Key Topics

Day 1: Session on Broad HVAC Approaches

• District Cooling
• Standalone chilled water systems
• VRFs
• Cooling as a Service (CaaS)
• Inverter-based split AC systems
• Radiant cooling
• Evaporative cooling
• Fire & Life Safety (HVAC equipment, including fire-rated ducting)
• Geothermal systems
• Indoor Air Quality (ventilation, air filtration, air purification)
• Unconventional AC approaches
• Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
• Environmental stewardship (direct and indirect emissions)

Day 2: Session on District Cooling

• Saudi Arabia and its ambitious 3 million TR District Cooling target: The 10-year roadmap for the Kingdom to get there, and the shape of District Cooling (policy shifts and recalibrations that underpin a District Cooling infrastructure development model that protects the interests of all stakeholders; regulations and pricing mechanisms to protect natural resources and the interests of building owners and end-users
• Tapping into the large residential sector in Saudi Arabia as a source of unparalleled and unprecedented growth of the District Cooling industry in the country
• New investments, new District Cooling companies
• Integrating District Cooling, Thermal Energy Storage as core elements in the strategy mix towards a carbon-neutral future
• The strength of Renewable Energy in rewriting the District Cooling narrative in the Kingdom as an energy source
• With hydrogen production slated to begin in 2030 in the Kingdom, the level of planning, design and general preparedness of the District Cooling industry to incorporate hydrogen as a source of energy. Understanding the hydrogen industry – the business objectives, and the short-term and long-term pricing structure of hydrogen.
• Water resources management and optimisation
• Whilst new construction is the flavour of the year in the Kingdom, the opportunities that can be tapped in retrofitting of District Cooling plants
• Contractor perspectives: The extent of progress in addressing concerns of specialised District Cooling contractors, as vital to harnessing greater energy efficiency and reliability (last-mile
  delivery of chilled water).
• Idle capacity: How can Saudi Arabia comprehensively benefit from District Cooling investment? Ways and means to expand the distribution network to cover at least 80% of any given city in the Kingdom.
• The true measure of penetration of AI, automation in District Cooling in the Kingdom
• The adoption of innovative technologies, including magnetic bearing and VFD chillers and progressive absorption cooling systems (hybrid solar PV and heat-recovery/deep geothermal- driven absorption chillers)
• Plantroom optimisation… the roadmap to reach 0.7 kW/TR, compared to 0.9kW/TR.
• Where have pumps reached in improving overall plant efficiency? Single-sourcing of pumping systems