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Keep It Cool: Gulf Cooperation Council Lessons On District Cooling

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 The need for air conditioners is projected to rise in the coming years as our planet faces huge environmental concerns like global warming. Along with this, the rise in urban population has also contributed to the need for more cooling equipment and more power to keep them running.  Traditional cooling methods like A.Cs are continuously evolving and including new features but they are definitely not becoming cheaper. To deal with such issues, many countries including the GCC have adapted district cooling solutions.  As is expected, the rise in demand for air conditioners will mostly occur in countries with a hot and humid climates. As living standards increase in countries like Indonesia, China and India, more people can afford air conditioners. The major drawback of traditional systems is that separate units are required for separate buildings.  While one unit is used to cool residential buildings another one is used for commercial/industrial buildings. Both these ...