District Cooling Summit to discuss latest technologies

The 5th Annual Middle East District Cooling Summit will be held in Doha from November 26 to 28, bringing together leading experts and technology providers to share and discuss the latest district cooling (DC) technologies, solutions and products for the region.Organised by the utilities division of Fleming Gulf, a leading provider of business intelligence through industry-specific conferences, webinars and skills-enhancement training courses, this year’s edition will include a two-day (November 26-27) conference, featuring industry leaders, case studies, interactive panel discussions, round tables and a networking cocktail reception. Then, an intensive workshop programme will be conducted on November 28, comprising sessions based on hands-on activities and exercises. The event will also have a three-day exhibition that will feature the latest technology offerings in the market from some of the world’s leading providers of products and services in the district cooling sector.Participants from across the region such as key officials and decision-makers of utilities, cities, greenfields and industrial development authorities, new districts and mega projects can benefit from learning how to deploy more economical and energy-efficient infrastructure. Among the key topics and products to be discussed and showcased at the event are ‘Government regulations with DC-based approaches in GCC countries’, ‘Energy conservation through employment of district cooling’, ‘Integration of green building solutions for efficient district cooling’, ‘Is tri-generation an answer to DC in Qatar?’, ‘Alternative water sources for efficient district cooling’ and ‘Project finance for district cooling’.Those who will deliver the keynote address are Dr Loay bin Ahmad Sa’ad al-Musallam, CEO of National Water Company (Saudi Arabia); Ahmad M bin Shafar, CEO of Empower (the UAE); and Dr Mishan al-Otaibi, assistant undersecretary of planning and training, Ministry of Electricity and Water (Kuwait).In addition, a distinguished panel of speakers from Qatar, the UAE, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia will be joined by experts from the USA, the UK and Germany.“Fleming Gulf is both proud and pleased to bring another edition of the prestigious and highly informative Middle East District Cooling Summit to Doha for the benefit of countries across region,” said Mathew John, division director (utilities and infrastructure), Fleming Gulf. “The 5th District Cooling Summit will be more important as the industry is gaining more ground and set to play a more important role in all future development, including the Metro, World Cup, Lusail, Msheireb Downtown Doha, the Internal Security Force’s new camp and other exciting projects in Qatar,” said George Berbari, CEO of DC Pro-Engineering and the summit chairman, praising the efforts of Fleming Gulf in organising such events.The summit will be held at Grand Hyatt Doha. For details, visit http://energy.fleminggulf.com/middle-east-district-cooling-summit