Masdar Sustainability & Technology Roadmaps

By: Dr. Nawal Al-HosanyAssociate Director – Sustainability

Mark Bone-KnellDepartment Manager – Intellectual Property

Outline

• Introduction• Sustainability Definition• Sustainability Approach at Masdar City• The Masdar Technology Roadmap• Potential Areas of cooperation

What is Sustainability?

What is Sustainability?

• Earth's resources MUST be used at a rate at which it can be replenished.

• Protecting our environment (future generations)

• Being as energy efficient as possible• Reducing and recycling waste• Minimising pollution

Reducing our impact on our planet and a better way to do business

What is Sustainability?

… a better way to do business

… a value-added, problem-solving approach

… the practice of delivering solutions that create a desirable future for people, business, environment

… a healthy state of dynamic balance between human and natural systems

“In the 21st Century, global citizenship is not just a corporate responsibility, but also a prime business opportunity to grow our company in new ways.” — Debra Dunn, Senior VP, Hewlett-Packard

Masdar City sustainability visionA Sustainable City

providing the highest quality of life with the lowest

environmental footprint

Carbon Neutral100 % Renewable EnergyZero WasteFossil Fuel Free Zone

Masdar’s Strategic Objectives

• Promote Triple Bottom Line (TBL) excellence and integration

• Be a catalyst in TBL and cultural transformation of the region and beyond

• Create innovations and practices that provide a “Masdar Product Line”

• Assess new creative sustainable solutions and practices

• Encourage sustainable practices, addressing challenges, and to further global knowledge

Masdar’s Sustainable Solutions Defined

Sustainable solutions create tenant value and innovation from economically viable, environmentally sensitive, and socially responsible approaches:– Apply sustainability principles to planning, design, construction,

and operations– Favor long-term, systems-oriented, high-value problem-solving– Reduce life cycle costs

• Reduce energy, water, and material consumption• Reduce waste in all forms, including emissions and heat

– Engage tenant employees and stakeholders positively – Protect natural resources for use by future generations

MASDAR requires a spectrum of solutions

Criteria for success

Land Use Plan

Selection of resources and technologies

Phasing and financing

Technology Specifications

Detailed design and construction

Master Plan

KPIs

Sustainability Dashboard

Design Phase refinement

Integrated Systems Model

Regulatory Controls

Vendor proposals

Site conditions

Physically-based detailed modeling

Sustainability Management System

• Measure• Visualize• Manage• Operate

Sustainability Performance Themes

One Planet Living Principles Programme Sustainability Themes/Indices

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Waste

Materials + Resources

Social

Economic

OPL Principles +

Targets integrated

with Masdar programme Indices and their KPI’s

and reported through a

Sustainability “Dashboard”

Local and Sustainable Water

Zero Carbon

Zero Waste

Sustainable Transport

Local and Sustainable Materials

Local and Sustainable Food

Natural Habitats and Wildlife

Culture and Heritage

Equity and Fair Trade

Health and Happiness

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100% Renewable Energy

Carbon Neutral

Balancing Passive and Active Strategies

Zero Waste

Water Conservation

Mobility

No fossil fuel cars

Walking

Cycling

Segways

Benefit of Being a Masdar “Strategic Enterprise”

Decline in Living SystemsConsequences for Business:

Governments, standards, regulationsCompetition, prices, shortages, insurance

Customer pressure, boycotts, bad publicity

Defensive Enterprise

Employee recruiting, retentionCommunity expectations and relations

Masdar Strategic Enterprise

Time

Population and Demand(Population x Affluence)

Masdar’s Bundles of Services:Achieving a Truly Sustainable Future

Federal SustainabilityUrban

SustainabilityIndustrial

Sustainability

• Complete Water Cycle Mgt

• Context-Sensitive & Cultural Solutions

• Green Buildings

• Community Engagement

• Ecological Currency

• Natural Water Treatment

• GHG Mitigation

• Renewable Energy

• LEAN Manufacturing

• Green Chemistry

• By-Product Synergy

• Industrial Ecology

• Pollution Prevention

• Corporate Social Responsibility

• Social Impact Analysis

• GHG Mitigation

• Base development ratio

• Total Land Solutions

• Green Buildings

• Green Deconstruction

• Env’l Mgt Systems

• Sustainability Master Planning

• Renewable Energy

• Energy Efficiency

Governance

Sustainability

City provides systems-oriented, long-term solutions to complex

problems - the hallmark of sustainable solutions for the future!

