ENGIE Refrigeration and Archimedes Make Data Centres Efficient and Secure

Security, availability and energy efficiency - these are three key terms when it comes to describing the current requirements faced within the area of data centres. This does not just apply to the server systems themselves, but also applies to the whole technical landscape of a data centre. In particular, refrigeration supplies are a matter of high priority for planners and operators, as overheating of sensitive electronic components is a danger in case of disturbances or even an outage. Consequences are: IT systems crash, customers are dissatisfied, operators of data centres are no longer able to adhere to service level agreements.

Refrigeration know-how impresses

If you are a data centre operator who does not want to compromise on security, then rising energy costs mean that sooner or later it will be necessary to optimise the infrastructure in the data centre - and not just with the redundancy of the refrigeration supply in mind, but also aspects relating to energy effi ciency above all. A data centre operator and IT service provider from east Westphalia decided to commission an external service provider for this purpose. Archimedes Facility Management GmbH provided an impressive redundancy solution with energy-saving contracting which provided a new net connection point with a supplementary emergency power system. The primary focus of the energy- saving concept were the energy costs for the chillers in use, the pumps on the cold water circuit and the electrical output of the air-conditioning cabinets. ENGIE Refrigeration has the corresponding expertise, the required refrigeration know-how - and an extremely efficient new generation chiller: QUANTUM.