Featured in Cracking the code – 03-2011

Masdar light

Masdar City: Taking place for the fourth time in mid-January, the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi once again attracted large numbers of visitors. Among the focal points were the plans for Masdar City to be powered exclusively by renewables.

The report that cranes had been shut down during construction of the first “zerocarbon” city shocked many investors last year. During the financial crisis, the Emirate of Abu Dhabi had to provide financial support to its neighbor in need, Dubai, and divert funds that had been earmarked for its showcase project. At the end of …

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