fraunhofer-gesellschaft to develop partnership in sustainable cities research in masdar city

Published June 28th, 2009 - 05:26 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

Masdar - Abu Dhabi’s multi faceted renewable energy initiative, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala), has partnered with one of the world’s leading applied research organisations, Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, to develop a Sustainable Cities Research Centre in Masdar City.

Masdar City, currently under construction, will be the world’s first carbon-neutral, zero-waste city completely powered by renewable energy. The city is the most ambitious sustainable development in the world today and will be a test bed for clean technologies.

Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft has over 80 research centres across Europe, Asia and the United States and is internationally renowned for its ability to develop new technologies and bring them to market. The Sustainable Cities Research Centre would be the organisation’s first Middle Eastern research hub.