GLOBAL SWITCH
“ We have set a target to purchase 100 % renewable electricity across all our data centres by 2030 for both our infrastructure and the customer IT load and in 2022 , over 75 % of our data centres had achieved this ”
MATTHEW WINTER CHIEF DESIGN OFFICER , GLOBAL SWITCH
Key partners helping enable sustainability goals When it comes to enabling these sustainability ambitions , Hi-Ref and Jaeggi have been key partners for Global Switch , supplying critical cooling equipment in its new data centre in Frankfurt and beyond .
“ Both Hi-Ref and Jaeggi have been key partners who have supplied critical cooling equipment in our new Frankfurt North data centre and their partnership will continue with the expansion of new developments and our ongoing redevelopment programme ,” Winter describes . “ The Jaeggi hybrid coolers are a key workhorse in our cooling reference design and help us to achieve potential free-cooling for over half the year . Hi-Ref , while supplying CRAH units in Frankfurt North , has also been assisting us in the analysis of raising the chilled water temperature in our existing data centres through the redevelopment programme .” To achieve its Scope 3 goals , Global Switch ’ s partners are key to achieving its goals . “ The supply chain represents the majority of our Scope 3 with Fuel and Energy Related Activities ( FERA ) also being a key proportion ,” Winter adds . “ We are aiming to work closely with our partners to identify where the embodied carbon savings can be made while still achieving the objective output . I have been encouraging partners
114 June 2023