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COMPANY PROFILE
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Brief History

Started in Sharjah, UAE Established North 70 employees working

in 2006 with offices in American presence in in 7 offices
Dubai & Abu Dhabi Canada & US in 2013 in 5 countries

2016 Annual revenue

Executed projects in 16 Established presence AED 42 M
different countries in Australia in 2017 2020 Target revenue
AED 100 M
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Our Management Team
George Berbari; CEO / Owner
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the American University of Lebanon,
Awarded the “Distinguished Alumnus Award” by the University for recognition of his
professional achievements and pioneering contributions to the region in enhancing
energy efficiency and conservation in the HVAC field. Chaired many conferences and
released several publications in ASHRAE, Climate Control and MEP magazines.

Fouad Younan; Managing Director / Partner

Master and Bachelor Degrees in Mechanical Engineering from the University of
Massachusetts in Lowell, USA with over 25 years of executive responsibility leading
organizations, driving strategies and business development in international & local
corporates and engineering environments. CEO/MD for UTS Carrier, Qatar Cool, Emicool,
City Cool, Delta Enterprises & DC Pro Engineering.

Fadi Hashem; Design BU Director / Partner

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the American University of Lebanon, FIDIC
Certified, recognized for District Cooling and Tri-Generation authority, has several
publications in ASHRAE and Climate Control magazines and recognized for his
accomplishments in preparing “Dubai District Cooling Guidelines and Regulations for
Application of TES and Non-Desalinated Water Supply for District Cooling Plants”
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Our Management Team
Muhamad Al Tayeb; Projects & Controls BU Director / Partner
Bachelor of Engineering from Arab Academy for Science and Technology in Cairo &
Masters in Business Administration from Wollongong University. ISA UAE section
president, ASHRAE UAE chapter District Cooling and Research Promotion Chairman.
Awarded by General Electric “GE’s Automation Explorer of the Year” for his outstanding
achievements in the advancement of automation technology in the Middle East.

Sami Jamal; Business Development Manager

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from MUTAH University,
Jordan. Evolved from leadership in design to leadership in
marketing complex engineering services for DC PRO
Engineering.

Rayan Awada; MEP BU Manager

Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from the American University of Beirut. Currently
leading the MEP Division; Doubled the Division’s Revenues & Net Profit in One Year.
Certified in LEED and Estidama.
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Memberships

International District Energy The U.S Green Building Council

Association (USGBC)

American Society of Heating

Refrigeration & Air Conditioning UAE Society of Engineers
Engineering

American society Plumbing

Institution of Electrical &
Engineering
Electronics Engineering

Instrumentation and system Illuminating Engineering Society

Automation (IES)

National Fire Protection

Cooling Tower Institute
Association

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Professional Certifications

8 LEED Certified Professionals

7 Certified Energy Management (CEM)

5 Estidama Pearl Qualified Professional (PQP)

Certified Project Management Professional (PMP)

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ASHRAE Certifications (CPMP/HBDP/BEMP/BEAP)

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High Performance Building Design Professional (HBDP)
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Building Energy Modeling Professional (BEMP)
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Special Awards

Climate Control l 2011 Awards Annual Asia Pacific District Cooling

“Project of the Year” Conferences 2014 & 2015
Climate Control 2012 & 2013 &
“Best District Cooling
2014 & 2015 Awards
Consultant/Planner/Developer
“Best District Cooling Consultancy
Company” Award “

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SME 100

Out of over 40,000 Registered SME Companies, DC PRO Ranking was

2011 2014 2017

TOP 3
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Our Expertise
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District Cooling Designs
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WHY DC PRO?
ADDED VALUE
What Is District Cooling

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 District Cooling
System Configuration

District Cooling Plant ETS Room BTU Meter

Thermal Storage Tank

Piping Network

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 District Cooling
Plant Room Different Structures

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 District Cooling
Major Equipment Components

Inside The Plant Room

Centrifugal Chillers Control Room Water Pumps

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 District Cooling
Major Equipment Components

