Whitepaper
Sustainable Resource Management for Data Centre Cooling
With data centres underpinning the ever-growing digital economy and our everyday digital lives, it is essential that data centre cooling systems are optimised to drive resource efficiency and environmental sustainability.
AirTrunk in collaboration with Microsoft Cloud and Nalco Water, has released a whitepaper Sustainable Resource Management for Data Centre Cooling.
The paper explores the key factors influencing data centre cooling, the impact of expanding cloud services, the evolving regulatory landscape, and how these elements are expected to shape data centre development in the future.
AirTrunk Chief Customer & Innovation Officer, Damien Spillane, said: “Continuous innovation is crucial to make cooling methods more energy and water efficient as demand for data centre capacity rises to meet the needs of our modern digitalised world. Industry-wide and regulator collaboration is essential to drive these advancements to ensure a sustainable digital future.”
The whitepaper outlines five key takeaways to achieve more sustainable data centres in the APJ region:
- The need to balance the energy-water nexus for optimal resource efficiency.
- Utilisation of metrics like PUE and WUE for sustainable financing and benchmarking.
- The importance of a holistic regulatory approach considering energy and water use.
- Encouraging the adoption of strategies to reduce, reuse, and replenish water resources.
- Driving industry efficiency standards through stakeholder collaboration.
