POWER AND COOLING: Alternative Technologies for Data Centres

Research Methodology and Report Objectives

Introduction

1 - Alternative Power for Data Centres

• 1.1 Solar Power Technologies
  • 1.1.1 Concentrated Solar Power (CSP)
  • 1.1.2 Photovoltaic (PV)
  • 1.1.3 Hybrid Solar Lighting (HSL)
• 1.2 Wind Power Technology
• 1.3 Fuel Cell Technology
• 1.4 Bio-fuel
  • 1.4.1 Overall Average Fuel Prices on Energy
• 1.5 Carbon efficient equipment
  • 1.5.1 Gas Turbine
  • 1.5.2 Bio-diesel fuelled generator

2 - Alternative Cooling Technologies

• 2.1 Air Cooling
• 2.2 Force Air Cooling
• 2.3 Spray Cooling
• 2.4 Cold Corridor concept
• 2.5 Water Cooling
• 2.6 Data Centre example
• 2.7 Water Cooled IT hardware with chillers
• 2.8 Liquid Cooled IT hardware with chillers
• 2.9 Liquid Cooled IT hardware without chillers
• 2.10 Nano and Micro Technology-Based Next-Generation Package-Level Cooling Solutions
• 2.11 Nano Cooling Technology
• 2.12 Nanotube Forest Technology

3 - Global Initiatives

• 3.1 Green Grid
• 3.2 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)
• 3.3 Architecture 2030
• 3.4 eco (Association of German Internet Enterprises)

4 - Conclusions and Future Outlook

• 4.1 Alternative Power
• 4.2 Alternative Cooling
• 4.3 Carbon Efficient Equipment

• Table 1. Solar Power Technologies
• Table 2. Wind Power Technology
• Table 3. Fuel Cell Technology
• Table 4. Bio-fuel Technology
• Table 5. Overall Average Fuel Prices on Energy
• Table 6. Gas Turbine Technology
• Table 7. Bio-diesel fuelled generator
• Table 8. Alternative Cooling Technologies

• Study 1. Movable Solar Collector (Red Rocks Data Center, US)
• Study 2. Solar Power Data Centre (The AISO.Net, US)
• Study 3. Hybrid Wind System (Wind-Solar) Data Centre (Green House Data, US)
• Study 4. Hydrogen fuel cells Data Centres (Fujitsu, US, and First National Bank Omaha, US)
• Study 5. Renewable biomass energy Data Centres (Rackspace, UK)
• Study 6. Gas turbine Data Centre (Public Interest Network Services, NY, US)

• Map 1. Average Solar irradiance
• Photo 1. Hybrid Solar Lighting (HSL) Collector
• Photo 2. Megawatt Wind Turbine
• Photo 3. First National Bank of Omaha