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The architects are turning the desert's greatest threat - the sun - into their greatest asset.
They have built the biggest solar farm in the Middle East to power the city and to offset the inevitable burning of diesel and baking of cement in construction.They are also experimenting. One project involves a circular field of mirrors on the ground, all reflecting towards a tower in the middle. That, in turn, bounces the light down in a concentrated beam about a metre (3ft) wide to produce heat and drive generators.
The entire thing seems to be funded by the oil-rich ruler of Abu Dhabi, an interesting benefactor to be sure. Could the Middle East (or the progressive UAE, at least), so rich with oil, be looking to experiment beyond oil? No matter the motives behind the project, it seems to be something to watch with promise and an impressive demonstration of modern sustainable energy technology.
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