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Hydrogen ready continuous flow heating
THE AUSTRALIAN GAS Infrastructure Group (AGIG) and Rinnai Australia have launched a 100 per cent hydrogen continuous flow domestic hot water service in Australia.
The Rinnai appliance is for Australian condi- tions and is another key step on the journey to decarbonise gas.
AGIG CEO, Craig de Laine, said the innovative appliance showcases the future of gas appliances in Australia.
“We are delivering the low carbon future of gas supply,” he said.
“Using our existing gas networks to deliver re- newable gas, including renewable hydrogen and
LEFT: These new services are being dubbed the low carbon future of gas supply.
biogas, is key to decarbonising en- ergy use in Australia in a low cost, stable, reliable and practical way.
“We have delivered a world- class gas distribution system in Victoria as a result of our mains replacement program, which en- sures we can supply renewable gas to homes and businesses.
“Ensuring our appliances can use hydrogen is the final part of the puzzle. Industry needs a poli- cy mandate for all appliances in- stalled in Australia to be hydro- gen-ready to ensure we deliver a seamless low carbon transition for the state of Victoria and Aus-
tralia more broadly.”
AGIG is developing a demonstration
house called HyHome in Victoria, which will showcase a range of hydrogen applianc- es including cooktops, hot water systems, heaters and a barbecue, all powered by 100 per cent hydrogen.
Immersion cooling reaches Australia
MACQUARIE DATA CENTRES has signed a multi-year deal with ResetData, which will see Submer cooling technology used in Australia for the first time.
Compared with traditional water and air- cooling technologies, Submer’s immersion cool- ing can reduce CO2 emissions by up to 45 per cent and creates zero wastewater.
It also reduces the physical footprint by up to 90 per cent, and the heat generated by the infra- structure can be 99 per cent recycled. Globally, Submer has partnered with tech giants such as Intel and Dell.
ResetData will provide disaster recovery-as-a- service (DRaaS) housed in Macquarie Data Cen- tre’s sovereign facilities.
The company is targeting growth within gov- ernment, gaming, video production, rendering and other data-heavy industries needing to bal- ance cost, environmental concerns, and fast-ris- ing compute needs.
ResetData co-founder and managing director Bass Salah said the technology enables efficient GPU-as-a-service (GPUaaS), which will be a
game changer in 3D rendering, architectural de- sign services, cloud gaming, and even institu- tional blockchain.
Beyond blockchain, he also sees the technolo- gy as a cornerstone to enabling the metaverse.
“As an example, the New South Wales Gov- ernment is building a digital twin of the entire state,” he said. “It will replicate all levels of in- frastructure, street scale and built environ- ment in a single pane which requires signifi-
ABOVE: Macquarie Data Centre’s group executive David Hirst
cant processing power once this becomes completely populated. It’s vital that govern- ments are leveraging the most efficient data centre technologies.
“It’s in projects like these, and the investments hyperscalers are making, where we see the be- ginnings of the metaverse – a virtual world with which people engage through digital avatars take shape,” he said.
“Very few people and companies are thinking about the underlying infrastructure needed to power this new virtual world, including data centres which are the heart of it, and without these considerations, the real world will suffer.”
Macquarie Data Centres group executive David Hirst said the partnership expands the service offering at the Macquarie Park data centre campus.
“Our partnership with ResetData enables in- creasingly important technologies such as GP- UaaS to drive Australia’s digital economy. It’s good to see how technologies come to market which enable the digital applications of the fu- ture,” Hirst said.
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