A Brief History On District Cooling Technology

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A Brief History On District Cooling Technology
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• The DCS involves using a single outside source to
  fulfil the heating and cooling requirements of
  small systems and entire cities. Here are some of
  its advantages
• Safe and reliable
• Reduced emissions
• Greater fuel flexibility- allows for the usage of
  alternative fuels like biomass or waste

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• Today, let us take a closer look at the history
  of the district cooling energy systems.
• Roman hypocausts are the earliest examples of
  these systems.
• In this, a type of hot-air furnace was used for
  heating buildings nearby.
• For eg the three temples at Carnuntum(Vienna).

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• By the year 1322, the city fathers of Chaudes
  Aigues- a small town in southern France, started
  levying taxes on houses which used the heat from
  natural hot springs channelled through open
  trenches dug in the rock.
• The district heating system introduced in London
  in 1622 by Dutch polymath Cornelius Drebbel was
  supposedly inspired by the system in France.

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• Bonnemain, a french engineer used hot water to
  heat many big residences and in 1785, this system
  was adapted to provide heating to 3 large
  buildings in St Petersburg.
• In 1877, the first commercial system created by
  Birdsill Holy made its appearance in New York.
• Denvers Colorado Automatic Refrigerator company
  introduced the first district cooling system in
  late 1889.
• Middle East district cooling systems existed as
  early as 1960s. Central chilled water plants
  were used in the old Beirut airport and the
  American University of Beirut.

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• Cut chase to the present, the district cooling
  market is expected to grow to USD 47.64 billion
  in 2028.
• The GCC region is projected to be the major
  market for district cooling systems due to its
  hot climate.
• The sustainable and eco-friendly working
  principles of the district cooling system give it
  a distinct advantage over traditional methods of
  cooling.
• Thus by 2030, Dubai city aims to complete 40 of
  its cooling requirements with the help of DCS.

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