Empower wins two golds at IDEA 2022, Toronto, Canada

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower), the world's largest district cooling services provider, won two gold awards at the International District Energy Association (IDEA) Annual Conference 2022, which was concluded in Toronto, Canada last week, under the theme ‘Building Connections', with a participation of experts from more than 30 countries.

Empower's merited winning of the two gold awards for the categories ‘Number of Buildings Committed’ & 'Total Building Area Committed' in the IDEA 2022 is the eighth of its kind as the company has won the same awards in the years 2005, 2007, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2021, in addition to the various other awards that Empower has received from IDEA 17 times in different categories. Moreover, Empower has been honored with many other awards and titles from various conferences and exhibitions around the world in recognition of its distinguished achievements in developing the district cooling industry worldwide, as the world's largest district cooling services provider.

Empower’s winning represents a renewed international recognition of company’s efforts to promote District Cooling concept worldwide, encourage decision makers to adopt this environmentally friendly cooling solution and apply the best integrated green practices.

On this occasion, Ahmad Bin Shafar, CEO of Empower, said: "The winning of these two global awards reinforces the company’s international recognitions by the global industry leaders for the pioneering and pivotal role that Empower plays in innovating the highest practices in this vital industry, both in terms of optimising energy consumption and cost or in protecting resources and the environment. It also honors our continuous efforts in spreading the culture of district cooling systems, and appreciates our unremitting endeavors and constant quest to employ the techniques of the 4th revolution in production, control, distribution and customer service operations, in a way that enhances the district cooling sector worldwide."

Bin Shafar explained that the recent honoring is the fruit of government policies that support the expansion of district cooling sector to put Dubai on the map of global cities in district cooling. "Empower is proceeding towards achieving many advancements in district cooling systems in pursuit of its mission to bring an added value at national and global levels," he added.

The CEO indicated that the company will keep developing its district cooling systems to a level that surpass international standards, in order to provide high-quality services in response to the large and increasing demand for district cooling for a variety of projects in different fields, in line with the strategic direction of the Emirate of Dubai. "The IDEA 2022 and the agenda it tackled, including the trends of the reality and future of the energy industry and its technologies, contribute to strengthening international efforts to shape a more flexible and effective humane future that is also less exposed to carbon emissions."

Last week, Ahmad Bin Shafar was appointed as a member to the Board of Directors of IDEA for the fourth time in a row, making Bin Shafar the first Emirati Arab to hold such a prestigious position in the US-based international non-profit organization IDEA over a decade.