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M ARCH 2011 • W ORLDWIDE I NDEPENDENT P OWER 42 UPS E scalating demand for greater computing capabilities and data storage meant Syracuse University needed to replace its outdated data centre, which had been housed in an old brick building for decades. The university – regularly ranked among the Top 100 in the US – responded with the opening of the Green Data Center, one of the world’s most energy efficient and green data centres. The 12,000- square-foot facility, which opened 15 months ago, is designed to use 50 % less energy and produce fewer greenhouse gases than traditional data centres. Key to the center’s energy savings are 12 patented Hybrid UPS MicroTurbines® from Capstone Turbine Corp. that power the entire facility. Capstone’s Hybrid UPS is the first onsite power system to integrate clean-and-green C65 (65-kilowatt) micro- turbines directly with a dual-conversion UPS to provide power for mission-critical loads. The low-emission microturbines are the heart of an innovative trigeneration – or combined cooling, heating and power (CCHP) system – which further boosts the Syracuse University: microturbines, data centres & UPS data centre’s energy efficiency. Capstone distributor BHP Energy integrated the design of the CCHP system so the 12 natural-gas microturbines produce electricity and supply heat and cooling power to the data centre and a nearby building. Traditional data cen- tres rely on power from the utility and have banks of batteries that keep servers and equipment running during a short power loss. A stand-by emergency diesel generator is typically used for longer outages. At Syracuse, the Capstone microturbines allow the data centre to be isolated from the utility, yet draw on the utility as a backup power source. A 40-ton EnerSys battery bank with enough power to carry the maximum load for 17 minutes is available for rare catastrophic situations. It is highly unlikely, however, that the batteries ever will be used because microturbines are renowned for their high reliability and low maintenance, says the company. The Green Data Center achieves its renowned energy savings and efficiency through the integration of several advanced technologies, many of which never have been used together in a data center setting. The 12 Capstone microturbines and the trigeneration system are a hallmark of the innovative onsite technologies. IBM was a major partner in the project and provided US$5 million in design services, support and equipment, such as cooling doors which use chilled water to cool each server rack independent of its neighbours. This reduces cooling and energy costs. Two 150-ton ThermaxR absorption chillers onsite convert exhaust heat from the microturbines into energy which chills water used to cool the racks and the entire building. A Cain Industries heat exchanger can be used at the same time as the chiller to produce hot water to heat peripheral areas of the data centre and the building next door. www.capstoneturbines.com Internet link Internet link For the past 15 months Capstone Hybrid UPS MicroTurbines® have been installed in one of the world’s greenest data centres based at Syracuse University, New York, USA. The facility, which opened 15 months ago, uses 50 % less energy and produces fewer greenhouse gases. WIP Syracuse University, New York, USA. Capstone Hybrid UPS installed in Syracuse University’s Green Data Center. The centre is designed to use 50% less energy than traditional data hubs. Thermax® absorption chillers.
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Escalating demand for greatercomputing capabilities and datastorage meant Syracuse University
needed to replace its outdated datacentre, which had been housed in an oldbrick building for decades.
The university – regularly ranked amongthe Top 100 in the US – responded withthe opening of the Green Data Center,one of the world’s most energy efficientand green data centres. The 12,000-square-foot facility, which opened 15months ago, is designed to use 50 % lessenergy and produce fewer greenhousegases than traditional data centres.
Key to the center’s energy savings are 12patented Hybrid UPS MicroTurbines® fromCapstone Turbine Corp. that power theentire facility. Capstone’s Hybrid UPS isthe first onsite power system to integrateclean-and-green C65 (65-kilowatt) micro-turbines directly with a dual-conversionUPS to provide power for mission-criticalloads.
The low-emission microturbines are theheart of an innovative trigeneration – orcombined cooling, heating and power(CCHP) system – which further boosts the
Syracuse University: microturbines,data centres & UPS
data centre’s energyefficiency. Capstonedistributor BHPEnergy integrated thedesign of the CCHPsystem so the 12natural-gasmicroturbines produceelectricity and supplyheat and coolingpower to the datacentre and a nearbybuilding.
Traditional data cen-tres rely on powerfrom the utility and have banks ofbatteries that keep servers and equipmentrunning during a short power loss. Astand-by emergency diesel generator istypically used for longer outages.
At Syracuse, the Capstone microturbinesallow the data centre to be isolated fromthe utility, yet draw on the utility as abackup power source.
A 40-ton EnerSys battery bank withenough power to carry the maximum loadfor 17 minutes is available for rarecatastrophic situations.
It is highly unlikely, however, that thebatteries ever will be used becausemicroturbines are renowned for their highreliability and low maintenance, says thecompany.
The Green Data Center achieves itsrenowned energy savings and efficiencythrough the integration of severaladvanced technologies, many of whichnever have been used together in a datacenter setting.
The 12 Capstone microturbines and thetrigeneration system are a hallmark of theinnovative onsite technologies. IBM was amajor partner in the project and providedUS$5 million in design services, support
and equipment, such as cooling doorswhich use chilled water to cool eachserver rack independent of its neighbours.This reduces cooling and energy costs.Two 150-ton ThermaxR absorption chillersonsite convert exhaust heat from themicroturbines into energy which chillswater used to cool the racks and theentire building.
A Cain Industries heat exchanger can beused at the same time as the chiller toproduce hot water to heat peripheralareas of the data centre and the buildingnext door.
www.capstoneturbines.comInternet linkInternet link
For the past 15 months Capstone Hybrid UPS MicroTurbines® have been installed in one ofthe world’s greenest data centres based at Syracuse University, New York, USA. The facility,
which opened 15 months ago, uses 50 % less energy and produces fewer greenhouse gases.
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Syracuse University, New York, USA.
Capstone Hybrid UPS installed inSyracuse University’s Green DataCenter. The centre is designed to use50% less energy than traditionaldata hubs.
Thermax® absorption chillers.
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