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Solar Powered Building with Dynamic Shading System
(2014-01-19)The design and architecture of the International Royal Hotel (IRH) complies with the code of green building as the hotel does not depend solely on non-renewable energy sources. Moreover, the IRH's design is the most efficient ... -
Solar Updraft Tower In Al-Ain
(2015-02-01)In recent years, the UAE has taken significant steps to protect the environment, such as building shams solar tower in Abu-Dhabi. The main source of air pollution in the UAE is the oil and gas industry, followed by the ... -
Solar-Powered Smart Community
(2015-02-01)Population growth in Dubai has increased power requirements, causing a depletion in natural resources. Our solution is to build a Smart Community in Dubai that will overcome these issues. The model consists of Thermal Solar ... -
Space Elevators: Orbital Ring System
(2019-05)The main purpose of a space elevator is to carry payloads into space as an alternative to conventional rockets. The following poster showcases the feasible version of the Space Elevator: The Orbital Ring System. -
Sustainable and Efficient Electric Vehicle and Charging System
(2016-11)Global warming is a major problem the world is facing, and the main contributors to it are greenhouse gases. Gas operated cars and electricity generation using fossil fuels are the major greenhouse gas emitters. So our ... -
Sustainable Energy Replacement for Asphalt: Solar Roadways
(2015-02-01)The goal of this research project is to replace the current asphalt roads with an alternative that will make use of the thermal energy both from the sun’s heat and the friction from car tires that was previously wasted on ... -
Sustainable Integration of Solar Energy for Desalination
(2016-11)Water extraction, treatment and distribution accounts for 8% of global energy consumption. Which can be estimated as ∼7MJ/m3. The main factors affecting solar desalination plant feasibility are technology maturity, economics ... -
A Sustainable Nursing Home for Senior People
(2014-01-19)Lack of staff in conventional nursing homes has been depriving senior people of their right to be treated and nurtured properly. Moreover, most of the current nursing homes are not designed to be eco-friendly, and this ... -
Sustainable Smart Houses
(2014-01-19)In this project the main aim of EMDP team is to turn smart houses to sustainable smart houses. The team focused on three major things that should be changed to have a sustainable smart house. First, reduce the usage of ... -
Treatment of Underground Water Using Ozonation
(2016-11)Today, water is being used at a rate twice the rate of the population increase. The sources of water commonly used today is groundwater and seawater. Groundwater is being depleted causing many countries to suffer of high ... -
Tsunami Warning Systems for Rural Areas in Eastern Asia
(2015-02-01)Tsunami originates from a Japanese word that means seismic wave. Three events that cause Tsunamis: Volcanoes, Earthquakes, Meteor Impacts. The current Tsunami warning system has some drawbacks due to high costs for ... -
Use of Offshore Wind Farms to Generate Dubai’s Future Electricity Needs
(2015-02-01)Electricity demand is increasing and will increase more in Dubai due to EXPO 2020. Fossil fuels are used to generate electricity are depleting. Therefore, there has to be a solution to cover this increase and prevent any ... -
The Use of Reverse Osmosis in Water Injection Processes
(2014-07-22)In the petroleum industry, pressurized water injection processes are used to enhance the oil recovery process . By injecting water into the reservoir, any remaining oil is flushed out. Pressurized water injection requires ... -
Using Contact Lenses to Monitor Diabetes
(2014-07-22)Millions of diabetic patients have to frequently prick their fingers to track their glucose level. Using this common method, diabetic patients are more susceptible to infections and pain. Studies have shown that blood ... -
Using Piezoelectric Bumps to Enhance Urban Intersections
(2016-11)The UAE population has undergone a rapid increase, from 2.46 million to 9.27 million, since 1996 [1]. This led to an increase in the number of vehicles, especially in Dubai, which ultimately decreased the transportation ... -
Vehicle Emissions Recycling
(2015-02-01)This project focuses on finding a solution to reduce the air pollution in the atmosphere due to emissions emitted from light vehicles. Problem statement: finding a useful way to recycle emissions in order to reduce air ... -
Waste Management in the UAE
(2016-11)Municipal waste is a rapidly growing issue in developing and developed countries. A technology known as Waste to Energy (WTE) Technology is introduced to reduce the amount of municipal waste. Incineration is the combustion ... -
Waste to Energy: Plasma Gasification
(2016-11)In recent years UAE has been experiencing high population growth in parallel to its increase in economic status, to the point that each individual on average produced 2.1 kg of waste per capita per day. The consequences ... -
Waste Water Treatment in the UAE
(2014-07-22)The UAE has scarce water resources and depends heavily on groundwater and desalinated water as its main resources for domestic, commercial and industrial use. The systems that retrieve water from these resources are ... -
Waste-to-Energy Transfer
(2015-02-01)There are several technologies that generate electricity from waste, including incineration, gasification, anaerobic digestion and compaction. The incineration process generates electricity by combusting waste under ...