GineersNow Engineering Magazine September 2016 Issue No 007
GineersNow Engineering Magazine September 2016 Issue No 007 Veolia Water Technologies: Sustainable water champion. Exclusive: Water for people, Cranfield University, Imagine H2O, WaterAid, Aviscus. Special Feature Stories: Desalination, Nanofiltration, Ultrafiltration, Reverse Osmosis, Water Treatment, Pipes, Pumps, HVACR, Oil & Gas, Construction, Heavy Equipment, Machinery, Tools, Civil Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, MEP, Water, Wastewater, Renewables, Energy, Petroleum. Country Focus: Brazil, United States, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Australia More engineering stories at https://www.gineersnow.com/topics/magazines
GineersNow Engineering Magazine September 2016 Issue No 007
Veolia Water Technologies: Sustainable water champion.
Exclusive: Water for people, Cranfield University, Imagine H2O, WaterAid, Aviscus.
Special Feature Stories: Desalination, Nanofiltration, Ultrafiltration, Reverse Osmosis, Water Treatment, Pipes, Pumps, HVACR, Oil & Gas, Construction, Heavy Equipment, Machinery, Tools, Civil Engineering, Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, MEP, Water, Wastewater, Renewables, Energy, Petroleum.
Country Focus: Brazil, United States, UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, United Kingdom, Singapore, Hong Kong, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Australia
More engineering stories at https://www.gineersnow.com/topics/magazines
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GET READY FOR<br />
DUBAI’S SMART BEACH<br />
You’ve heard of smart phones,<br />
smart cars and even smart<br />
homes. <strong>No</strong>w, get ready for<br />
Dubai’s smart beaches. This<br />
project, according to Obaid<br />
Al Shamsi - director of Dubai<br />
Municipality, will be providing<br />
hi-tech features, which include<br />
environmental-friendly<br />
features, to its beachgoers. It<br />
will be launched during the<br />
summer time at the Umm<br />
Suqeim 2.<br />
According to Al Shamsi:<br />
“The pilot project will be at<br />
Umm Suqeim 2 but once we get<br />
the services perfected, we can<br />
then introduce the eco-friendly<br />
services to other beaches that<br />
are under the supervision of<br />
Dubai Municipality.”<br />
One of the features of the smart<br />
beach is a smart changing<br />
room. It has the same basic<br />
functions but it will also<br />
provide its beachgoers with<br />
lockers with key-codes. This<br />
will protect their things from<br />
being stolen. They will also<br />
include free wireless internet<br />
access for everyone. Stations<br />
will also be provided where<br />
people can quickly charge their<br />
mobile phones and laptops.<br />
These stations will look like<br />
palm trees. Just like the Smart<br />
Palm.<br />
Dubai has previously made<br />
headlines with its Smart Palm,<br />
which provide free internet<br />
access to anyone within its<br />
radius of 53 meters. In a<br />
statement released by the<br />
director general of Dubai<br />
Municipality, Hussain Lootah,<br />
he said:<br />
“Through Smart Palm, the<br />
public will be able to benefit<br />
from free direct access to<br />
the internet while providing<br />
valuable public information<br />
covering a range of topics<br />
including weather forecasts<br />
and orientation guides. Most<br />
importantly, these structures<br />
are entirely self-sufficient<br />
thanks to their mono crystal<br />
solar panels, which provide up<br />
to 21 per cent efficiency.”<br />
SEPTEMBER <strong>2016</strong><br />
Clean Water Technologies<br />
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