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Airedale by Modine chiller at Rockbridge , Virginia
A 5MW , state-of-the-art testing laboratory was recently commissioned at the Modine Rockbridge facility in Virginia , further expanding the services that Airedale by Modine can offer data centre customers and meet increasing demand from the data centre industry for validated , sustainable cooling solutions .
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external ambient temperature to reject heat , rather than using the refrigeration process . If used within an optimised system , free cooling can help a data centre significantly reduce its energy consumption and carbon footprint . The lab also can facilitate quality witness tests for customers to validate chiller performance in person . |
So far , 28 OptiChill Free Cool chillers and 64 fan walls have been transported from Modine ’ s Rockbridge and Grenada , Mississippi , facilities to Corscale ’ s 130-acre Gainesville Crossing data campus in Northern Virginia , with further deliveries planned , to complete the order announced last year . Once complete , the chillers will provide cooling to 8 x 9MW data halls in what is eventually planned to be a 300MW development . Corscale selected the chillers due to their market-leading free cooling performance . � |
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Airedale , the critical cooling specialists , is a trusted brand of Modine , a diversified global leader in innovative thermal management solutions , and provides complete cooling solutions to industries where removing heat is mission critical . Modine ’ s Rockbridge facility opened in 2022 to manufacture chillers to meet the growing demand from US data centre customers .
The new lab can test a complete range of air conditioning equipment , accommodating air-cooled chillers up to 2.1MW and water-cooled chillers up to 5MW . Crucially for data centre applications , the ambient temperature inside the chamber can be reduced to prove chiller free cooling performance . Free cooling is the process of using
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In addition , the first US-based service team has been launched , to provide ongoing support to data centre customers in the field . The team offers coverage for spare parts , planned maintenance and emergency response , providing reassurance to customers when every second counts .
Demonstrating further commitment to developing the local workforce , the Rockbridge facility is working with colleges in Northern Virginia to recruit and train service engineers , either as new graduates who will receive fast-tracked training or through apprenticeships . Apprentices will have a mix of college classes and on-site training , after which they will graduate with an associate ’ s degree in engineering .
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FREE COOLING IS THE PROCESS OF USING EXTERNAL AMBIENT TEMPERATURE TO REJECT HEAT , RATHER THAN USING THE REFRIGERATION PROCESS . |
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