EXECUTIVE INSIGHT
“ WE ARE BUILDING DATA CENTRES
SPECIALLY
DESIGNED FOR THE HIGH-DENSITY REQUIREMENTS OF
AI TECHNOLOGY”
TOM CHUBB, COO,
POLAR DC adapted. We are building new facilities for AI and HPC that use our clients and OEM reference architecture as our basis of design, we then overlay Polar’ s experience and expertise to form industry leading solutions. We carry that efficient design into operations to deliver excellent sustainability performance.
We are so confident in our ability that we intend to publish our energy performance metrics for all to see. A key part of our sustainability strategy is to select locations that have access to power that is generated from sustainable sources. Our DRA01 data centre in Tordal, Norway is a great example, we have hydroelectric power at scale that is generated from the region’ s abundant resources.
As we bring more sites on-line, we will continue to adhere to the same stringent sustainability standards.
Q. CAN YOU WALK US HOW POLAR DC MANAGES HIGH-DENSITY RACKS THAT MIGHT REQUIRE 100KW OR MORE PER RACK?
» We are building data centres specially designed for the high-density requirements of AI technology. Air-cooling solutions can no longer meet these new high-power requirements so liquid cooling is the only viable option.
We are currently deploying direct-to-chip liquid cooling systems that cools the heat sinks via liquid heat transfer and offers a more efficient solution compared to air cooling. This is directly reflected in improved facility Power Utilisation Effectiveness( PUE) and allows us to forecast efficiencies of 1.2 PUE or better.
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