Empower takes on third-generation district cooling: UAE’s district cooling company Emirates Central Cooling Corporation (Empower) has partnered with the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (Ashrae) to develop a third-generation district cooling system, according to a press release (pdf).

The details: Empower will conduct a research project, supervised by Ashrae, to accelerate scientific advancements in the district cooling sector and identify advancements that can be used in the next generation of district cooling technology, “specifically concentrating on the transition from traditional, first and second-generation DC systems to innovative third-generation models,” the statement notes.

Not the first collab for Empower and Ashrae: The UAE’s district cooling company and Ashrae recently signed an agreement to develop a District Cooling Standard, which is expected to be adopted globally for emerging district cooling infrastructure by 2025.

Empower has been busy: The company awarded several contracts for the development of a new district cooling plant in Dubai’s Jumeirah in October 2023. Empower also acquired five district cooling plants valued at AED 1.1 bn (USD 300 mn) last May from the Dubai Aviation City Corporation and kicked off operations on its AED 193 mn district cooling plant with a 47k RT capacity in Dubailand a month earlier.

Tags: