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dicembre 04, 2020 - Siemens

Siemens delivers AI-based white space cooling solution for Tier IV data center

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  • White Space Cooling Optimization for highly efficient greenfield data center  in Paris region 
  • Intelligent, continuously learning solution to support data center’s 24/7  availability and energy efficiency 

Siemens Smart Infrastructure is supplying the first Tier IV-certified data center in the  region of Paris, France. The “Thésée” data center will meet the highest industry  standards for availability and energy efficiency. #siemens will install its White Space  Cooling Optimization (WSCO) smart solution to optimize the building’s energy  efficiency as well as the thermal protection of the server rooms by automatically  adjusting the operation of the cooling systems. 

Located in #aubergenville in the Paris region, the Thésée data center will occupy a  1000 m2 computer room building. The project is funded by French banking institute  Caisse des Dépôts and real estate group Idec, with operations scheduled to start in  the spring of 2021. In the long term, five more buildings will be added to the project. Siemens was chosen to install the cooling solution to increase the building’s energy  efficiency, primarily by automatically adjusting the computer rooms’ cooling systems  around the clock. The WSCO solution meets the particularly high cooling demands  of the data center, leveraging artificial intelligence to optimize performance. When it  comes to sustainability, Thésée aims to achieve a PUE (power usage effectiveness)  coefficient of 1.2. 

“We opted for the #siemens solution because it ensures a high level of security and  reduces energy consumption and maintenance needs. In the long term, this will also extend the life span of the equipment,” said #ericarbaretaz, CTO of the Thésée data  center. 

High-performance white space cooling  

The Thésée campus will be the Paris region’s first independent co-location data  center and the first to adhere to the Tier IV certification by the Uptime Institute. Tier IV stands for the highest certification level, guaranteeing a “fault tolerant” site and an  availability of 99.995%. Currently, there are less than thirty Tier IV data centers in  Europe. 

Operating the cooling equipment accounts for up to 30% of a data center’s energy  consumption. The #siemens solution leverages artificial intelligence to strictly limit  energy demand to what is necessary, thus generating major financial, operational  and energy savings. For data centers, the tolerance threshold for the temperature in  computer rooms is a vital parameter to be adhered to. The WSCO solution from  Siemens will respond automatically to any unexpected event, quickly solving temperature problems or failures and minimizing the risks of malfunctioning. In  addition, artificial intelligence enables a rapid response to mitigate any  overconsumption or issues linked to the infrastructure's operation, ensuring the  equipment’s availability without any interruption.