Euro news.
Summary
“District cooling offers clear benefits for cities aiming to safeguard public health and cut emissions.”
Europe’s next heatwave is already building over the Atlantic, as the World Health Organization (WHO) warns that more “deadly weeks may still lie ahead”.
While air conditioning has been proven to save lives during periods of extreme heat, the EU says it is not a “long-term solution”.
This is because air con systems are energy-intensive, often straining Europe’s already stretched grid and increasing the risks of blackouts, and drive-up greenhouse gas emissions.
Air con also contributes to the urban heat island effect – which is where hot air that gets dumped outside gets trapped in a city’s infrastructure, such as concrete and asphalt, where it is later released and drives up temperatures.
A solution to this is district cooling: where a central facility produces chilled water which is then distributed to local networks through an underground system.
Continue Reading
#News#DistrictCooling