Owing to the consistently elevated temperatures experienced in the Gulf region during the summer months, there is a notable surge in demand for electricity in the UAE, leading to an increased energy consumption per capita. This heightened demand during the summer renders ...
The UAE's per capita energy consumption is among the highest. Natural gas fuels more than 99% of total electricity generation, with the remainder based on oil [15]. To satisfy the high demand for electricity due to increase in the number of population in UAE, new power plants should be ...
with an average daily water consumption per capita of over seven cubic meters. The UAE's fresh water supply mainly relies on groundwater and desalination. However, long-term large-scale exploitation of groundwater will seriously degrade the water quality and cause salinization, posing a threat to ...
The per capita consumption of electricity in Abu Dhabi is one of the highest in the world. Air cooling (AC) in the residential sector is responsible for mu... Giusti, L,Almoosawi, M - 《Energy & Buildings》 被引量: 0发表: 2017年 Development of a lean maturity model for operational ...
And sustainable investment experts claim the award is welcome news for the UAE, a nation consistently named among the world’s worst polluters per capita. VCS issues credits relating to the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction achieved by the project. These credits – known as Verif...
The United Arab Emirates dominates other countries around the Mideast when it comes to drinking, with a per-capita alcohol consumption of 3.8 liters (1 gallon) per person per year, according to the World Health Organization. That’s even with Sharjah, one of the UAE’s seven emirates, ...
The GCC countries are amongst the highest in the world in terms of per capita energy consumption and environmental emissions. The growth in the building sector is therefore having adverse implications on their energy and environmental scenarios. The article reviews the building sector in the GCC ...
Energy savingsThe per capita consumption of electricity in Abu Dhabi is one of the highest in the world. Air cooling (AC) in the residential sector is responsible for much of this consumption. A preliminary energy survey of 36 residential units (18 villas and 18 flats) was carried out in ...
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has one of the highest per capita rates of power and water consumptions in the world which are leading to a large amount of CO2 and other greenhouse gas emissions. The majority of the water production in the country comes from desalination plants that are ...
The surge in energy consumption, positions the UAE as one of the world's largest energy consumers per capita, with the building sector accounting for almost 70% of its total electrical energy consumption [2]. The primary electricity loads in the UAE are, by far, Energies 2018, 11, 2465; ...