A binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed for the development of the world’s first open-space cooling geothermal system at the Jnayin Nourah Project, located at the Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University campus in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The project will utiliz eht patented PrimeLoop technology of geothermal cooling company Strataphy.
The MoU was signed by four parties including Strataphy as the provider of PrimeLoop technology, the Saudi District Cooling Company (Saudi Tabreed) as the district cooling infrastructure developer, and the consortium of “Best Land for Real Estate and Investment LLC” and “Daim Al Athar for Real Estate Co.” as the client and project owner.
Under the collaboration, Saudi Tabreed will provide a turnkey district cooling solution with an indicative cooling load of approximately 10,000 TR (~35 MWth), while Strataphy will deliver PrimeLoop Cooling. This will be the first open-space cooling application of geothermal technology in the world, and also the first geothermal-supported development on a university campus in the Middle East region.
These milestones position the Jnayin Nourah project in the forefront of cooling innovation, demonstrating how geothermal can be successfully utilized to meet the cooling demands of large-scale developments in hot climates.
“This is a landmark moment, not just for the Jnayin Nourah Project, but for the global cooling industry. With PrimeLoop, we have made shallow geothermal viable for district cooling at scale, and we are deploying it here as the first open-space cooling application of its kind anywhere in the world,” said Ammar Alali, CEO of Strataphy.
“The implications are profound. We can cool an entire development with zero water consumption in a region where every drop counts, while cutting the electricity that cooling demands by up to half. That represents a fundamental rethinking of how we cool our cities. We are proud to prove, alongside visionaries, that world class performance and genuine sustainability are not competing goals but one and the same.”
By rejecting heat into the earth rather than evaporating water into the air, Strataphy’s PrimeLoop technology operates with zero water consumption, eliminating the millions of cubic meters of water that conventional cooling towers consume each year in one of the most water-scarce regions on earth. It is also designed to slash the electricity required for cooling by up to 50 percent compared with conventional cooling systems.
Strataphy has already signed several contracts to deploy its geothermal cooling technology to various industries and facilities across Saudi Arabia, including steel manufacturing, hospitals, poultry farms, and the King Abdullah Economic City mega-project.
“At Saudi Tabreed, we believe the future of cooling lies in smarter, more sustainable infrastructure. We are proud to bring our turnkey expertise to the Jnayin Nourah Project and to collaborate on a solution that pushes the boundaries of what district cooling can achieve,” added Suliman Al Khliwi, Managing Director of Saudi District Cooling Company (Saudi Tabreed).
For more information on Strataphy’s business and technology, check out this webinar recording with CEO Amma Alali:
Source: Strataphy via EINPresswire
