world's first zero-carbon, zero-waste car-free city

[grassfed]

Work starts on Gulf 'green city'

Abu Dhabi has started to build what it says is the world's first zero-carbon, zero-waste car-free city. Masdar City will cost $22bn (£11.3bn), take eight years to build and be home to 50,000 people and 1,500 businesses. The city will be mostly powered by solar energy and residents will move in travel pods running on magnetic tracks.

The project is supported by global conservation charity, the WWF

The city will make use of traditional Gulf architecture to create low-energy buildings, with natural air conditioning from wind towers. Water will be provided through a solar-powered desalination plant, Masdar says. The city will need a quarter of the power required for a similar sized community, while its water needs will be 60% lower. The city forms part of an ambitious plan to develop clean energy technologies.

In January, the government of Abu Dhabi announced a $15bn five-year initiative to develop clean energy technologies, calling it "the most ambitious sustainability project ever launched by a government". As part of the plan, Abu Dhabi will become home to the world's largest hydrogen power plant.

Story from BBC NEWS:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7237672.stm

[fenriswolf]

1. the biggest show room ever for green technologies. kinda cool.