They can look toward new technologies, such as on-chip water-cooled systems, evaporation techniques, and hot-water reuse.
Edifier's factory is located in a special high tech economic zone with emphasis on environmental sustainability including state of the art recycling, solar power generation and treated water reuse.
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The company is now growing its portfolio from municipal wastewater projects to include industrial contracts, desalination and water-reuse projects.
Others are more ambitious, requiring new construction or even an extensive rebuilding of city infrastructure consider what is needed to add a second set of pipes for a water-reuse system.
Specifically, we are working on solutions to reuse water in our operations that would otherwise be wasted and we are constructing rain water harvesting ponds by collaborating with the local authorities.
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The new building will reuse rain water to flush the toilets and a solar electric generating system will be installed on the roof.
Local actions to recycle, reuse and conserve water are the basis of sustainable water management and should not be underestimated.
This treatment and reuse approach has the additional benefit of requiring much less water in those areas where water is a scarce resource.
Fab 15 will be TSMC's next "green fab" following Fab 12 and Fab 14, incorporating green concepts in energy conservation and pollution control in its design, including a process water conservation rate of 85%, reclamation of rainwater, recirculation and reuse of general exhaust heat, and development of solar power generation and LED lighting applications.
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