World's first zero-carbon city - Masdar City

1.       A masterplan of Masdar City. It is being built by the Abu Dhabi Future Energy company, a subsidiary of Mubadala Development, with the majority of seed capital provided by the government of Abu Dhabi.

World's first zero-carbon city - Masdar City, near Abu Dhabi

Masdar City, which is being constructed near Abu Dhabi, will rely entirely on solar energy and other renewable energy sources, and hopes to become the first zero-carbon, zero-waste city

One of the most sustainable communities on the planet, Masdar City is an emerging cleantech cluster that offers a creative and entrepreneurial atmosphere where businesses can thrive and innovation can flourish, in part because the city itself serves as a model of what green urban development can be. This is especially the case because Masdar City is being designed and operated to provide the highest quality of life with the lowest environmental footprint - all in manner that is commercially viable.

The Teflon-coated wind tower in Masdar City, which shows citizens how much energy the community is consuming

A model of an upcoming project at Masdar shows a conference centre suspended from the ceiling

The headquarters of the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), to be located in Masdar City. It will be the first building in history to produce more energy than it consumes

A few hundred people will be guinea pigs in Masdar city, a Big Brother-style 'green policeman' monitoring their energy use.

Phase one of the city is now complete. By 2015, Masdar is expected to house 7,000 residents and 12,000 commuters from Abu Dhabi.

Two of the 10 magnetically controlled driverless vehicles that whiz people the 800 yards from the entrance of the city to the institute

first zero-carbon city - Masdar City

first zero-carbon city - Masdar City

Night Ariel View of Central Plaza in Masdar City

Night View of Central Plaza in Masdar City

Ariel View of Central Plaza in Masdar City

Amphitheater, Masdar City