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on the chillers and cut evaporative losses,” explains Michael Obradovitch, Global Area Vice President for Data Centres at Ecolab.“ This not only lowers WUE but also brings water use decision-making right down to where the heat is generated.”
In fact, life cycle assessment studies suggest advanced cooling technologies are“ reducing greenhouse gas emissions( 15 – 21 %), energy demand( 15 – 20 %) and blue water consumption( 31 – 52 %) in data centres.”
Q. HOW CAN DATA CENTRE OPERATORS ESTABLISH STANDARDS AND BEST PRACTICES IN LIGHT OF THE CURRENT CHALLENGE?
»“ The promise of D2C comes with a caveat,” notes Matt.“ Small variations in coolant chemistry, even the more forgiving but less energy-efficient, glycol-based coolants, can lead
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