Outside The Plant Room

Cooling Towers Water Piping Network Thermal Storage Tank

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 District Cooling
Equipment Components

At The Consumer Side

Energy Transfer Station Energy Meter Fan Coil Unit

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Why District Cooling

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 District Cooling
Main Drivers
Developers
Up to 8% Capital Cost Savings

District Cooling Provider

12 to 15% Internal Rate of Return (IRR)

Government or Utility Company

Over 50% Reduction of Electric Power Consumption

Environment
Reduction of CO2 and Refrigerant Emissions by 40 to 70%

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 District Cooling
Benefits For Developers

 Reduced construction cost by more than 8%

 Reduced Electric Power Infrastructure cost by more than 30% where applicable

 Reduced Electric Utility Connection Fee

 Elimination of A/C plant will free space for commercial utilization

 District Cooling is viewed as a high end service that will add to the property value

 Better building aesthetics due to removal of bulky outdoor equipment

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 Top View Of A Building with
Air Cooled Systems

Air Cooled Chillers Air Cooled DX

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Top View For A Building with
District Cooling System

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 District Cooling
Benefits For Tenants

 Individual space or room temperature control by using multiple indoor FCU’s

 Lower indoor humidity due to better chilled water temperature control

 Chillers are in an enclosed remote location resulting in lower noise in occupied areas

 Less maintenance disturbance; this gives a higher level of tenant privacy and security

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 District Cooling
System Reliability

 Industrial grade equipment is used with much lower failure frequency than
commercial equipment

 A standby chiller and pumps are always added in a Central Plant Room

 Central Plant Rooms often have round the clock maintenance and operation
staff. This allows proper preventive maintenance and quicker response time
in the event of failure

 Thermal Storage Tank allows for 6 to 8 hours of cold water supply in case of
emergency

 Over 99% Efficiency

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 District Cooling
Better for the Environment

 Improved efficiency reduces electric power (by more than 45%) and
consequently CO2 emission

 Central plant room uses ozone friendly refrigerants such as HFC-134a

& HFO

 Fewer Larger reliable Industrial Equipment means less consumables usage

(oil, compressors etc.…) compared to hundreds of small less reliable
commercial equipment

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 District Cooling
Thermal Energy Storage Benefits

Incorporating Thermal Energy Storage tanks by

operating the chillers during off peak hours and
storing that chilled water in large thermal
energy storage tank, shifting the power required
to run the chilling system to off-peak times,
when power is in less demand. This reduces
capital cost by 8% and operating cost by 12%.

Thermal Storage Tank

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Energy Efficiency

 Large industrial grade equipment are more energy efficient than commercial
equipment; a 100 Ton commercial Air Cooled Reciprocating Chiller requires
around 1.7 KW/Ton at design conditions as compared to a 2,500 Ton Industrial
Centrifugal Chiller that requires less than 0.7 KW/Ton at the same conditions.

 Possibility of using other energy sources such as natural gas for Tri-Generation.
Gas Engines have an average year round 36% heat utilization efficiency without
heat recovery and over 65% with heat recovery as compared to 24% heat
utilization for power generation equipment only as published by Typical GCC
Power Plants.

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 We Still Need More…

Tri-Generation
The Future Of District Cooling

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 Tri-Generation
What Is It?
Tri-generation or combined cooling, heating & power (CCHP) is the
simultaneous generation of electricity while recovering heat from exhaust or
jacket of a generator or turbine or fuel cell to use it for heating , hot water or
convert it into cooling energy via adsorption chillers.
Tri-generation typically utilize natural gas as a fuel but can also use Diesel fuel,
bio diesel, bio methane or ethanol.
Its main purpose is to utilize the waste heat and increase efficiencies from
around 40% to over 80% and hence reduce primary energy use which saves
money and the environment.
Tri-generation work best when it is located close to medium or high density
development requiring both cooling and heating.
Successful implementations in Abu Dhabi & KSA are encouraging success
stories for further development.
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System Configuration
Steam & Hot Water Triple & Single Effect Centrifugal Chillers Thermal Storage Tank
Heat Recovery Absorption Chillers Cooling Towers

