The storm had already claimed the lives of at least two people in China's Hainan and 16 people in the Philippines
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However, the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority Managing Director and CEO Saeed Al Tayer told Khaleej Times in an interview this month that although renewable energy was being considered, its adoption was more likely to be encouraged by the consumer end rather than at the source of energy production. He further stated solar power required substantial space to generate any significant energy amount.
But in Abu Dhabi, Masdar - an initiative which incorporates a research and development facility for renewable energy, investment fund and carbon neutral city - is going full steam, according to Masdar property development director Khaled Awad.
Awad, speaking at the Middle East Green Building event, said the development’s use of renewable energy would ensure it not only supported the incorporated buildings, but produced a surplus of clean energy.
In Dubai, where buildings and their construction are the largest contributor of carbon emissions, green building legislation has been introduced by His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
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