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September 10
Building the World’s
Most Sustainable City
What is Masdar City?
A Sustainable City
providing the highest quality
of life with the lowest
environmental footprint.
100% Renewable Energy
Zero Waste
Net Zero Carbon
Fossil Fuel Free Zone
What is Masdar City?
Initiative of the Leadership of the Emirate
of Abu Dhabi
Site area: 700 hectares / 7 Sq/KM
Mixed use city
Population:
40,000 residents
50,000 commuting
= 90,000 people
MASDAR
Abu
Dhabi
Airport
Yas Island
(Formula 1)
Saadiyat Island
(Louve)
(Guggenheim)
Khalifa

City
Abu Dhabi
Agenda
 What makes Masdar City Unique?
Traditional Arabic City Design
Narrow streets
Natural shading
High Density
/Low Rise Living
Public spaces
Mixed Use
Walkable
Fez
People and Community
High Density /
Low Impact
Public
Squares
Mixed Use
Development
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Sense of Place
Research and
Learning
Architecture
Quality of Place
Life in Masdar City – Masdar HQ Exterior
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Life in Masdar City – Masdar HQ Interior

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Life in Masdar City – Civic Square
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Life in Masdar City – Streetscapes
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Life in Masdar City – Terrace
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What makes Masdar City Unique?
 A graduate-level, research-driven institution in partnership
with MIT
Masdar
Institute
 The City will strive towards a zero waste objective
Recycling /
Waste to
Energy
 The City will contain pioneering public transportation
systems
Innovative
Transporta-
tion System
 Building design will ensure the latest use of energy efficient
technologies and smart design
Building
Design
 The City will be powered with Renewable energy
Renewable
Energy
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Building Design

Waste
Transportation
Energy
Generation
Design of a conventional city
Conventional Oil & Gas Landfill
Fossil fuel
80% 13% 7%
1,100,000 Tonnes CO
2
Design of Masdar City
Energy Efficient Renewable
Recycling /
Waste to Energy
Electric /
Solar
-56% -24% -12%
-7%
= 0 CO
2
Carbon offsetting /
Carbon Sequestration
-1%
Building Design Waste
Transportation
Energy Generation
Energy
100% Powered by Renewable Energy
170MW from Photovoltaic
<30 KWh per capita per day

energy usage (9x LESS than USA)
100% Renewable Energy Solutions
Concentrated Solar Power (26%)
Photo Voltaic (53%)
Evacuated Thermal Tube
Collector (14%)
Waste to Energy (7%)
MASDAR Water Strategy
Reduce water
leakage to 3%
Recycle 90%
of grey water
Reduce consumption
to <80l/p/d
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Bundled projects scenarios – Onsite vs Regional
On-Site Scenario:
Study for On-Site Groundwater use
Seawater or Off-Site GW supply w/
on-site desalination
Brine Treatment and Reuse
Local Waste for 3 MW WtE
Regional Scenario:
ADDC Water Supply
Regional Waste for 10 MW WtE
CSP from Small Square
Game Changing
Issues:
Green Buildings
Hydro Study re GW

Volume
WtE Demand
Geothermal Resource
On-site Desalination
Greywater Recycling
PRT vs. Metro
Small Square Timing
MissesMeets
CH2M HILL Proprietary - Reuse Prohibited
On-Site scenario description
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 Base Projects & Primary Projects
– Dry MRF + In-Vessel Composting
– Biomass burner – construction wood waste
– Waste minimization and AWCS
– Alternative water options-Dew/Fog collector
– Reduce undercroft lighting and ventilation
– Reduce non-resident building electrical load
– Geothermal energy + pumping to demand
– Reduce street lighting load
– Add 1 MW PV ground mount to 10 MW farm
– Eliminate blackwater treatment electrical load
– use biogas from anaerobic digestion
– Reduce water distribution energy load
– Water supply from seawater or groundwater
– RO desalination plant on-site
– Flora/Fauna/Wildlife/People optimization
 Secondary Projects
– Install 3 MW WtE for non-recyclables

