Data centre podcast challenges myths and misinformation
September 27, 2021
Echelon Data Centres has produced a podcast series providing insight into the data centre industry and dispelling common misconceptions.
Tag: Energy Efficiency
Schneider & Uni of Birmingham Dubai build green data centre on-campus
September 17, 2021
A new on-site, energy efficient data centre facility is now operational on the campus of the University of Birmingham Dubai.
Is sustainability causing tension in the data centre space?
July 1, 2021
Green data centres are a vital element in meeting global net-zero targets, with the Covid-19 pandemic helping to both accelerate digital transformation and bring awareness to these facilities’ green credentials. But do we now find ourselves in a state of sustainability vs
As easy as CFD
June 30, 2021
As data centre cost-efficiency and environmental performance come under intense scrutiny, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) plays a major role in ensuring facility optimisation, says Gordon Johnson, senior CFD manager at Subzero Engineering. Since 2015, we’ve kept track of the various savings we
CENTIEL: Managing power continuity
June 22, 2021
How do you correctly size a UPS system? The million dollar question! Well maybe not quite the million dollar question, but one well worth asking. An incorrectly sized UPS will impact both CAPEX and OPEX, and how much could this cost you
Schneider reveals all-in-one liquid cooled, EcoStruxure™ Modular Data Centre
June 10, 2021
Another industry first from Schneider Electric as the company announces the launch of a liquid cooled, EcoStruxure Modular Data Centre, All-In-One Module. Integrated by Avnet and containing chassis-level precision immersion cooling from Iceotope, the new prefabricated module will allow the most CPU
O2 focuses on keeping its (data centres) cool as 4 and 5G hot up
May 27, 2021
As lockdown eases and mobile data use sees 4G and 5G consumption hot up to new records, O2 is rolling out brand new smart cooling technology to better control the temperature at its data centres and boost the efficiency of its network
Vertiv and Green Mountain raise the standard for data centre sustainability
April 16, 2021
We didn’t think the DC1-Stavanger data centre could get any greener, but Vertiv and Norwegian colocation provider Green Mountain have announced that they’ve deployed cutting-edge technologies to further increase efficiency and sustainability at what was already among one of the greenest data
Digitalisation and the evolution of green data centres
April 6, 2021
Brian Johnson, ABB data centre segment head, explores how digitalisation is shaping the evolution of green data centres, and how it is possible to deliver both cost and energy efficiencies despite growing demand for data. Even in the face of rapid digital
Equinix joins the fight toward climate neutrality by 2030
January 25, 2021
Tech industry, assemble! In a historic pledge toward climate neutrality by 2030, Equinix has joined other European cloud and data centre providers, as well as European trade associations to form the Climate Neutral Data Centre Operator Pact and Self-Regulatory Initiative. The Climate