Ahmad Bin Shafar, CEO, Empower, (right) at the IDEA Campus Energy 2019 Conference

Dubai, UAE, 3 March 2019: Empower, the District Cooling services provider, participated in the International District Energy Association (IDEA) Campus Energy 2019 Conference, the company announced in a Press communiqué. The conference, organised by IDEA, was held from February 26, 2019, to March 1, 2019, in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, in conjunction with the IDEA Board meeting, the communiqué said. IDEA sought to bring experts and professionals together from the District Cooling sector and to explore new solutions for the industry, particularly microgrids, which have become a key component of modern and sustainable cities, the communiqué further said.

Ahmad Bin Shafar, CEO, Empower, headed a delegation from the company and attended the IDEA board meeting as a member of the Board of Directors, the communiqué said. The Empower delegation attended the conference and the Microgrid Workshop that addressed various topics, such as opportunities and challenges of microgrids, as well as planning for the future with cyber-secure microgrids; identifying key design elements of microgrids; using advanced technology to support business objectives and clean energy and other related subjects, the communiqué further said.

Bin Shafar said, “Through our participation in the IDEA Campus Energy 2019, we aimed to exchange views and experiences and strengthen our partnership with IDEA, which is a global incubator for the best practices in District Cooling, through its efforts, especially in organising the most important global conferences and events throughout the year.”