Masdar City And What It Could Mean For A Greener Future

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The UAE has embarked on an aggressive experiment into urban sustainability designed to rely upon and pioneer cutting edge renewable energy technology with a project called Masdar City. Read more →

Masdar City Offers A Glimpse Of Next Eco Expansion

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Green Prophet offers up an on-site visit of the next phase of Masdar City, a “zero carbon, zero waste” development rising in the desert near Abu Dhabi. Read more →

Abu Dhabi: Making (Green) Waves In The Desert

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You may have heard of Masdar City, Abu Dhabi's massive carbon-neutral development -- here are some other big green moves for the city you may not have heard of Read more →

Construction Begins On Masdar City’s Big Green Headquarters

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Ground has been broken on a complex set to serve as the headquarters for Masdar, Abu Dhabi's green zone, and the International Renewable Energy Agency. Read more →

Scotland, Abu Dhabi Team Up On Clean Energy

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Scotland is collaborating with Abu Dhabi-based Masdar to develop green technology and renewable energy products to help Scotland reach its clean energy goals. Read more →

Forget Oil, Dubai Plans Huge Solar Farm

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Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, plans to develop a 1-gigawatt solar farm on the outskirts of the city by 2030, with 10 megawatts to be completed by 2013. Read more →

Masdar Building To Test Energy Reduction Tech

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Masdar Partners is teaming up with Fraunhofer Gesellschaft to build a Testing Fascade Center that will calculate the amount of energy building materials use. Read more →

Wind Power Sways Away In Windstalk Concept

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The Windstalk concept goes a step beyond other new wind-power designs that tinker with the turbine, eliminating the turbine altogether. Read more →

Arabic City Test Pilots Smart GE Appliances

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GE is rolling out some special networked appliances in a test pilot program in the United Arab Emirates to determine how effective smart energy management can be. Read more →