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UAE-based Diamond Developers is planning on integrating solar-powered district cooling facilities within The Sustainable City Yas Island project in Abu Dhabi as part of its goal to achieve “net zero” emissions.
“We plan on installing 10 distributed district cooling plants that will supply chilled water to the condos, townhouses and mixed-use plots within the project,” Salah Habib, Chief Executive Officer of Diamond Developers, told Zawya Projects.
He added that the company continues to push the boundaries of "net zero" by exploring alternative solutions for optimising renewable energy uptake in the built environments under various scenarios, including on-grid and off-grid.
“By integrating such systems, we will benefit from cost reduction as they require substantially lower electricity usage and maintenance costs.”
He said the district cooling plants will offer enhanced efficiency and reliability, space savings, flexibility of air-conditioning loads, and considerably longer plant life.
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