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Graphene Use in Wave Powered Desalination
(2016-11)
As the world’s population is predicted to increase, consumption of drinking water will increase. However, the freshwater withdrawals have tripled over the last 50 years and this is predicted to increase even more in the ...
Design of Airfoils for Wind Turbine Rotors
(2014-07-22)
The turbine is a machine which converts rotational energy into usable work or usable energy. This change is initiated through mechanical gearing or because of electromagnetic induction, which results in electricity. There ...
Smart Solar Roads
(2014-07-22)
The UAE is ranked as the seventh biggest per person consumer of energy .The UAE plans to produce 50 Mega Watt of electricity from sustainable sources. Smart solar roads are made of solar panels and a rechargeable battery ...
Smart Grid Application for AUS
(2014-07-22)
Traditional existing electric grid technologies are no longer supporting the demands of the constantly growing population efficiently which results in power outages. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, ...
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 ...
Independent Sustainable City
(2015-02-01)
Nowadays, cities are mostly relying on non-renewable sources of energy such as fossil fuels.
The International Energy Agency estimates that in 2011, 81.2% of the world’s primary sources of energy came from fossil fuels.