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supported by | | GSHP for Masdar CityMar. 31, 2008 - On 9 February 2008 Abu Dhabi broke ground on Masdar City, the world's first zero-carbon, zero-waste, car-free city for 50.000 inhabitants. Masdar City shall become the world's hub for future energy. By taking sustainable development and living to a new level, it shall lead the world in understanding how all future cities should be built. According to an article published in the German professional journal cci (04/2008), the needs for heating and cooling of buildings at extrem temperature differences between days and nights shall be met by the usage of reversible ground source heat pumps (GSHP) with vertical borehole heat exchangers and steam driven absorption chillers. More information on the Masdar City project are available at the website of the Masdar Initiative. Information on the energy concept. | |
