District Cooling in the People's Republic of China: Status and Development Potential by Asian Development Bank

Author:Asian Development Bank [Bank, Asian Development]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Technology & Engineering, Public Policy, Construction, Heating; Ventilation & Air Conditioning, Political Science, Energy Policy
ISBN: 9789292577100
Google: B9PGDgAAQBAJ
Goodreads: 57041568
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Published: 2017-02-01T08:16:05+00:00

D. Players in the District Cooling Market

Trade associations. These associations initiate and facilitate communication between stakeholders in the sector, provide technical support, submit proposals to relevant governmental bodies, publish articles, and promote academic communication internationally, among other functions. The associations most relevant to district cooling are:

•China District Energy Association (www.qyny.org)

•China Exploration & Design Association, Construction and Equipment Engineering Branch (www.cnbef.com)

•Chinese Association of Refrigeration (www.car.org.cn)

•China Committee of Heating, Ventilation and Air-Conditioning (www.chinahvac.com.cn)

Government bodies. Government bodies draft and implement national laws, regulations, policies, and standards, among other functions. The government bodies most relevant to the development of district cooling in the PRC are the following:

•National Energy Administration (www.nea.gov.cn)

•Ministry of Housing and Urban–Rural Development (www.mohurd.gov.cn)

•National Development and Reform Commission (www.ndrc.gov.cn)

•Various municipal bodies

The National Energy Administration could have a significant role in promoting the development of district cooling in the PRC. In the area of district energy, the Ministry of Housing and Urban–Rural Development is focused on district heating, rather than district cooling.

Various municipal bodies, such as district administrations, development zones, and technology parks, could provide the most significant government support for district cooling projects. Local administrations, empowered to influence local building design and land development criteria, and integrate energy planning into urban planning, can pave the way for district cooling.

Universities and research institutions. Educational and research institutions do research and development in the district cooling field, publish articles, and provide expertise in commercial and public panels, among other functions. The professors interviewed by the study team came from the following universities:

•Beijing University of Technology (Zhao Jiancheng), www.bjut.edu.cn

•Tsinghua University (Jiang Yi and Zhu Yingxin), www.tsinghua.edu.cn

•Tongji University (Long Weiding), www.tongji.edu.cn

•South China University of Technology (Hua Ben, for CCHP), www.scut.edu.cn

District cooling utilities. District cooling utilities in the PRC, like their counterparts worldwide, can be investors, asset managers, and operation and maintenance companies. Different types of companies, both domestic and international, are represented in the PRC‘s district cooling market.

The development of the energy service company (ESCO) model in recent years has increased the number of potential district cooling utility companies in the PRC that originate from equipment suppliers and contractors.

Design institutes. The design institutes plan and prepare project proposals, carry out feasibility studies, and design district cooling facilities. National, regional, and local design institutes originating from different business areas are involved in district cooling projects in the PRC. Design institutes include the following:

•Architectural design institutes

•Municipal engineering design institutes

•Electric power design institutes

Publications. Many articles related to district cooling have been published in the PRC. For this report, the search engines Wanfan Data (万方数据) and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (中国知网) and the keyword “district cooling” (区域供冷) were used to gain access to those articles.

For 1985–2014, 352 articles, all published in academic journals, were found. The majority of the articles published in 1985–2001 pertained to district cooling technologies used in specific projects outside the PRC. The first article published in 2002 presented a specific district cooling project, Shanghai Pudong International Airport. Other articles after that discussed specific district cooling projects, including the Beijing Zhongguancun Western Region and Guangzhou University City projects.

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