– Increase rooftop PV generation + cleaning
– develop recycle market
– Study on-site hyper-saline ground water
– Brine treatment and reuse of products
– Increase CSP electrical/thermal cooling ratio
– Increase electrical distribution efficiency
– Reduce ICT and PRT demand
Use Seawater or Off-Site Ground Water for potable water w/Green Power
at intake or well location
On-site Desalination, Brine Management & Reuse
All Energy Projects in top 31 ranked Roadmaps
11% Energy gap compare to 31% gap
for demand < 40% AD reference w/Roadmaps
28% Energy gap compare to 44% gap
for 10% better than AD reference results
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Months
MWh/day
Baseline Demand 10% AD Reference Onsite Electric Supply Current Onsite Demand Current Baseline Demand
On-Site Scenario
Electrical Supply vs. Demand
CH2M HILL Proprietary - Reuse Prohibited
Onsite cost-benefits: demand comparisons
Develop & Strategy Investment = $46 million
Spending in 2009 = $14 million
Spending in 2010 = $25 million
Spending in 2011+ = $ 7 million
Notes:
1. Cost shown are based on current information and therefore order-of-magnitude (+50%, -30%) in nature for comparison purposes only. Once a scenario(s) is selected, a more thorough and
detailed delivery plan and cost estimate will be prepared.
2. Investment to concept noted above includes investigation studies, pilot project, demonstration and feasibility studies only.
Scenario 1a
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40
60
80
100
Energy
Water
Waste
Biodiversity
Goal Scenario 1a
Projected Demand <40% of AD reference
Demand <10% of AD reference
1. Develop
& Strategy
2. Concept
Design
3. Delivery
4.
Operations
5. Feedback
Scenario 1
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40
60
80
100
Energy
Water
Waste
Biodiversity

Goal Scenario 1
11% E Gap
0% W Gap
30% B Gap
28% E Gap
0% W Gap
30% B Gap
CH2M HILL Proprietary - Reuse Prohibited
Regional scenario description
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 Base Projects & Primary Projects
– Dry MRF + In-Vessel Composting
– Biomass burner – construction wood waste
– Waste minimization and AWCS
– Alternative water options-Dew/Fog collector
– Reduce undercroft lighting and ventilation
– Reduce non-resident building electrical load
– Geothermal energy + pumping to demand
– Reduce street lighting load
– Add 1 MW PV ground mount to 10 MW farm
– Eliminate black water treatment electrical load –
use biogas from anaerobic digestion
– Reduced demand from small square delay
– Water supply from ADDC
– Flora/Fauna/Wildlife/People optimization
 Secondary Projects
– Install 10 MW WtE for non-recyclables + additional
imported waste
– Increase rooftop PV generation + cleaning

– develop recycle market
– CSP production on small square
– Increase CSP Electrical/Thermal cooling ratio
– Increase Electrical Distribution efficiency
– Reduce ICT and PRT demand
Use ADDC for majority of potable water supply
Import waste for WtE Generation
Determine ROI for Small Square CSP
3% Energy gap compare to 31% gap
for demand < 40% AD reference
21% Energy gap compare to 44% gap
for 10% better than AD results
0
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
May-08
Nov-08
May-09
Nov-09
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Nov-11
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Nov-12
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Nov-13

May-14
Nov-14
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Nov-17
Months
MWh/day
Current Regional Demand Regional Electric Supply Regional Demand 10% Abu Dhabi Current Baseline Demand
CO
2
e concept
Embedded CO
2
e
•Buildings & Platform
(Dcarbon8)
•Infrastructure (TBD)
•Regional Infrast. (TBD)
Operations CO
2
e
•Infrastructure (McKinsey)
•Utilities (McKinsey)
Embedded CO
2
e
•Food (TBD)

•Flora/Fauna (TBD)
•People choices (TBD)
CO
2
e Balance
Results in
6 months
to
2+ years
Concept
Design
in
9 months