“The Oasis at Masdar demonstrates to the world that it is possible to create a future in which we can all live in harmony with the earth.”
Technology: combined photovoltaic and solar thermal energy modules, absorption chiller
Annual Capacity: 7,200 MWh and 18 million liters of freshwater.
A submission to the 2019 Land Art Generator design competition for Abu Dhabi
For centuries, the image of an oasis has inspired the imagination of writers, poets, and travelers. A haven with a cool, lush, and bountiful climate appearing in an otherwise inhospitable environment gave people hope and a sense of possibility, and it inspired travelers to embark on their long, difficult journeys. As 21st century travelers, we face the challenge of a similar journey, with the ever-present realities of climate change and an unforeseeable future. In the footsteps of our traveling forebears, we seek new possibilities to ensure our longevity and security.
Technology: combined photovoltaic and solar thermal energy modules, absorption chiller
Annual Capacity: 7,200 MWh and 18 million liters of freshwater.
A submission to the 2019 Land Art Generator design competition for Abu Dhabi
The Oasis seeks to inspire the world and those who experience the artwork through the beauty and wonder of renewable energy technologies by transforming public space using new, self-sustaining natural systems.
Technology: combined photovoltaic and solar thermal energy modules, absorption chiller
Annual Capacity: 7,200 MWh and 18 million liters of freshwater.
A submission to the 2019 Land Art Generator design competition for Abu Dhabi
Within The Oasis, human experience is the central focus. The vast park features an elevated walkway, an undulating landscape marked by lush greenery and trees, as well as a central pond. Here we celebrate tomorrow and what the marriage of design, science, and culture can create.
Technology: combined photovoltaic and solar thermal energy modules, absorption chiller
Annual Capacity: 7,200 MWh and 18 million liters of freshwater.
A submission to the 2019 Land Art Generator design competition for Abu Dhabi
The Oasis requires three basic resources: water, electricity, and refrigeration. Sourcing any of these three would prove challenging if we were to follow conventional technologies.
Technology: combined photovoltaic and solar thermal energy modules, absorption chiller
Annual Capacity: 7,200 MWh and 18 million liters of freshwater.
A submission to the 2019 Land Art Generator design competition for Abu Dhabi
Purification of water and refrigeration both demand immense electricity and water resources, while electricity production demands water for cooling. To address these challenges, The Oasis turns to the most abundant resources in Masdar: wind and sunlight.
Technology: combined photovoltaic and solar thermal energy modules, absorption chiller
Annual Capacity: 7,200 MWh and 18 million liters of freshwater.
A submission to the 2019 Land Art Generator design competition for Abu Dhabi
The key is the utilization of solar panels that have a dual function: absorbing sunlight for creating electricity while absorbing residual heat that would otherwise be wasted to produce hot water. This hot water byproduct powers an absorption chiller, which produces the other key ingredients for The Oasis: cold air and condensation.
Technology: combined photovoltaic and solar thermal energy modules, absorption chiller
Annual Capacity: 7,200 MWh and 18 million liters of freshwater.
A submission to the 2019 Land Art Generator design competition for Abu Dhabi
The shape of the structure is designed to collect the prevailing winds, which carry moisture across the absorption chiller pipes, yielding a constant condensation process. The result is 8,288 liters of pure water per hour, which falls magically like rain inside the structure.
Technology: combined photovoltaic and solar thermal energy modules, absorption chiller
Annual Capacity: 7,200 MWh and 18 million liters of freshwater.
A submission to the 2019 Land Art Generator design competition for Abu Dhabi
The experience challenges visitors’ assumptions about how we consider energy and resource generation and consumption. It demonstrates how a slice of urban land can be turned into a lush and temperate natural space using the infinite energy available to us by the sun and the wind.
Technology: combined photovoltaic and solar thermal energy modules, absorption chiller
Annual Capacity: 7,200 MWh and 18 million liters of freshwater.
A submission to the 2019 Land Art Generator design competition for Abu Dhabi
The Oasis at Masdar is a marvel to behold—not only because of its deep and lush forest in the heart of a modern city, nor because the structure produces electricity and water for the city’s inhabitants. It is a marvel because of the hope it provides, showing the world that it is possible to create a future in which we can all live in harmony with the earth.
LAGI 2019 is sponsored by Masdar and is held in partnership with the 24th World Energy Congress.
Why is this project not getting more attention? I would love to see such genuine projects happen in locally in our neighbourhood in Tucson.
I wish them all the best.
Incredible! This is indeed a true example of what the Lagi initiative should help create. Such creative engineering, beautiful design and unique approach. I wish this project would come to exist!