Energy efficiency in Data Centres is an area in which there are many initiatives taking place, both internationally and in Ireland. These initiatives aim to inform and stimulate data centre operators and owners to reduce energy consumption in a cost-effective manner. Purpose To explore and address the common energy use and consumption issues shared by all members of the working group from an industry that must guarantee information security and business continuity for its clientbase. Members: 8 Members from SEAI’s Energy Agreements Programme and LIEN The Data Centre Special Working Group (SWG) is made up of companies who provide data centre services as part of a commercial offering or as an internal service to other parts of the business. Therefore this SWG has participants that compete against each other for external business. This competition factor is a unique feature of the data centre SWG, Activities Data Centre SWG activities included : - To facilitate networking within Data Centre organisations in Ireland
- To assist participating companies in achieving the best performance through focussed Special Investigations.
- To understand best technology and practices
- To identify areas for improvement and improvement projects
- To focus particularly on Special Investigation opportunities within the Data Centre SWG participants
- To disseminate best practice
- To provide information on the types of improvement projects undertaken by SWG participants, in terms the delivery and the outputs of the projects.
Output The SWG Project report documents the progress of the working group, describing the workshops that were held, and the outputs delivered in terms of site assessments and guide documents. It outlines the opportunities for further investigation and recommendations for future activities. Opportunities identified Areas identified for best practice Data Centre demonstrator projects include; - Free Cooling.
- Evaporative Cooling
- Implementing EN16001 Certification
- Metering
- Cold Aisle Separation.
- Increased Cold Air Supply Temperature
- Under Floor Air Flow
- Lighting
- Virtualisation
Data Centre SWG Documentation (click on links below to download) All documents will be available here shortly Data Centre SWG Project Report Desktop studies - Data Centre Energy Efficient Design Guide
- A Guide to Energy Savings in Data Centres
- Applying the EN16001 Certification to Data Centres
- Relative Humidity in Data centres
- Practical options for Retrofitting Data Centres
Case studies - EMC - Fresh Air Cooling Project
- Intel - Evaporative Cooling
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