SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
SUSTAINABILITY
“ IF WE CAN ’ T SLOW OUR DEMAND FOR DATA , THEN WE HAVE TO ACCELERATE OUR CLEAN ENERGY USAGE ”
MARC GARNER , SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT , SECURE POWER EUROPE , SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
“ We have to maintain and drive , build , operate and maintain efficiency and sustainability at the core of what we do ,” he explains . “ We are seeking to lower PUE , which liquid cooling will allow us to decrease even further .”
As data centre infrastructure is built up , Schneider Electric is aware that huge amounts of cloud infrastructure will be needed to support demand . Data centres will need to be designed specifically for the needs of AI , whilst considering future needs too .
“ About 60 % of the new build is focused around AI and higher density compute ,” Marc notes . “ Architecture is going to have to change to support that . The benefits are that liquid cooling allows us to really optimise the performance of a data centre . With these challenges , it is going to get us to the next level of efficiency in terms of data centre operation .”
Schneider Electric ’ s sustainability pledge Already a sustainability trailblazer , Schneider Electric helps data centres optimise power and capacity .
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146 February 2025