Chilled Water

Exhaust Heat

Natural Gas Electricity Electricity

Diesel

Generator(s) Hot Water Tank

Electricity Hot Water

Solar PV STP Water

Sewage/Grey Potable & STP Water Potable Water

Sea Water

Water Treatment
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Barriers & Opportunities
Independent power producers need licensing and has to pass via RSB to supply
the grid.
Tri-Generation used for cooling plant only may need regulatory approval .
Natural Gas is imported from Abu Dhabi and Qatar via pipeline and LNG is
imported by DUSUB through Jebel Ali floating terminal and used for peaking
summer demand .
Natural Gas is not supplied yet distributed in Dubai by DUSUB except for DEWA
& Dubal and plans to extend distribution are not yet clear.
The World Islands are not supplied by power from the grid and are ideal
candidates for tri-generation.
DC Tri-Generation Plant operating on NG could save 65% of the precious,
imported and expensive summer Natural Gas.
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Key Equipment
Advancement in Technology
• New High Efficiency Gas Generators from Kawasaki, Wartsila with 46 to 49% efficiency
(LHV).

• New Triple Effect Absorption Chillers from Thermax, Hitachi & Kawasaki with COP of 1.75 to
1.8 offering 25% higher cooling capacity output compared to double effect absorption
chillers. The Triple effect is making tri-generation and heat recovery conversion to cooling
more feasible than ever before.

• Electric Centrifugal Chillers with high COP > 6.0 and variable speed drives is making
District Cooling more feasible than ever before.

• New HFO Refrigerant offering good performance and promise to reduce global warming
potential.

• Stratified Chilled Water Thermal Energy Storage Tank is the most efficient and economically
viable energy storage available to mankind.

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Why Tri-Generation

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 Tri Generation
Cooling Systems Comparison
Impact on Primary Energy
Input Primary Energy
National Cost
Complete Cooling Heating Power (HHV)
A/C System Capacity Capacity Demand
(Type) (Tons) (KW) (KW) Million Tons Equiv. Oil Value Installed Cost
% %
(BTU/YR) (CO2/YR) (Barrel/Day) (M$/YR) (Billion US $)

Air Cooled
(Split/Ducted 1,500,000 600,000 2,700,000 72,251,187 3,863,000 35,348 578 Base 12.1 Base
/Chillers..)

Water Cooled
1,500,000 600,000 1,650,000 46,091,274 2,465,000 22,550 369 63.8 9.1 75.1
Chillers

Water Cooled
with Thermal 1,500,000 600,000 1,380,000 43,786,710 2,342,225 21,422 350 60.6 8.2 67.5
Storage
Tri-Gen with
Thermal 1,500,000 600,000 1,211,520 30,223,779 1,616,000 14,787 242 41.8 6.9 56.8
Storage

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 Tri-Generation
Projects In The Region

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 Tri Generation
The Award Winning Al Bustan Project
Size: 17 MW Power Generation, 10,000 TR District Cooling, 4,400 m3/day Water & Waste Water Treatment
Services by DC PRO: Concept and Detailed Design of the Complete System
Client: Al Olayan / Voltas
 Tri Generation
The Award Winning Al Bustan Project

Highest COP =
3.6
Achieved
from Diesel to
Cooling Energy
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The Award Winning Al Bustan Project
 Tri Generation
The Award Winning Innovation Park Project
Size: 5.6 MW of Power Generation, 7,000 TR District Cooling Plant, 1 MW Solar Photovoltaic & RO Plant
Services by DC PRO: Detailed Engineering Design of the Full System
Client: The Research Council
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The Award Winning Innovation Park Project

The Ultimate Tri-Generation Design Synchronized With Renewable

Energy; The World’s Highest Total Generating & Heat Recovery
Efficiency of 87% and COP of 3.6

Saving 75% Primary Energy Compared To District Cooling

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The Award Winning Innovation Park Project

1 MW Power Generation From

Solar PV Car Ports
 Tri Generation
The Award Winning Innovation Park Project
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