Masdar is an ecological project in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates.It will be the world's first carbon neutral, zero waste and fully sustainable city.The project is headed by the Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (ADFEC).Started in 2006, the project will cost US$22 billion and take about eight years to build(first phase).Final completion is scheduled to occur between 2020 and 2025.
The city will rely entirely on solar energy and other renewable energy sources, with a sustainable, zero-carbon, zero-waste ecology.A multitude of green technologies will be utilised - including a solar power plant, rooftop photovoltaics, wind farms, geothermal sources and a hydrogen power plant. The city's water needs will be fulfilled by a solar-powered desalination plant.
Automobiles will be banned within the city; travel will be accomplished via public mass transit and personal rapid transit systems, with existing road and railways connecting to other locations outside the city
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