Schneider Electric and
EcoDataCenter partner
for climate positivity
Schneider Electric, a leader in the
Digital Transformation of energy
management and automation,
partners with EcoDataCenter to build an
ultra-low-carbon-footprint data centre at
the heart of its HPC colocation in Falun,
Sweden. With the goal of being one of
the most sustainable data centres in the
Nordics, Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure
Building Operation, Galaxy VX UPS with
lithium-ion and MasterPact MTZ are
just some of the solutions ensuring the
colocation facility stays on mission for
climate positivity.
Additionally, Schneider’s Connected
Services Hub provides remote monitoring
and 24/7 access to EcoDataCenter’s
critical facility.
In need of reliable power management
that would ensure customer-server
uptime and energy efficiency,
EcoDataCenter partnered with Schneider
Electric. “With the solutions coming from
Schneider Electric, we expect to achieve
a PUE of 1.15 and combining that with
renewable power, we will make sure that
we are one of the most sustainable data
centres in the Nordics and hopefully in
the world,” said Mikael Svanfeldt, Chief
Technology Officer for EcoDataCenter.
Sustainable digitisation with
EcoStruxure solutions
Schneider Electric integrated EcoStruxure
for Cloud and Service Providers into
EcoDataCenter’s new build. With
EcoStruxure as an open architecture,
EcoDataCenter was able to seamlessly
connect existing hardware, software
and monitoring through the platform’s
analytics and services. EcoDataCenter
has now connected sensor and meter
data generating analytic reports on the
data centre’s operational efficiency and its
sustainability index. Connected Services
Hub now remotely monitors critical
sensors and also gives EcoDataCenter
24/7 expert remote monitoring and
troubleshooting by Schneider Electric’s
team of service engineers.
When building a data centre,
EcoDataCenter considers the wellbeing
of the community. With the monitoring,
efficiency and connectivity that
EcoStruxure provides, EcoDataCenter is
able to recycle the facility’s heat waste
to local utilities. EcoDataCenter uses
that efficiency to give back to the local
grid, allowing it to go beyond net-zero
emissions and achieve climate positivity.
intelligent POWER AND COOLING
Two Uniflair Turbocor Chillers add to
facility climate control, supplementing
the usually low Nordic temperatures,
especially during summer’s humidity.
Within EcoStruxure’s architecture,
four Galaxy VX UPSs support 1,250 kW
of customer load in its 99% efficiency
ECOnversion Mode. This backup
power frees up energy that can be
diverted to clients.
“Schneider Electric is honoured to
partner with EcoDataCenter to deliver
its vision to be the world’s first climate
positive colocation data centre,” said
Christina Backlund, VP Secure Power,
Nordic and Baltics at Schneider Electric.
“Working together, EcoDataCenter and
Schneider have proved it is entirely
practical for a well architected data centre
to be both efficient and resilient while
meeting sustainability goals, in this case
benefitting the environment as well as the
local community.” ◊
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