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Cool down: Why investors should consider district cooling when it comes to supporting the energy transition
- October 1, 2022: Vol. 15, Number 9

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Cool down: Why investors should consider district cooling when it comes to supporting the energy transition

by Max Burke

The world has a growing need to cut down on its fossil fuel usage. The goal of reaching net zero by 2050 is increasingly imperilled by the relatively slow progress of the energy transition from more polluting forms of energy to cleaner fuels. Until now, much attention has been focused on the way clean energy can help accelerate that transition by replacing fossil fuels, such as coal, when it comes to providing power to homes and businesses around the world. But there is also a need to find more sustainable ways of cooling premises particularly in hotter regions.

One form of infrastructure that enables this to happen is district cooling. The technology delivers chilled water to cool premises such as homes, offices and factories that might otherwise be forced to depend on individual air conditioning units. In district cooling, a central refrigeration plant, equipped with industrial-scale chillers, uses electricity to cool water, sending it to customers through underground pipes

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