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THE CHINDATA GROUP, AND TECHNICAL RESEARCH PARTNER, VERTIV TECHNOLOGY, HAVE JOINTLY RELEASED DETAILS OF THE WORLD’S FIRST WATERLESS COOLING TECHNOLOGY.
World’s first
K waterless technology
NOWN AS X-COOLING, the tres generate a large amount of heat, which has solution enables data centres to traditionally been dispersed by using water. As a achieve zero WUE cooling, setting result, data centres are commonly located in a new benchmark for the industry. areas where both power and water supply are
Leveraging this technology will plentiful and cheap.
promote sustainability across the entire indus- This greatly narrows the range of suitable
LEFT: Vertiv Technology is
well established in Australia.
BELOW: Chindata Group in China.
“The cooperation between software and hardware allows for real-time mapping of air volumes and cooling volumes. The technology can also ensure consistent operation with a one- click on/off switch in case of emergencies,” the joint statement said.
“Compared with commonly used indirect evaporative air handling unit (AHU) technol- ogy, in rigorous testing scenarios, X-Cooling was able to achieve a pPUE <1.1 and WUE of 0. Per 100MW data centre switching to ‘X-Cooling’ waterless cooling has the potential to save 1.2 million tonnes of water per year, which is equiv- alent to annual average water consumption of 10,000 four-person households.
“With energy and water use a growing con-
“THE TECHNOLOGY GENERATES A NATURAL COOLING PROCESS THAT REDUCES ENERGY USE.”
cern for many industries and governments, ‘X-Cooling’ offers a solution for supporting sus- tainable growth for the digital economy.”
Chindata Group is a leading carrier-neutral hyperscale data centre solution provider focused on the China, India and Southeast Asian markets.
try and lead to further innovation in the develop- ment of more efficient data centres.
Speaking at the 2022 China Computing Con- ference, Zhang Binghua, CTO of Chindata Group, said carbon emissions, water and energy use are three areas which present a fundamental chal- lenge for data centres.
“Together with the technical research and supply chain integration expertise of our partner Vertiv Technology, Chindata Group is verypleasedtoreleasedetailsof‘X-Cooling,’ the world’s first waterless cooling technol- ogy,” he said.
“We believe this major innovation in the reduction of power usage effectiveness (PUE) and water use efficiency (WUE) for cooling will bring about a new paradigm for the develop- ment of green and other low-carbon technolo- gies, enabling better use of land, energy, and water. At Chindata Group, we are passionate about promoting sustainability and efficient energy use.”
As the world becomes more digitised, there is an increasing reliance on data centres and com- puting power to operate the growing digital economy.
In storing massive amounts of data, data cen-
locations and puts more strain on existing cen- tres to grow larger.
“X-Cooling” realises waterless cooling through a complex coordination of software controllers and hardware induction technology which matches ambient temperatures to generate a natural cooling process that reduces energy con- sumption.
According to the company, the technology can also be fully adjusted to accommodate changing outdoorenvironments,indoorloadchanges,and features different operating modes to ensure better efficiency.
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