, while cooling will be provided via
concentrated solar power.
Water will be provided through a solar-powered
desalination plant.
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$35 Trillion are needed on electricity and water
infrastructure globally in order
to keep sufficient supply till 2030
Posted on Wednesday, 23 January 2008
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Industry Sector Construction
Country United Arab Emirates
Client(s) Metito (Overseas) LTD.
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