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How District Cooling Fuels The Development of Smart Cities

The Middle East's rapid economic development has necessitated the development of broader and smarter cooling technology. During the summer, cooling capacity accounts for more than 70% of the region's energy consumption. Visit the website for more information: https://www.emicool.com/en/who-we-are<br><br>

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How District Cooling Fuels The Development of Smart Cities

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  1. How District Cooling Fuels The Development of Smart Cities

  2. The rapid expansion of information technology has created the so-called "smart cities". • At the same time, this has led to new issues like climate change and global warming. • Solving these problems will require larger efforts, such as improving the efficiency of essential services like water and power delivery. • Also, a better approach to the cooling requirements of residential areas will be critical.

  3. What is District Cooling? • District cooling is a nature-friendly cooling method where cold water is produced centrally and supplied to each building via a closed distribution network. • Cooling streams are delivered to consumers in smart cities through a pipe network from a cold source. • Customers are given chilled water, which extracts heat and therefore cools the building. • The creation of smart district cooling systems offers environmental and economic benefits.

  4. Here is a couple of the main advantages of district cooling system: • In comparison to individual systems, thermal storage systems may be deployed in a district cooling system that is more efficient and has a larger capacity. • Renewable energy sources (RES) such as biomass, biofuel, solar thermal energy, and geothermal energy can be utilised with highly efficient technologies to achieve 100% RES coverage.

  5. Application of Technology To Optimize District Cooling • Over the last several years, significant progress has been achieved in various areas of smart district cooling research and development (R&D), such as the development of novel materials for components and technologies. • Smart district cooling networks will manage supply demands by utilising new technologies such as Absorption Chillers. • Another technology is Suitable Control Systems that utilise information treatment via two-way communications networks and other smart components.

  6. Furthermore, recent advancements in Artificial Intelligence, • Machine Learning, and Big Data management are paving the way for new projects and pilot tests. • There is research going on to improve district cooling by capturing waste heat and cool streams from industries, private consumers, and municipal facilities as energy sources.

  7. Conclusion • The traditional twentieth-century city model is being quickly replaced with a new, more efficient twenty-first-century smart city model. • The use of technology solutions to key municipal utilities, such as water supply or energy generation and distribution has aided the transition to this new paradigm. • The Middle East district cooling systems are expected to play a critical part in achieving these objectives.

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