450 thousand tons of refrigeration for 300 thousand people in 300 towers
Empower: “Business Bay” is the largest urban scheme for district cooling in the world
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The Emirates Corporation for Central Cooling Systems "Empower", headquartered in Dubai, has announced the start of implementing a plan that includes huge expansions and qualitative development of the infrastructure for its district cooling systems in the Business Bay region, which brings its efficiency rates to unprecedented levels, and makes the Business Bay is the largest single and independent urban scheme for district cooling in the world, with a total capacity of 450 thousand refrigeration tons through six cooling plants and 10 thermal energy storage (TSE) tanks, including current and future stations and tanks. All phases of the project are expected to be completed in end of this year 2022.
Emirati achievement
Empower CEO, Ahmed bin Shafar, said: "We continue to lead the district cooling industry, and we have embarked on the process of completing the largest district cooling projects of its kind in the world." The present and future of the global refrigeration industry.
Commercial gulf
Empower stressed that it attaches great importance to the development of infrastructure in Business Bay due to its economic, social and urban weight, as the development of Business Bay, which is being developed by Dubai Holding, covers an area of 4.3 square kilometres, which is twice the area of downtown. Dubai, and the leasable area in “Business Bay” covers an area of 7.2 square kilometers, as it includes more than 300 towers of varying heights and multi-use between “residential”, “commercial” and “tourist”, and comes after him in terms of the number of towers project Downtown Dubai with 126 towers.
distribution networks
Empower stated that it is currently operating four new-generation district cooling plants in the Business Bay area, and will seek, within a short period of time, to connect the underground distribution networks with each other, using special techniques to pass pipes through an underground tunnel, to ensure the smooth flow of traffic. Traffic, specifically through a 220-meter tunnel under the Dubai Water Canal and another 100-meter tunnel under Marassi Drive, 26 meters underground.
She pointed out that this project is the deepest underground pipeline corridor project in the Middle East, while digging tunnels at this depth is a challenge that the Corporation deals with with high professionalism, due to the presence of a vital bridge in that area, which calls for special safety measures and considerations during the implementation of the works It is secured in coordination with many different government agencies, especially with the Roads and Transport Authority, in addition to a monitoring mechanism for implementation processes around the clock.
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