Cooling
On 24 August the Mayor of Amsterdam, Job Cohen, opened the first cooling station at the Amsterdamse Zuidas.
The opening of the cooling station was a milestone for the Netherlands and the city of Amsterdam as well as for Nuon. A single central facility supplies an entire region with energy-efficient cooling. To this end cold water is pumped out of the ‘Nieuwe Meer’ lake to cool the air in the utility buildings located on the Zuidas. Compared to a conventional separated heating and cooling product, the amount of energy required can be reduced by 60%.
Our ambition for the coming years is to build cooling stations at more locations, so that sources of renewable cooling can be connected to large urban office buildings and industrial locations.
Results
In 2006 the first power station at Amsterdam’s ‘Zuidas’ business district was taken into use. In 2006 contracts were concluded for 5MW of the available 50 MW cooling capacity. Contracts have now been signed for a total of 35 MW. Meanwhile the preparations have started up for the construction of a cooling station at the Zuidoost Lob in Amsterdam. Assuming the investment is given the go-ahead, this power station is expected to come into service in 2008.
