Proposal of an Eco-Industrial Park based on the water desalination plant located inside the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
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Rodrigo Lopez Torrez Thesis
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ThesisAuthors
Lopez Torres, Rodrigo
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Ng, Kim Choon
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Ghaffour, NorEddine
Peinemann, Klaus-Viktor

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Biological and Environmental Science and Engineering (BESE) DivisionDate
2016-12Permanent link to this record
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This thesis project is a proposal of a scenario of an industrial collaboration that could become the basis for the development of an Eco-Industrial Park inside the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology using the water desalination plant as the foundation of this network. It is defined why the university is a suitable place for a development of this type; what industrial networks can be formed and what environmental, economic and social benefits could be achieved if the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia implemented this project around the country. An Eco-Industrial Park is a collaboration between industries where they share resources and create an exchange network of wastes and by-products with the objective of obtaining positive environmental, economic and social impacts. In the proposed scenario, the initial collaboration is between a PV solar plant and the water desalination located inside the university. With the use of solar energy there are savings of CO2 emissions, which turn into positive impacts on the environment. The idea is that this initial collaboration could be extended in the future to provide the entire energy consumption of the KAUST community. The project also provides an insight into how an industrial symbiosis could be formed taking as a base this industrial collaboration. However, further studies and analysis are required in order to provide more solid information regarding the development of an Eco-Industrial Park.Citation
Lopez Torres, R. (2016). Proposal of an Eco-Industrial Park based on the water desalination plant located inside the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology. KAUST Research Repository. https://doi.org/10.25781/KAUST-346SFae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.25781/KAUST-346SF