I Know What You Did Last Summer
Has Thames Water’s latest announcement on water restrictions sent a chill down the spine of London data centre operators? A recent announcement by water utility Thames Water has potentially given London data centre operators a headache, with serious consideration being made to restricting their use of water at peak times. Wet weather in the UK in July has done little to dampen the discourse around data centre water use, with extreme heat waves ravaging much of Europe and droughts prevalent in the US. Water is a resource under increasing stress, with global fresh water demand set to outstrip supply by …
Study by Critical Cooling Specialists Demonstrates 44% Data Centre Cooling Energy Savings
Airedale by ModineTM, the critical cooling specialists, recently announced the results of a new study showing that a 44% energy saving can be achieved in data centre cooling operations by the deployment of advanced cooling technologies. The study is based on a 10MW data centre in London, and evidences the savings available at full and part load against a standard and recognisable data centre cooling specification, detailing the methodology, technology and assumptions applied. Airedale has a strong legacy when it comes to sustainable cooling solutions and is a recognised pioneer in free cooling, software, product/system design and the use of …
Critical Cooling Specialist Strengthens its Sustainability Range with MultiChill
Airedale by ModineTM, the critical cooling specialists, has today announced the launch of MultiChillTM, a modular, low-GWP, free-cooling heat pump chiller range to join its new series of cooling solutions, as they continue to strive for a more sustainable future for all. MultiChill offers flexibility and efficiency as a smaller capacity heat pump chiller with modularity built into its design. With individual unit capacities between 53kW and 103kW, up to 16 MultiChill heat pump chillers can be connected on the same water circuit, delivering up to 1360kW of installed capacity. This can be done at the point of installation or …
After Adiabatics: How can Data Centres Respond to the Climate Crisis?
With great power comes responsibility. A recent report suggests that by 2025, data centres will consume one-fifth of all the electricity in the world. …
Measuring Embodied Carbon in Bespoke AHUs
Measuring the embodied carbon* of our bespoke AHUs is becoming more critical to our clients, as healthcare providers, commercial organisations and other industries seek to manage their own carbon footprint. Using CIBSE’s TM65 methodology, we are able to provide a mid-level embodied carbon calculation, along with the design data of each and every of our bespoke AHU products, from initial design stage. Whilst Environmental Product Declarations (EPD’s) are generally considered the most reliable method to assess the environmental impact of a product, including its embodied carbon, at every stage of its lifecycle, the development of EPDs requires the involvement of …
Green is the colour of money – how to make a sustainability programme stick in manufacturing businesses
As an air conditioning manufacturer we definitely feel the weight of responsibility when it comes to sustainability. Historically, because of the energy and refrigerant gases used within air conditioning products, the HVAC industry has attracted attention. On top of this, manufacturing processes currently use roughly one-third of the world’s energy. As a marketer I’m one of the people at the company taking a lead on sustainability as it’s my job to reshape that narrative and help steer the ship strategically, listening to our clients and what they want. We work heavily in the data centre market, which is an industry …
