Company:Johnson Controls Inc.,
Milwaukee
Installation:46 York water-cooled
chiller units.
Completion:May 2008
Customer:Qatar Cool
Objective:Reduce the amount of
ozone depleting substances and increase efficiency at the world’s largest
district cooling chiller plant.
Description:Qatar Cool, the
district cooling authority for the Pearl Island of Qatar in the Arabian Gulf,
signed a contract with Johnson Controls Inc. to receive 46 water-cooled chiller
units with an option to purchase six more. This is the largest single order for
chiller units in the company’s history. Each Johnson Controls York centrifugal
chiller unit will be shipped from San Antonio, Texas, to Qatar, and installed
in the world’s largest district cooling chiller plant. The facility will supply
130,000 tons of chilled water daily to cool more than 15,000 residential and
commercial units, providing comfort to the 40,000 Pearl-Qatar
residents. “The plant into which these units will be installed will not be
duplicated and is certain to become a global landmark,” said Ray Ring, regional
manager, Johnson Controls. Johnson Controls is also installing its Metasys®
building automation system to ensure the cooling plant operates at maximum
efficiency.
“The plant into which these units will be installed
will not be duplicated and is certain to become a global landmark.”
- Ray Ring, regional manager, Johnson Controls
Publication date:10/01/2007
