Schneider Electric Case Studies Innovating climate- positive results

	Innovating climate- positive results Schneider Electric

Innovating climate- positive results

Schneider Electric

Technology Category	Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Storage Services
Applicable Functions	Facility Management
Use Cases	Building Energy Management Energy Management System
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services System Integration
Challenge	EcoDataCenter, a company focused on sustainability, wanted to build a climate-positive data center at the heart of its HPC colocation in Falun, Sweden. The company needed safe and reliable power management that would ensure customer-server uptime and energy efficiency. The company also wanted to be part of a unique energy ecosystem where it could send surplus, low-grade waste heat to its neighbor, the local biofuel facility and pellet mill. The repurposed heat would be stored in the facility to help it operate in the colder months of the year, ultimately using less fossil fuels to make heating pellets. Read More
About Customer	EcoDataCenter is a company that provides both colocation services and high-performance computing (HPC). The company operates with an emphasis on climate-positive solutions for clients, communities, and the environment. Located in Falun, Sweden, EcoDataCenter operates the world’s first climate-positive data center and was among the top sustainability innovators of 2015 (Sustainia100). The company has a mutually beneficial relationship with a neighboring pellet mill. EcoDataCenter's mission is to be socially and environmentally accountable when it comes to new data centers. The company aims to become the leading data center operator in the Nordics in the coming five years. Read More
Solution	EcoDataCenter partnered with Schneider Electric to achieve its goal of building a climate-positive data center. Schneider integrated EcoStruxure for Cloud & Service Providers and EcoStruxure IT Advisor into EcoDataCenter’s new build. With EcoStruxure as an open architecture, EcoDataCenter was able to seamlessly connect Schneider and third-party hardware, software, and monitoring through the platform’s analytics and services. Many of the integrated technologies bear Schneider’s “Green Premium” label, meaning they are designed for environmental transparency, lifecycle assessment, and end-of-life instructions. The data center is equipped with four 99%-efficient Galaxy VX UPSs, which can support 3,750 kW of customer load. Read More Log in to view content
Contents

Technology Category

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Computing

Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) - Cloud Storage Services

Applicable Functions

Facility Management

Use Cases

Building Energy Management

Energy Management System

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

System Integration

Challenge

EcoDataCenter, a company focused on sustainability, wanted to build a climate-positive data center at the heart of its HPC colocation in Falun, Sweden. The company needed safe and reliable power management that would ensure customer-server uptime and energy efficiency. The company also wanted to be part of a unique energy ecosystem where it could send surplus, low-grade waste heat to its neighbor, the local biofuel facility and pellet mill. The repurposed heat would be stored in the facility to help it operate in the colder months of the year, ultimately using less fossil fuels to make heating pellets.

About Customer

EcoDataCenter is a company that provides both colocation services and high-performance computing (HPC). The company operates with an emphasis on climate-positive solutions for clients, communities, and the environment. Located in Falun, Sweden, EcoDataCenter operates the world’s first climate-positive data center and was among the top sustainability innovators of 2015 (Sustainia100). The company has a mutually beneficial relationship with a neighboring pellet mill. EcoDataCenter's mission is to be socially and environmentally accountable when it comes to new data centers. The company aims to become the leading data center operator in the Nordics in the coming five years.

Solution

EcoDataCenter partnered with Schneider Electric to achieve its goal of building a climate-positive data center. Schneider integrated EcoStruxure for Cloud & Service Providers and EcoStruxure IT Advisor into EcoDataCenter’s new build. With EcoStruxure as an open architecture, EcoDataCenter was able to seamlessly connect Schneider and third-party hardware, software, and monitoring through the platform’s analytics and services. Many of the integrated technologies bear Schneider’s “Green Premium” label, meaning they are designed for environmental transparency, lifecycle assessment, and end-of-life instructions. The data center is equipped with four 99%-efficient Galaxy VX UPSs, which can support 3,750 kW of customer load.

Impact #1	Connected sensor and meter monitoring allows greater facility temperature control.
Impact #2	The data center achieves new levels of efficiency, with an EER of 132 and a PUE of 1.15 by reusing low-grade waste heat.
Impact #3	EcoDataCenter runs a climate-neutral facility through its whole life cycle.

Impact #1

Connected sensor and meter monitoring allows greater facility temperature control.

Impact #2

The data center achieves new levels of efficiency, with an EER of 132 and a PUE of 1.15 by reusing low-grade waste heat.

Impact #3

EcoDataCenter runs a climate-neutral facility through its whole life cycle.

Benefit #1	The data center can support 3,750 kW of customer load.
Benefit #2	The data center achieves an EER of 132.
Benefit #3	The data center has a PUE of 1.15.

Benefit #1

The data center can support 3,750 kW of customer load.

Benefit #2

The data center achieves an EER of 132.

Benefit #3

The data center has a PUE of 1.15.

Download PDF Version

Overview

Innovating climate- positive results

Operational Impact

Quantitative Benefit