What is the primary function of the district cooling networks used in UAE developments?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Centrally producing chilled water and delivering it to buildings to air-condition them
- Step 1: District cooling delivers chilled water to buildings like offices and factories. Answer: Centrally producing chilled water and delivering it to buildings to air-condition them. A district cooling system consumes 35 percent to 20 percent less electricity than traditional air-cooled systems and individual water-cooled systems respectively, and Emirates District Cooling serves projects such as the Burj Khalifa and Louvre Abu Dhabi. Why not the others: Liquid nitrogen spraying, ice caps formed from freezing seawater and refrigerated street grates are not how district cooling works.
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