District cooling is the production and distribution of chilled water from a central source to help air conditioning. This is very essential in countries like UAE where the heat and humidity are very high for most part of the year.
District cooling is done by producing chilled water at a central plant and then sending the cooled water through insulated pipes network. The piping network is used mainly in high density developments such as airports, university campuses and high rise buildings.
District cooling plants use conventional fuels such as coal, oil or natural gas or renewable fuels like biomass. District Cooling processes Chilled water in a central plant and then distributes the chilled water to individual units through insulated pipes network. Air is then forced past the cold water tubing to produce a cool environment. The warmer water is returned to the central plant to be re-chilled and recycled.
District cooling is better than conventional air conditioning as it helps reduce energy consumption upto 50% and lowers costs to both customers and government authorities. It is a sustainable way of enhancing living conditions and cuts down carbon dioxide emissions. Maintenance costs are substantially lower. Equipments also last for almost 30 years. District cooling systems also release lots of space for other uses.
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I think in some towns in Japan, they've already adopted this mechanism to their districts. Some even pile up snow in the winter days in a big common warehouse and by using low level of energy they can preserve the snow and ice till the summer time and they use the cold air coming out from the pile to cool their residences. thanks for sharing!
Posted 10-08-2016 15:56
I hadn't heard about district cooling using chilled water. This is a good innovation but am thinking it might not be able to work in areas with very big population.rather its not easy for it to support a big population for a big period of time if not maximumly managed.! But i have really liked the idea. Its worth taking on.
Posted 08-08-2016 20:59
Thanks for informing us - I think I saw it in the news. Like Minjoo commented, won't this cost the UAE more energy consumption? If yes, then there should be an alternate way of cooling districts either via renewable sources. The concept is very innovative and i wish it could be replicated in some African countries.
Posted 08-08-2016 16:05
Thanks for informing us about district cooling and highlighting the advantages.
Posted 08-08-2016 07:33
Yeah, I agree with you. There are many advantages of district cooling applications such as system reliability, reduced noise level, reduced maintenance, reduced CO2 emission and better space utilisation, all of which can benefit the end users, building owners as well as environment. I hope it will catch momentum and will be implemented more and more.
Posted 08-08-2016 00:06
Neha, thanks for informing us about district cooling. I wonder why district cooling cannot totally replace air conditioning and so on if it really has advantages(cost, energy consumption, etc.). Anyways, thanks for sharing and have a great day!
Posted 07-08-2016 23:38