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portfolio ecosystem. Partnering with Vertiv allowed us to push the boundaries of what is possible in AI and HPC data centre deployment. Their expertise and advanced modular solutions enable us to achieve our goals of sustainability, technological innovation, and rapid business expansion.

Building a‘ first’ modular AI-ready data centre, especially one powered entirely by hydroelectric energy and designed for high-density computing, presents unique challenges. Could you elaborate on some of the key hurdles Polar encountered?

Our challenge was to create a flexible data hall design to accommodate diverse liquid

cooling technologies, future expansion, and be concurrently maintainable. The solution needed to seamlessly integrate with our existing infrastructure while providing robust power and cooling for mission-critical AI applications.

Vertiv’ s expertise in AI infrastructure, unique portfolio ecosystem and their ability to provide advanced prefabricated modular solutions that are factorytested, enabled us to quickly deliver the infrastructure we needed.

What level of resilience and reliability is Polar aiming to provide its AI-focused customers, and how critical was Vertiv’ s ability to deliver this level of redundancy in securing this partnership and meeting Polar’ s operational expectations?

We needed the highest levels of resilience and reliability for our demanding AI customers. Vertiv delivered IT infrastructure with N + 1 electrical topology and a concurrently maintainable chilled water network, providing continuous cooling even during power loss scenarios. Vertiv’ s liquid cooling solutions incorporate state-of-the-art redundancy, and filtration features to effectively support the latest GPU technologies.

Have the facility’ s performance metrics, particularly around power efficiency and cooling capabilities for AI workloads, met or exceeded initial expectations?

The project is set to achieve significant total cost of ownership savings compared to a traditional bricks-and-mortar approach, while providing fast deployment and easy reconfiguration and scalability. The solution is set to achieve high energy efficiencies and a PUE as low as 1.15, optimised by the cold climate. The site will provide 12 MW of HPC and AI-ready IT capacity, with the option to expand up to 50 MW.

Looking ahead, what role do you foresee Vertiv playing in Polar’ s future growth and development in this rapidly evolving market?

We are excited to have partnered with Vertiv on this innovative project, which allows us to scale quickly and efficiently while maintaining a strong commitment to sustainability.

The flexibility of Vertiv’ s solution enables us to easily expand to meet market demand and helps us to support our clients with cutting-edge AI and HPC capabilities. We look forward to developing our relationship with Vertiv in the future. �

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