Empower completes fibre-optic network

Emirates Central Cooling Corporation, or Empower, has completed the fibre-optic network at three of its major district cooling plants in Dubai to minimise the consumption of chilling water.

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Published: Sun 21 Oct 2012, 11:04 PM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 2:48 PM

The new system is designed to conserve water resources used in cooling, as well as enhancing the efficacy and quality of service to customers.

“This new system is part of Empower’s series of green initiatives driven by the directive of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of theUAEand Ruler of Dubai, to protect the environment. We are implementing this world class control system project across three of our district cooling networks in Mirdif area, JISA and Tecom C area,” Empower chief executive officer Ahmad bin Shafar said.

The control systems are installed in the energy transfer stations (ETS) building. A fibre-optic cable has been laid and plant Scada System is implemented interconnecting ETS with all the plants. In this project, the control systems across the buildings are connected on a fibre-optic network which is connected to district cooling plants in that area. This helps the control system in district cooling plants to serve chilled water requirements more closely and in an efficient manner.

“The implementation of such systems maximises the efficiency of the plants and the overall system which benefits the district cooling provider and the building owners,” Bin Shafar said. “The use of TSE water through this new technique adopted by Empower was in line with the directives of the Dubai Government to reduce the consumption of desalinated water in the cooling process.”

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