Actually, the Jordanians used to have two beer breweries, but the demand in a country that is 90% Muslim doesn't justify linking the pipeline directly to those factories.
Thanks for the other info.
BRIS,
We also like the idea of multiple pipelines. One, for maintenance. Two, for future growth. Three, for contingencies. Fourth, there could even be different quality levels (ie. domestic quality) running through different lines. In Oklahoma we once had a town with two water towers, one...
BRIS,
I hear your warning and I hope its only skepticism and not cynicism. Too much practical experience in the Middle East can affect anyone's optimism. But look at the 'miracle in the desert' you've accomplished.
We believe the "Peace Pipeline" failed because the regional funding...
In the website above you can see the parent company is building a bridge across the Red Sea at the Bab el Mandeb, between Yemen and Djibouti. They will then add 5,000 kilometers of road and rail. More amazingly, they want to build a city for 2.1 million people from scratch - If they can overcome...
BRIS -
Scale,...scale, what's that? You must be referring to the whitish build-up on the inside of those calcified pipes.
I've already sent your replies to my boss so that he can see some of the challenges we are up against. He is coming to Europe towards the end of next week so I can...
I haven't talked to FuturePipe yet. I did make an inquiry to them a week ago via their website, but haven't heard back yet.
We were going to trench the pipe as we got close to built-up areas, but trenching for such a distance through some of the more rocky terrain seemed daunting. But we had...
We are at the beginning of route planning and a cost estimate for some developing areas in the Middle East that are in need of fresh water. I am trying to assess the pros and cons of installation of multiple 1-meter diameter surface-laid FRP water lines vice 3-meter surface-laid or buried lines...
