Some 40%of total electricity consumption is used for electric motors more than 7,400TWh per year. In Western Europe, pumpmotors consume  some 30% of all electricmotor consumption with energy savings potential of up to 30% possible throughthe application of currently available technologies. Middle Easterncountries have few natural resources and are climatically disadvantaged; mostof the countries are hot and arid with a serious lack in water, which limitsthe areas for agriculture. These countries also promote some of the world'smost extensive and challenging construction projects like MASDAR, in the United Arab Emirateswhich aims to be one of the world's first carbon-neutral, zero waste cities. This paperwill explore the use of combinations of technologies available today to achievesustainable growth in arid areas of the world such as the Middle East andpropose the application of a multi-disciplinary approach to developing thetechnologies of the future that will lead to the achievement of breakthroughsavings in energy with a focus on the water transportation systems inbuildings, industry and agriculture.

New
carbon neutral, zero waste cities by using latest technology for water
transportation systems

241st National Meeting (2011)

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New carbon neutral, zero waste cities by using latest technology for water transportation systems