Data Centre Cooling

Direct Outside Air Free Cooling The rising costs of energy and the drive to be greener are resulting in greater demands to conserve energy, particularly within the growing IT Mission Critical environment. Cooling data centres accounts for approximately 40% of the total energy usage per annum so, finding a cooling solution that can minimise energy consumption and provide an environmentally sensitive solution makes perfect sense. When it comes to minimising energy consumption and costs associated with keeping a data centre at optimum temperature, utilising modulating quantities of direct free cooling offers the potential of saving up to 90% for energy usage- especially in moderate and cold climates. Using highly filtered outside air is a tried and tested way of cooling Data Centres and can be utilised for the majority of the year. Also, by utilising the highly filtered direct free outside air, condenser, compressor and fan operation is kept to an absolute minimum- all year round. Utilising direct outside air, particularly within moderate or cool climates, can also result in considerably extending the lifespan of the cooling equipment. Perhaps that’s why the likes of Google, Microsoft and Amazon utilise direct outside air cooling solutions. At Weatherite, we’ve been designing and manufacturing direct outside air free cooling solutions for over 30 years and have over 15,000 units currently in operation. 4