Dr. Essam Khalil

Dr. Essam Khalil

President, Chairman National HVAC Committee of Egypt, Arab Air Conditioning Code Committee, Consulting Engineering Bureau (CEB)

Has won over 27 awards across the world for his initiatives in district cooling, HVACR and driving overall energy efficiency. Is the go to man for most of the regulators, code and regulatory authorities apart from developers, consultants, contractors and solution providers. He is currently working on the NEW Cairo project, ventilation of tombs of valley of kings and design of air conditioning systems for surgical operating theatres. The tombs include King Tutankh Amen, Ramses VII, Amhotep, Horemoheb, Ramses IV,V as well as Bay. It also includes the design of air conditioning of the Hanging Church of Christ in Cairo.

Conference Day One: Monday, 11 November 2019

9:00 AM Keynote VIP Panel: The future of district cooling in Egypt

Are we getting there?

With 250,000 tonnes to 400,000 tonnes of district cooling requirements in Egypt for the next few years, this is rapidly changing the dynamics of the market. Explore the pivotal needs in establishing district cooling business models, the main drivers, the market growth and enormous potential for district cooling projects in Egypt.

Key points of discussion:
  • Get introduced to the new Egyptian DC code of 2019
  • How can investment be accelerated in low-carbon and climate-resilient district energy systems?
  • Tri-generation technologies: What are we waiting for?
  • Integrating urban systems with district cooling technologies
  • What are the key challenges in replacing HVAC with district cooling

Distinguished VIP Panellists:

12:30 PM Delivering, installing, operating and managing DC plants for mega development projects

District cooling can be a complex array of parts connected to a central cooling station. With this introduction in Egypt, developers, consultants, contractors and vendors need to work together.

What are the key aspects?
  • Managing the on-site logistics effectively to ensure the DC project is delivered on time and within budget, in order to serve the entire community
  • Providing system reliability through emergency generators and backup cooling units
  • Utilising Treated Sewage Effluent (TSE) to supply the cooling towers

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Essam.

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