Extra tags: Data Centre
Johnson Controls, a global leader in smart, healthy, and sustainable buildings, has used its Silent-Aire solutions to create the industry's first hyperscale data centre platform dedicated to assisting cloud providers in meeting ambitious sustainability goals. Air-cooled chillers, liquid cooling, combined air handler units, future-ready refrigerants, and prefabricated modular data centres are all part of Johnson Controls' Data Center Solutions portfolio.
Johnson Controls suite of OpenBlue connected solutions empowers data centre customers to drive significant energy savings and corresponding drop in carbon emissions.
"Through its Data Center Solutions platform, Johnson Controls is offering something unique and valuable to global hyperscale companies," said Lindsey Leckelt, vice president of Data Center Solutions at Johnson Controls. "Johnson Controls is the first to provide innovative digital technologies combined with standard and bespoke cooling equipment and modular data centre solutions that optimise energy consumption and water usage. We have the experience and capability to deliver these solutions as global integrated programs at-scale to our hyperscale partners."
Reaching Ambitious Energy and Water Targets
Mission-critical data centre operations typically require significant amounts of water and energy for cooling, and hyperscale server rack power density is expected to double as soon as 2023. Many cloud providers prioritise investments that improve their environmental sustainability and make climate pledges specific to decarbonisation.
"The Race to Decarbonization: A Spotlight on Data Centers," a 2021 survey commissioned by and developed in collaboration with Johnson Controls, found that nearly half of the data centre decision-makers surveyed plan to reduce energy consumption across their portfolio by at least 50% by an average reported target date of 2024. The Silent-Aire and Johnson Controls team is uniquely positioned to support data centre leaders in meeting these goals by designing and deploying cooling solutions that minimise environmental impact while maximising efficiency and productivity.
Redefining Hyperscale Data Centre Sustainability
Johnson Controls has focused on new, effective methods to serve hyperscale customers as they respond to these problems with its Silent-Aire solutions. Johnson Controls is a leading provider of hyperscale corporations through Silent-Aire. Johnson Controls is poised to serve one of the fastest-growing parts of the technology industry as it tackles and solves environmental concerns, thanks to its hyperscale leadership, global sustainability services, world-class engineering, and advanced research and development.
"We're thinking beyond singular projects; we're investing in ongoing partnerships," said Maik Bohlmann, vice president and general manager, Data Center Solutions, Johnson Controls. "We're carefully listening to our customers, and we're best positioned to support them as they redefine data centres and their energy profiles. From innovative technologies to continuous support through the lifecycle of their progress, it's as much a revolution in our approach as it is an evolution of design for the data centres."
The Data Center Solutions platform is backed by Johnson Controls own commitment to sustainability. To date, Johnson Controls has reduced its energy and greenhouse gas intensity by 70% since 2002. Johnson Controls is honored to be recognised as AAA MSCI rated, among the "Top 100 Most Sustainable Companies" by Corporate Knights and first in its industry segment. The company's OpenBlue suite of connected solutions empowers customers to drive environmental, social and governance (ESG) goals by enabling significant energy savings and corresponding drop in carbon emissions.
