Seawater Air-conditioning Studied in the Caribbean

A study commissioned by CAF and the France Development Agency on seawater air-conditioning was recently completed by Makai Ocean Engineering in Montego Bay, Jamaica and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic.

According to the study results, the benefits of such systems include:

  • Energy and cost savings approaching 90 percent compared to conventional air conditioning.
  • Stable costs that are almost entirely independent of energy price fluctuations.
  • Environmentally friendly technology with reduced greenhouse gas emissions, fuel and water consumption.

Sea-water air conditioning is expected to be of greatest use to hotels and resorts, whose air conditioning can account for 40% of electricity consumption.

Seawater Air-conditioning

Source: http://www.energymanagertoday.com/seawater-air-conditioning-studied-caribbean-0114420/

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