Focus on sustainability and renewables Connaughton adds that by combining their water-cooling technology with renewable energy sources , that means zero emissions in the sector with an extra 70-80 % of cooling efficiency – further driving the value of renewables .
He explains : “ Unlike most conventionally chilled data centres , we consume no water , whereas mechanically-chilled systems consume a lot . Conventional systems use drinking water , which uses energy to deliver the drinking water to the data centre . Then the data centre retreats the water . In mechanical chilling , water also evaporates , and a big chunk also ends up in the wastewater system . But if you chill data centres with naturally cold water , you don ’ t have to do any of that .”
“ Unlike most conventionally chilled data centres , we consume no water , whereas mechanicallychilled systems consume a lot . Conventional systems use drinking water , which uses energy to deliver the drinking water to the data centre ”
JAMES CONNAUGHTON CEO , NAUTILUS DATA TECHNOLOGIES
310 January 2022