A total of 25 companies from around the world will showcase their latest achievements and advanced technologies in district energy at an exhibition to be held alongside the upcoming Idea District Cooling Conference in Dubai, UAE.

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world’s largest district cooling services provider, has announced a trade exhibition to be held alongside the seventh Idea International District Cooling Conference 2016, which will take place from November 13 to 15 at Jumeirah Beach Hotel, Dubai.

The event is organised by the International District Energy Association (Idea) and hosted by Empower, under the patronage of Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman of Dubai Supreme Council of Energy and chairman and chief executive officer of Emirates Airlines and Group.

The conference and trade show reflects the remarkable efforts deployed by the emirate of Dubai and the UAE in order to facilitate the move toward an eco-friendly economy based on green technologies and innovative solutions while also raising awareness of deployment of technologies critical for sustainable urban development at local, regional and global levels.

“The exhibition is a key part of the conference as a whole. This event is the right platform to interact directly with potential key stakeholders of the DC industry in the world, meet the global Idea community and share the expertise and knowledge of this sector,” said Ahmad bin Shafar, chief executive officer of Empower.

Other Idea members and guests are expected to join Empower at the exhibition including dubai Electricity and Water Authority (Dewa), Dubai Supreme Energy Council, Johnson Controls, Evapco Europe BVBA, Flow Control Industries, GulfSondex, Siemens, Belimo Automation, Carrier, CB&I, Cooltech Water treatment company, Daikin Middle East and Africa, Onicon, Delta District Cooling Services, DN Tanks, ELIPS, Innovative Water & Energy Technologies, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Tower Engineering, Trane, Wideco Oryx Piping, and Kamstrup.

“This is a real opportunity for all providers, manufacturers, suppliers and business partners in the district energy sector to showcase their capabilities to an international audience,” said Rob Thornton, president and CEO, Idea.

“The conference theme this year is “District Cooling: A Climate Solution” reflecting how the Gulf region is investing in district cooling to support the larger objectives of the COP 21 Paris Agreement which recently entered into force.  We expect to see district cooling operators share their expertise in conserving electricity and water through highly-efficient operations.   In addition, the event greatly enables executive and industry networking among peers and supports members seeking industry best practices.”

Idea has been supporting the international district energy industry since 1909 and brings together global companies that operate in the fields of reliable, economical, efficient and environmentally sound district heating, district cooling and cogeneration (also known as combined heat and power or CHP) services and microgrids.

“Previous Idea events have attracted many hundreds of participants from more than 30 countries and this year’s event is expected to be even bigger in scale and number of participants, in view of the fact that the UAE tops the Middle East region in DC services,” concluded Bin Shafar. – TradeArabia News Service