At 120,000 tons, The Crescent of The Palm, Jumeirah will not only be one of the world's largest packaged district cooling projects, but will also be one of the most efficient. TAS' innovative packaged chilled water plants provide exceedingly high guaranteed system efficiencies due to extensive design optimization. The use of Trane's highly efficient CenTraVac ? centrifugal chillers, help ensure maximum plant efficiency. TAS has formed a project consortium with Adearest, a UAE based mechanical contractor, to supply a turnkey solution to PDC, with TAS providing the complete packaged cooling solution and Adearest providing the installation and balance of site infrastructure. Lowering life cycle cost through reduced energy consumption over the life of the facility is important to PDC, with TAS' efficiency guarantee being a key reason for the selection of the TAS/Adearest team.
Keith Levers, Director of PDC, stated "PDC evaluates all of our capital purchases on a detailed life cycle cost basis, the choice of the TAS/Adearest team was made due to our confidence that their packaged solution would provide the best life cycle value for our most prestigious project to date." Craig Hurlbert, President & COO of TAS adds, "TAS is excited to be able to provide another efficient packaged solution to the growing Dubai market. This is validation that guaranteed efficiencies and ISO 9001:2000 quality are valued in this very competitive market."
In realization of the market potential in The Gulf region, TAS chose Dubai as its Middle Eastern headquarters earlier this year. TAS Middle East, FZE supports sales efforts throughout the Middle East, India and Africa. "We are excited to have a local presence here in Dubai. Our goal is to provide local infrastructure to market, manufacture and deliver sufficient tons of chilling to satisfy continued explosive demand," said Keith Evans, Director TAS Middle East, FZE.
The Crescent of The Palm, Jumeirah district cooling plants will be designed, manufactured and installed by TAS over a three-year period, starting with initial delivery of two plants in the middle of 2006. The final two plants will be handed over to PDC in August of 2008. This project is commencing just as TAS completes the installation of a 60,000-ton plant a short distance away for the Jumeirah Beach Residence complex. This project was awarded in November of 2003.
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TAS International is a wholly owned subsidiary of TAS, Ltd., the global leader in manufacturing packaged chilled water plants with over 420,000 tons of packaged chilled water plants awarded or installed in North and South America, the Middle East, Asia, Africa and Australia. TAS' packaged chilling products range from 400 to over 8000 tons, and provide customers with the flexibility to satisfy cooling needs with a compact, efficient and cost effective packaged system designed for lowest life-cycle cost and highest net present value. TAS is the exclusive packager of Trane centrifugal & absorption chillers for power, industrial and commercial cooling and process applications. TAS has an ongoing commitment for continual improvement of quality and products throughout all of its business segments and is ISO 9001:2000 certified .
Press Release 2005
