Energy Magazine June 2016 | Page 33

MIDDLE EAST

Tabreed Oman is offering a dynamic approach to district cooling systems in Oman , as Business Review Middle East reports

With summer temperatures soaring to 50 degrees Celsius and beyond , it is obvious that cooling is big business in the Middle East – accounting for the majority of the energy needs across the region in the peak season . And district cooling , with the ability to save considerable amounts of energy when compared to traditional systems , is suitable for a range of developments from business districts and airports to hotels and high-density residential buildings . One centralised cooling system can pump chilled water to the buildings of numerous customers , reducing the inefficiencies that occur when every building needs to have its own cooling system .

Tabreed Oman , a subsidiary of Tabreed in the UAE , is currently spreading the district cooling message in Oman . The company ’ s
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