8 June 2020

A greener way to cool data centres

This was first published on NUS Engineering news.

Schematic illustrating the flexible nature of the new cooling technology, in which liquid cooled racks co-exist in the same data hall as air cooled racks; thus requiring little or no infrastructure changes and additional capital expenditure.

Researchers led by NUS Mechanical Engineering Associate Professor Lee Poh Seng have developed a high-efficiency hybrid cooling solution for ‘green’ data centres, achieving a near-ideal partial power usage effectiveness score. The team has now incorporated a company, CoolestDC Pte Ltd, to commercialise this technology.

 

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