The Masdar Technology Roadmap Process

• By: Mark Bone-Knell– Department Manager – Masdar PDU

• Intellectual Property• Knowledge Management• Technology Roadmap Delivery

Roadmaps decision framework

Decision Framework

Technology Development and

Application Environmentally Effective

Socially Acceptable

Innovationand

Sustainability

Economicand

Commercial

Socially

Acceptable

Economically

Viable

• Align and meet Masdar Sustainable Policies and followed comprehensive selection process

• Create enhanced business value to complement the business model & close gaps

• Capture integration across Water, Waste Management, Energy, ICT, and Transportation

• Driven from global market analysis, international partners, global leaders and innovative companies in the industry sectors

• Provide solutions that incorporates the highest technological solution with operations flexibility and asset integration

• Contain recent and pending technology breakthroughs, new combinations of existing innovations, and side benefits

• To provide a platform for future technology commercial deployment

Roadmaps decision framework

Technology Gap Analysis

• The Technology Roadmap process is tailored to identify the key gaps in the demands / expectations across all technology sectors:– Water– Waste– Energy / District Cooling– ICT– Transportation

Technology Gap Analysis

Base Projects & Primary Projects– Dry MRF + In-Vessel Composting – Biomass burner – construction wood

waste– Waste minimization and AWCS– Alternative water options-Dew/Fog

collector– Reduce undercroft lighting and

ventilation– Reduce non-resident building electrical

load– Geothermal energy + pumping to

demand– Reduce street lighting load– Add 1 MW PV ground mount to 10 MW

farm– Eliminate blackwater treatment

electrical load – use biogas from anaerobic digestion

– Reduce water distribution energy load– Water supply from seawater or

groundwater– RO desalination plant on-site– Flora/Fauna/Wildlife/People

optimization– Increase electrical distribution

efficiency– Reduce ICT and PRT demand

Use Seawater or Off-Site Ground Water for potable water w/Green Power at intake or well location On-site Desalination, Brine Management & Reuse

All Energy Projects in top 31 ranked Roadmaps

11% Energy gap compare to 31% gapfor demand < 40% AD reference w/Roadmaps

28% Energy gap compare to 44% gapfor 10% better than AD reference results

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Fast Track Business Cases – 2009 Pilots / Studies

Smart Grid & Laboratory Studies & Pilots Grey Water Pilot Desal Demonstration CPV Study CSP Study PV Studies & Pilots

Cleaning/Shading PRT/DC

Vertical Farming Demonstration Waste Management

In-Vessel Composting Pilot Construction Waste to Energy Vacuum Waste

Demand Cooling Reductions Triple Effect Absorption Chiller Pilot Solar/Thermal Test Farm Liquid Desiccant Pilot Smart Home Appliances

Geothermal Pilots International Villas Competition Low Carbon Concrete Competition Enhanced Ground Improvements for Piling SMS Tool Masdar Premium Tool EMS Energy Audit Tool Solar Salt Water Pond Demonstration Solar Magic Demonstration A/C Energy Saving Demonstration Energy Thermal Piles Demonstration Demand Modeling & Optimisation Tool Ultra Low Consumption Appliances & Sensors Public Demand Reductions Awareness

Proposed Business Cases – 2009+

• Energy:– Carbon Sequestration Studies and

Pilots– Energy and Thermal Storage– Energy System wide monitoring

and optimizing– Shading Efficiency Reduction

Prevention– Demand Reductions– Thermal and Electricity Passive

Supplies– Cooling Systems (dry and hybrid) – PV & Panel Cleaners – CSP – Inverters Technology – Biofuels (Biogas and Biofuels) – Liquid and Dry Desicents – Algae Production and Fuel – DC Grid – Smart Grid and Buildings – Wind, Nano Technologies

• Biodiversity:– Food Studies, Codes, Pilots to

reduce carbon footprint– Flora and fauna Studies, Codes,

and Demonstrations– Wildlife Protection and

Sustainable Mixtures– People Biodiversity Studies and

Optimization– Farming and Plants

Demonstrations– Allowable genetically modified

plants study • Non-Profit Research Associations

– Carbon Sequestration– Water Treatment Optimization– Desal– Brine Treatment and Reuse– Energy Optimization for Utilities– Waste to Energy– Climate Change Adaption and

Management

Proposed Business Cases – 2009+

• Water:– Water Supply Treatment and pre-

treatment of groundwater– Brine Management for hyper-saline

groundwater– Distribution and Collection Systems

Leak Detection/Prevention Strategies– Wastewater Treatment– Smart Irrigation Systems– Open Call for Water related

Innovations from Global Market– Greywater Treatment – Storm water Treatment, Storage, and

Management – Biosolids Management – Reuse– Vacuum Systems and Distribution

• Transportation:– Car Parks– Goods and Services Coordination– Response Optimization– Communications– Coordination

• Waste Management:– Waste Management and Handling

Facilities – Waste to Energy– Biomass to Energy – In-Vessel Composting – Biomass Reducers – Waste Reuse/Recycle– Food Management and Recycle/Reuse– Biofuels – biogas and biodiesel

• ICT:– Voice Communications– Centralized Database– Smart Buildings– Systems Integrations– Emergency and Fire Coordination– Security– Operations– Storage

Technology Roadmap Delivery Plan

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‘Give me a long-enough lever and a place to stand, and I will move the World’ Archimedes, 250 B.C.

The potential for global impact

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