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Abu Dhabi firm proposes towing icebergs to the UAE for drinking water

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useless.the only possible way to get fresh water is building a pipeline from pakistani makran coast.which will be brought from nearest barrage like sukhar that will be most economical and long term solution
 
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Sharif al-Hijaz said:
Would that be worth the hassle though?

Almost all of this world's water is salty. Most of the freshwater is hidden deep underground in aquifers or frozen in glaciers or ice caps.

The future is not transporting floating icebergs that are located offshore of Antarctica (the number of such useful icebergs is probably limited if you take into consideration the costs of such a operation) 1000's upon 1000's of km but to continue to improve the technology in regards to seawater desalination as this will be, is the future and is the present already.

I rather invest in new and improved desalination plants than transporting a iceberg.

Aside from, as I wrote initially, becoming MUCH LESS wasteful and using what you have (which is enough if used correctly) as sensible as possible which has not been the case for DECADES. Herein lies the key problem.



Let us see. It would be interesting to see just for the sake of it but I don't believe that this is a feasible tactic on the long run.
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Icebergs are 100% fresh water... A decent size could give you years of water for an entire country... and since UAE is only 9Mil pop... it could be quite interesting...
 
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Sharif al-Hijaz said:
Yes, never said that they are not. However given the fact that Antarctica is not just ordinary territory, you would only, most likely, be limited to offshore icebergs (located far way from the coastline of Antarctica) and from what I know their sizes are nowhere close to those located within the waters of Antarctica.

A big iceberg will only provide water for a very limited time period in the GCC where people are very wasteful and use a lot of water.

That money (on the long run) would undoubtedly be better spent on improving existing desalination plants and to invest in seawater desalination technology.

However I do understand that such projects look good on paper and more exciting.
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Well the water you use will not be 100% wasted in nature after using it... It will be recycled and therefore run into a semi-closed circuit. you lose around 30-60% of it when you have a weak circuit... so investing in a very good one, you could waste very little of it.

ofc Desalinisation plants are good and interesting... the problem it's not UAE made... therefore you can't dev this tech... only if you invest in a foreign manufacturer or research lab... Since desalination is working almost perfectly in making it potable... ( 1 liter of sea water = 0.7-8 L of clean) the only problem it's his energy cost... and that will not change... so if you want illimited water from the sea... you gonna need low cost Energy...
 
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HannibalBarca said:
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Abdullah Mohammad Sulaiman Al Shehi said the plan could resolve the UAE’s water shortage

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An Abu Dhabi firm has revealed plans to tow icebergs from Antarctica to the UAE in early 2018 to harvest for drinking water.

Gulf News cited Abdullah Mohammad Sulaiman Al Shehi, managing director of Masdar City-based creative consultancy National Advisor Bureau Limited, as confirming the firm had already the transportation route and variables through a simulator.


He told the publication the journey, estimated at 12,600km, would take a year and the company planned to begin the project in 2018.

“We want it mainly for the water. It could also be good for tourism and the weather,” Al Shehi was quoted as saying.

The official speculated that icebergs floating on the Arabian Sea would be a major draw for tourists and would serve as a major water source upon arrival in the UAE, where chunks would be cut off for storage in tanks.

Icebergs would also alter the local climate by releasing cold air, which would lead to rainstorms across the Arabian peninsula, he said.

No funding or cost structure for the project was disclosed, although he admitted there would be challenges shepherding ice bergs in rough seas.

Al Shehi is no stranger to elaborate plans to resolve the UAE’s water shortage.

In an interview last year, he hold The National of another study to build an underground pipeline from the Dasht river in Pakistan to Fujairah some 500km away.

http://gulfbusiness.com/abu-dhabi-firm-proposes-towing-icebergs-uae-drinking-water/
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Interesting but unrealistic:lol:
 
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Blacklight said:
You mean technically it is possible?
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Yes, its very very possible.
Ice berg will largely remain under water, and small surface would be exposed to direct sunlight.
Ice melts slowly in slat water than fresh water, so I GUESS they can easily bring home 50% of the iceberg, in frozen state.
 
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BATMAN said:
Yes, its very very possible.
Ice berg will largely remain under water, and small surface would be exposed to direct sunlight.
Ice melts slowly in slat water than fresh water, so I GUESS they can easily bring home 50% of the iceberg, in frozen state.
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Antarctic Ocean temperature ranges from -2 to 10 c. Red sea temperature ranges from 20 to 30 c. Arabian sea temperature range 20 to 29 c.
 
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