Jacob Fleming's Middle East DC Summit in Doha, Qatar to be held in November

In fact, there is an ongoing structural change in energy consumption and supply; demand for air conditioning or comfort cooling is growing steadily in the Middle East.

Rising cooling demands during summer amplify summer electricity peaks - with networks reaching capacity, with continuing growth and maintaining reliance on 'traditional' cooling technologies, a substantial expansion of electricity supply will be required.

This will put additional strains not only on the environment and climate, but also on the economy.

District Cooling is a technology that can confront this growing threat and provide an effective solution for energy businesses, their customers and society at large.

Why Qatar?

Qatar is concentrating efforts towards building for both long-term economic and environmental sustainability.

While the surge in the demand for power is an absolute, signals - such as the development of the Qatari Sustainability Assessment System (QSAS), as well as Qatar's anticipated membership to the World Green Council Buildings (WGBC) - indicate the weight of the energy-efficiency building model in this market.

With the extent of construction underway, in conjunction with its natural hot and humid climate, Qatar's focus on sustainability will continue to support and further catalyse growth for district cooling energy services.

Middle East DC Summit will include key topics as below:

- District Cooling ROI vs Capex + Opex.
- DCP vs Standalone HVAC.
- Modular Plants vs Design build.
- Optimizing DC Plant Configuration.
- Phasing and financing.
- Government recognition of DC.
- What are other water options?
- Use of thermal storage in DCP's.
- Impact of low delta syndrome on DC plants and ways to resolve it.
- Tariff system disparity.
- Sea water for Cooling Towers.