A key indicator for measuring environmental impact is Scope 2 emissions, which refers to the greenhouse gas emissions generated by businesses through the use of electricity. When the electricity used by enterprises comes from fossil fuels, the larger their consumption, the more emissions they generate.

 

 

Driving Change: Vertiv Explores the Intersection of ESG and Technology

 

Shenzhen, China, March 1, 2024- The data center industry has been exploring efficient and cost-effective power and cooling solutions. In recent years, the increasing attention to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainable development has also required data centers to pay more attention to reducing the impact on the environment during operation.

 

Vertiv Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President Liang Hengyi mentioned, "As an energy intensive industry, data centers are continuously expanding their capacity with the advancement of AIGC technology to meet the growing digital needs of enterprises and society.", Vertiv technology is not only committed to improving energy efficiency, but also needs to explore how to reduce or avoid the negative impact of data centers on climate change while promoting sustained industry growth.

 

Energy consumption and greenhouse gas emissions

 

A key indicator for measuring environmental impact is Scope 2 emissions, which refers to the greenhouse gas emissions generated by businesses through the use of electricity. When the electricity used by enterprises comes from fossil fuels, the larger their consumption, the more emissions they generate. Considering that fossil fuels account for over 60% of global power generation, the power supply in data centers mostly leads to emissions in Scope 2.

 

According to the 2023 Uptime Institute's global data center survey, data center PUE has remained stable at 1.58 for the past four years. However, the report also shows that with the use of carbon based energy and consistent IT loads, A data center with a PUE of 1.3 can reduce range 2 emissions by 18% compared to a data center with a PUE of 1.58.

 

Energy saving products and solutions

 

Vertiv provides a wide range of technologies and solutions to help customers improve the energy efficiency of their power and refrigeration infrastructure. For example, in the field of power supply, we have not only improved the operational efficiency of UPS systems throughout the entire product line, but also developed innovative technologies for dynamic online mode, making UPS efficiency close to 100%. Our Vertiv ™  Liebert ® EXL S1 UPS dynamic online mode achieves up to 99% operational efficiency. This type of solution not only helps customers reduce electricity consumption and range 2 emissions, but also enables the use of environmentally friendly electricity such as fuel cells.

 

More efficient resource utilization

 

In some regions, efficient utilization of water resources is crucial. Most data center refrigeration systems use water to achieve cooling. The current challenge for enterprises to deploy data centers closer to users in order to reduce latency is to build efficient data centers in areas with limited water resources.

 

In response to this challenge, Vertiv Innovation Launches Vertiv ™ Liebert ® DSE integrated fluorine pump natural cooling solution achieves the ultimate energy-saving without water in data centers. Compared to traditional 1 MW data centers using chilled water systems, Vertiv? Liebert ®  The DSE 250kW natural cooling system can save up to 25 million liters of water annually. Since its launch ten years ago, this system has saved billions of liters of water worldwide.

 

Design principles that balance efficiency and environment

 

In order to balance efficiency and the environment, we follow the following five design principles in the continuous development of new products and solutions:

 

1. Design energy-saving and water-saving solutions
2. Creating a durable and resilient device with high availability
3. Restrict manufacturing processes that have adverse effects on the environment and increase the use of recycled materials in products and product packaging
4. Support remote troubleshooting, optimize services, improve and reduce the impact of service practices on the environment, such as remote troubleshooting based on monitoring data and repairing on the first visit to reduce the number of visits
5. Reuse, refurbish, or recycle equipment and materials