11. Masdar City
Project Overview
The scheme to build
a zero-waste, zero-carbon and car-less city in Abu Dhabi is one of the most ambitious projects in the region.
On completion the city, being developed on a 6 sq km site, is expected to be home to 50,000 people and 1,500 businesses.
It will have low-rise buildings with solar panels on the roofs and traditional local building methods will be used to create low-energy buildings with natural air conditioning from wind towers.
There will be automated travel pods to allow residents to move around the city and a light rail system linking Masdar to nearby Abu Dhabi city.
Project Analysis
KIMMCO Sustainable Project of the Year 2012
Innovation was key to the sustainable project of the year
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Economics turn in favour of solar power
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Egypt leads wind energy sector
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Dubai shifts focus to renewables
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Optimism gives way to caution in the finance sector
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News in brief: 2011
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Creating a solar industry in Saudi Arabia
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Doing business in Abu Dhabi
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Masdar insistence puts bidders off Abu Dhabi solar project
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Free trade zones in the UAE
Biographies
Frank Wouters
Frank Wouters is associate director, Masdar Power
Sam Nader
Sam Nader is director, Masdar Carbon
Paul Lyndon Bryant
Paul Lyndon Bryant, project director, BP, Hydrogen Power Abu Dhabi
Ahmed Ali al-Sayegh
Ahmed Ali al-Sayegh is chairman, Masdar
Gerard Evenden
Gerard Evenden is Lead architect, Masdar City; partner, Foster & Partners
Company Profiles
Arab Petroleum Investments Corp
The bank’s stellar performance will be tested by the ongoing civil unrest in the Middle East
Injazat Data Systems
The UAE-based firm will need to attract private sector clients to build on its current success
Emirates Steel Industries
The Abu Dhabi producer is assessing acquisition opportunities arising from the global economic downturn.
Company Announcements
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Masdar Institute launches Outreach Programme Ektashif for UAE national students in engineering and science
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13 UAE national graduates selected for Masdar Institute summer internship programme
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Masdar recieves procurement award for supply chain portal 'The Future Build'
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Masdar Institute organizes two-day course on water science and technology for YFEL members
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Consistent achievements by Masdar Institute's faculty and students Support UAE's rapid strides in knowledge-intensive industries
Key Facts
Client: Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar)
Sector: Real Estate
Stage: Execution
Budget: $22bn
Completion date: Q4 2025
Location: Abu Dhabi, UAE
News
Masdar tenders carbon capture project
New facility to capture and store 800,000 tonnes a year of carbon from Emirates Steel complex
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Adco tenders North East Bab engineering design
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Masdar receives bids for headquarters building
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Abu Dhabi extends Masdar headquarters tender closing date
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Abu Dhabi to tender carbon capture and storage contracts
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Siemens and Masdar partner for solar panel coating research
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Masdar and Japan partner for renewable energy acquisitions
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Leaders call for investment in sustainable energy
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