CtrlS Datacenters to deploy water-based cooling technology

HYDERABAD, INDIA: CtrlS Datacenters announced that it has partnered with Emerson Networks to deploy water-based cooling technology. The company is all set to completely replace the air-cooled system at its data center with 15 Liebert PeX cooling systems from Emerson.

The new system uses water-based heat transfer technology that converts water into cool air which is then pushed into the data center through the indoor units. The system also ensures that water doesn’t enter inside at any point of time thereby eliminating any risk to IT infrastructure. With the new cooling system, CtrlS expects to save 30 percent on energy costs annually.

“This innovation has further strengthened CtrlS’ value proposition for global outsourcing of data center services to India,” said Sridhar Reddy, Chairman and MD, CtrlS. “CtrlS has always been at the forefront of embracing innovation. This new cooling system is part of our efforts to bring in energy efficiencies and save on costs which can be passed on to our customers. Moreover, this is a completely environment friendly system with zero carbon dioxide emission,” he further added.

“We are happy to work with CtrlS to deploy this revolutionary cooling solution. Data centers worldwide are pressed to contain costs associated with cooling and other support infrastructure. Our unique water-based cooling solution gives data centers dual advantage of cost efficiency and safety. Additionally, liquid cooling fulfills both the economic and environmental requirements by offering maximum energy efficiency and minimum environmental impact,” said U Gopi, Country Manager— Data Center Business, Emerson Networks.

In preparation, CtrlS has made numerous changes at its data center. The company implemented a water treatment and chemical plant to ensure quality water supply; computational fluid dynamics (CFD) to detect thermal problems; and variable air volume (VAV) to manage the variable cooling requirements for high density racks. The VAV technique helps remove heat and control air conditioning systems by keeping one part of the exchanger temperature constant. Airflow is regulated according to the demand.