“ There ' s a desire in the industry to not just look at the low-hanging fruit in the optimised category , but to understand the GWP level of refrigerants ”
MILES AUVIL GLOBAL VERTICAL MARKET LEADER FOR DATA CENTRES , TRANE COMMERCIAL
when talking about a data centre . But , in the last six months , the concept has really grabbed traction ,” Auvil states .
“ A lot of people immediately assume electrification of heat is the only way you decarbonise , but that is highly inaccurate .”
“ Optimising the facilities is still meaningful , especially anything that ' s older than five or ten years . And , globally , there still is a large fleet of those sites .”
Auvil explains how HVAC systems form a pivotal part of this ongoing process . “ There ' s a desire in the industry to not just look at the low-hanging fruit in the optimised category , but to understand the GWP level of refrigerants . A highly , highly valued topic within our customer base right now is their approach to refrigerant management . And the last piece of it is going to be the developmental aspect of the reuse of these facilities ’ waste heat .”
“ Heat resuse has been adopted in a small way in Europe , but we expect that to change drastically . As this industry moves towards using immersion or direct liquid cooling , this will have a profound impact on the temperatures coming out of the data centre and make them highly monetisable when it comes to reusing that heat elsewhere in adjacent buildings , campuses , or districts .”
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