ECODATACENTER LAUNCHES WORLD’S FIRST CARBON-POSITIVE DATA CENTRE W


ith data centres expected to consume as much as 20 per cent of the world’s energy within only a few years, the deployment of energy


efficient data centres is crucial. Swedish developer of climate-positive data centres EcoDataCenter has taken a global lead in this segment and is now launching the first carbon positive data centre in the world, in Falun in central Sweden. Increased digitalisation will lead to data processing at data centres using


one fifth of the world’s total energy production as early as 2025, as calculations from several researchers and experts show. Since fossil fuel sources are responsible for two-thirds of the world’s production of electricity, data centres risk becoming one of the largest sources of carbon dioxide emissions. Sweden’s EcoDataCenter, a provider of colocation data centre solutions,


is now ready to give the central Swedish city of Falun the world’s first climate-positive data centre. After four years of development efforts, EcoDataCentre has managed to create a data centre that is integrated with the surrounding energy ecosystem to reuse the heat generated and create the world’s first climate positive data centre; being climate positive means that not only are there no carbon emissions, but that during operation it even promotes the reduction of total carbon emissions. Carbon-positive operation is achieved through green electricity and using the surplus heat from the centre in Falu Energi och Vatten’s local


district heating networks and a wood pellet factory. During the warmer months, the surplus energy in the district heating network is used for cooling the data centre. The facility will have a total capacity of 1.9mW and will be put into operation in the autumn of 2018.


“The technical design of the data centre will be a crucial issue going


forward, since it has a tremendous impact on both environment and costs, and we see a very large market for our technology,” said Lars Schedin, CEO of EcoDataCenter. ecodatacenter.uk


PLANNERS BACK MARSHALL-TUFFLEX TRUNKING SOLUTION FOR ICONIC HOTEL A


n aggressive coastal location coupled with conservation regulations were key


challenges for contractors tasked with installing a new air conditioning system at Brighton’s historic Grand hotel. Marshall- Tufflex’s Glass Reinforced Polyester (GRP) cable management system fitted the bill perfectly thanks to its corrosion-resistance, long-lasting durability and a heritage sensitive ‘sand colour that perfectly complemented the building’s Victorian facade. More than 320m of perforated GRP tray with standard covers was installed on the rear of the seafront hotel to hold air conditioning pipes and cables to service all 201 bedrooms. This ambitious project was part of an on- going multi-million pound investment programme following the Grand’s sale to independent owners in 2014.GRP, particularly in locations exposed to extreme weather conditions and high salinity, is the perfect alternative to steel cable management. It is a corrosion-resistant, robust product.


NEW ANALYSERS SIMPLIFY COMPLEX MOTOR-DRIVE TROUBLESHOOTING


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luke has introduced two new motor drive analysers to simplify complex motor-drive troubleshooting. The portable Fluke MDA-510 and MDA-550 Motor Drive Analyzers


save time and eliminate the hassle of setting up complex measurements, while simplifying the troubleshooting process. Guided graphical test set-ups show where to make connections and a built-in report generator provides records of actions taken. The user selects a test and the step-by-step guided measurements show where to


make voltage and current connections, while the pre-set measurement profiles ensure the capture of all the data needed for each critical motor-drive section, from the input to the output, the DC bus, and the motor itself. From basic to advanced measurements, the MDA-500 Series provides the solutions, and with a built-in report generator as-found, and as-left reports can quickly and easily be generated with confidence. fluke.co.uk


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