SYNOPSIS

In a District Cooling System (DCS) cooling energy (usually in the form of chilled water) is produced at a central generation plant and is delivered to end-users via a network of distribution piping for the purpose of space or process cooling.

The DCS can be in the form of a public utility or user owned. The end-users of a DCS enjoy many benefits including economy of scale, reduced capital investment, lower operation and maintenance cost and lower electricity bill.

Ever since the development of the first district cooling system in the USA in 1880’s, the concept has come a long way and in the past decade has seen tremendous growth worldwide.

This half-day course discusses the design principles for an efficient and reliable district cooling system. It covers the various equipment/technology available for a DCS system and the key design issues crucial to the success of a DCS.


BIODATA OF SPEAKER

Mr. Danny Tam Hong Khai is an alumnus of the National University of Singapore, having graduated in 1994 with a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering. He has been involved in the District Energy industry since 1998, and has accumulated more than 19 years’ experience in the turnkey construction of District Cooling and Cogeneration plants in Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and the UAE.

Mr. Danny has long been an ardent advocate of District Energy Systems as an eco-friendly solution, and this has led him to regularly share his experience and expertise at various lectures, seminars and conferences organised by the Institution of Engineers Malaysia, ASHRAE (Malaysia Chapter), Fleming Gulf, Hong Kong Institution of Engineers and Politeknik Ungku Omar.

Mr. Danny’s extensive portfolio of District Energy Plants include the following major projects: Cogeneration District Cooling Plant for Suvarnabhumi Airport (Bangkok, Thailand), District Cooling Plant Biopolis (Singapore), 3 Plant District Cooling Network for Discovery Gardens (Dubai, UAE), 2 Plant District Cooling Network for Palm Jumeirah Trunk Crown (Dubai, UAE), Cogeneration District Cooling Plant for Universiti Teknologi Petronas (Tronoh, Perak), Cogeneration Power Plant for Petronas Penapisan Melaka (Sungai Udang, Melaka), CUP-2 Cogeneration Power Plant for Rayong Industrial Estate (Rayong, Thailand), Cogeneration Power Plant for Petronas Fertilizer Kedah (Gurun, Kedah), Cogeneration Power Plants for Petronas Gas Processing Plants A & B (Kerteh, Terengganu), District Cooling Plant for KLIA2 (Sepang, Selangor), District Cooling Plant for Abu Dhabi Airport Mid Field Terminal (Abu Dhabi, UAE) and Cogeneration Power Plant for Toray Industries (Prai, Penang).

Mr. Danny currently holds the position of General Manager (Technical) at Kuala Lumpur Engineering Centre, Shinryo Corporation’s design and engineering center for District Energy projects. Amongst his current District Energy projects are the District Cooling Plant serving Menara PNB 118 in Kuala Lumpur, an iconic development consisting of an 118 storey skyscraper (630m tall) together with a shopping complex, office buildings and residential suites, and the Cogeneration Plant Expansion at Utilities Gebeng serving the Gebeng Integrated Petrochemical Complex (IPC).