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“Low-energy urban infraestructures”_Nefta_p

“Low-energy urban infrastructures for the city of Nefta” Strategic Plan

Nefta, Tunisia October 2006 - February 2007

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Academic project: University of Navarre, Spain_In collaboration with the Tunisian embassy in Spain (Student)

Strategic planning + Energy studies

The objective of the project is to provide a low-energy urban infrastructures to meet the specific social and economic needs of Nefta. A plan capable of driving sustainable development in a community with a high rate of consumption of non-renewable energy sources and with limited natural resources.

The proposal spreads the actuation in several strategic sectors of the city (hotels, marketplace, industry, new neighbourhoods and cultural and sport centers) and comprises different resources of energy: - Water supply management and cold water production (in a district cooling system). - Generation of electricity using only renewable sources of energy such as solar energy capture systems, photovoltaic panels, low-power urban wind turbines, and biomass energy from the palm-tree matter abundant in Nefta. - Waste treatment and recycling plant.

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