A Report On Case Study 1.2 Green Data Centres
A Report On Case Study 1.2 Green Data Centres
CtrlS Data centre in Mumbai has been awarded the highest rating of
Platinum under LEED v4 Existing Building (O+M) category and is
considered the first in the world to get this recognition from USGBC for its
state-of-the-art energy-saving features and environment-friendly operations.
CtrlS is one of the leading data center operators in Asia, which has the
distinction of having a 4-tier data infrastructure in the country. Its vision is
to bring sustainability into its operations to achieve a green rating for its
Mumbai facilities.
The data center specializes in improving sustainable performance, and has
overcome many challenges in one of the iconic projects such as the Mumbai
International Airport T2 Terminal.
Team Conserve started working along with the CtrlS operation team to first
ascertain the benchmark of the data centre's current performance in energy,
water, and other sustainability indices. The technical services team of CtrlS
conducted a series of audits to find and bridge any gaps between the
designed and actual performance in energy-consuming areas such as IT
equipment, chillers, lighting, HVAC systems, etc.
Efficiency in Energy:
CtrlS reduced energy requirement for Cooling (18%), Power chain (3%),
fans (3%), Lights (3%), and allocated more energy for IT equipment (70%).
This has enabled CtrlS data centres to scale and expand their data centre
performance without increasing their energy requirement.
The following energy pie chart shows the difference in the before and after
scenarios.
After
Before
References:
https://searchdatacenter.techtarget.com/definition/green-data-center
https://data-economy.com/the-importance-of-green-data-centres/
https://www.nbmcw.com/tech-articles/case-studies/38474-making-of-a-green-data-centre.html