District Cooling in Lima, Peru - Identification of potentials and barriers for developing district cooling in the San Isidro financial district
Authors
Vilhjalmsson, Daniel Eldjárn ; Chang Ojeda, Miguel Antonio
Term
4. Term
Publication year
2017
Submitted on
2017-06-02
Pages
119
Abstract
San Isidro i Lima, Peru, er et af landets vigtigste erhvervsområder med mange store og værdifulde bygninger. Disse bygninger har et stort kølebehov, som udgør en væsentlig del af deres elforbrug. I dag dækkes behovet primært af konventionelle systemer, fx centraliserede airconditionanlæg. Fjernkøling – hvor et centralt anlæg producerer koldt vand og leverer det til flere bygninger – kan være et mere energieffektivt og mindre forurenende alternativ. Dette projekt vurderer, om fjernkøling kan indføres i San Isidros finansområder ved at analysere teknisk ydeevne og omkostninger (en teknisk-økonomisk vurdering) samt de politiske, regulatoriske og institutionelle rammer i Peru. Analysen peger på, at fjernkøling kan være mulig, men at betydelige institutionelle og praktiske barrierer i øjeblikket kan hindre en realisering.
San Isidro in Lima, Peru, is one of the country’s main business districts with many large, high-value buildings. These buildings have major cooling needs, which make up a substantial share of their electricity use. Today, most of this demand is met by conventional systems, such as centralized air conditioning. District cooling—where a central plant produces chilled water and supplies it to multiple buildings—could be a more energy-efficient and less polluting alternative. This project examines whether district cooling could be implemented in San Isidro’s financial areas by analyzing technical performance and costs (a techno-economic assessment) and by reviewing Peru’s policy, regulatory, and institutional context. The analysis suggests that district cooling may be feasible, but significant institutional and practical barriers currently stand in the way of implementation.
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