DUBAI- Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation, Empower, has affirmed on supporting UAEs efforts to become one of the leading smart cities in the world.
This came during a meeting between Ahmad bin Shafar, Empower CEO, and George Koutsaftes, Honeywell President, to explore opportunities to improve energy efficiency in the region, as the UAE cities gear up to become the leading smart cities in the world.
During the meeting, the two companies focused on the latest environment-friendly refrigerant solutions in cooling buildings that could help Empower further conserve energy in its operations.
They also exchanged knowledge and shared latest innovations, like the low-global-warming-potential refrigerants focused on energy efficiency. Empower expressed interest to visit the Honeywell Geismar, Louisiana production facility in the US as part of its plans to further explore opportunities in sustainable refrigeration.
The GCC countries are the key signatories of the Kigali amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which is focused on phasing down the use of high-global-warming hydrofluorocarbons, HFCs.
Earlier this year, Empower announced the purchase of 60 advanced, eco-friendly EcoWise chillers, one of the largest trade deals in district cooling, with a total RT of 200,000 which helped the company drive toward its carbon emission reduction goals.
Bin Shafar said, "There is an increasing awareness among global businesses to address the harmful impacts of greenhouse gases, GHG, in various industries and Empower welcomes Honeywells efforts to explore collaboration opportunities regarding eco-friendly alternative refrigerants as well as some of the innovative concepts in managing district cooling that could further enhance UAEs smart city initiatives. Empower supports all efforts that would push the country towards achieving its global commitment to phase out harmful gases from industries and build a sustainable city."Koutsaftes, in turn, said, "Honeywell is committed to developing next-generation technologies that help meet the global goal of conserving energy, as well as eliminating GHG emissions that contribute to global warming. With annual, average energy usage in the UAE projected to increase to 5 percent through 2020, there is a strong demand for these types of solutions. Together, Empower and Honeywell are working to help customers to meet regional goals of sustainability and energy efficiency."
Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2018.
This came during a meeting between Ahmad bin Shafar, Empower CEO, and George Koutsaftes, Honeywell President, to explore opportunities to improve energy efficiency in the region, as the UAE cities gear up to become the leading smart cities in the world.
During the meeting, the two companies focused on the latest environment-friendly refrigerant solutions in cooling buildings that could help Empower further conserve energy in its operations.
They also exchanged knowledge and shared latest innovations, like the low-global-warming-potential refrigerants focused on energy efficiency. Empower expressed interest to visit the Honeywell Geismar, Louisiana production facility in the US as part of its plans to further explore opportunities in sustainable refrigeration.
The GCC countries are the key signatories of the Kigali amendment to the Montreal Protocol, which is focused on phasing down the use of high-global-warming hydrofluorocarbons, HFCs.
Earlier this year, Empower announced the purchase of 60 advanced, eco-friendly EcoWise chillers, one of the largest trade deals in district cooling, with a total RT of 200,000 which helped the company drive toward its carbon emission reduction goals.
Bin Shafar said, "There is an increasing awareness among global businesses to address the harmful impacts of greenhouse gases, GHG, in various industries and Empower welcomes Honeywells efforts to explore collaboration opportunities regarding eco-friendly alternative refrigerants as well as some of the innovative concepts in managing district cooling that could further enhance UAEs smart city initiatives. Empower supports all efforts that would push the country towards achieving its global commitment to phase out harmful gases from industries and build a sustainable city."Koutsaftes, in turn, said, "Honeywell is committed to developing next-generation technologies that help meet the global goal of conserving energy, as well as eliminating GHG emissions that contribute to global warming. With annual, average energy usage in the UAE projected to increase to 5 percent through 2020, there is a strong demand for these types of solutions. Together, Empower and Honeywell are working to help customers to meet regional goals of sustainability and energy efficiency."
Copyright Emirates News Agency (WAM) 2018.
