Condair installs high-pressure humidification system at The Green Planet in Dubai

Condair, the Dubai-based humidity control and evaporative cooling specialist, has said that it has supplied and installed a high-pressure humidification system to...

Consultant

District cooling network grew by 10% in 2020 says Empower

Emirates Central Cooling Systems (Empower) announced that the length of its district cooling transmission network in Dubai increased by 10% in 2020....

Infrastructure

Two cooling stations installed inside the Grand Mosque say Saudi officials

Saudi officials have announced the installation of two cooling plants inside the Grand Mosque in Makkah. The cooling stations are part of...

Consultant

Annual electricity savings target of 420GWh exceeded through use of district cooling

At a meeting of the Association of District Cooling Operators Dubai, it was announced that nearly 650GWh of electricity savings were recorded...

Construction

Daikin expands use of green cooling agent with new AC units

Global HVAC and refrigeration products major Daikin Industries is expanding the use of its eco-friendly R-32 refrigerant in the Middle East and...

Consultant

UAE expected to tow first iceberg to its coast in 2020

The pilot phase of the UAE Iceberg Project is expected to begin during the second half of next year, it has been...

Analysis

Rising temperatures spell bright future for passive cooling

On a global scale, 2016 was officially the warmest year on record and 2017 isn’t expected to be much better. This is...

Infrastructure

Empower achieves a net profit of $175 million in 2016

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), reportedly the world’s largest district cooling services provider, recorded a net profit of $175 million for...

Features

HVAC: Keeping cool – and sustainable – in the Gulf

With summer temperatures in the GCC reaching as high as 50°C, HVAC is not so much a luxury as a necessity in...

Construction

Qatar will control heat during World Cup

[caption id="attachment_13387" align="aligncenter" width="424"] Qatar will manage the summer temperatures during the 2022 World Cup, organisers say.[/caption] RELATED ARTICLES: Construction of first Qatar...