Mitsubishi Electric will again attend the Data Centre World Exhibition at the London ExCeL Centre from the 6th to the 7th of March 2024, to showcase its advanced range of data center solutions.
At the show, Mitsubishi Electric, a pioneer in IT cooling solutions, will introduce a new approach to the overheating challenge by looking at data centers as useful energy sources and exploring ways to apply otherwise wasted heat to other applications.
Data centers in decarbonization
“Data centers have the potential to be a key part of the decarbonization of heating in the UK,” explains Simon Prichard, Product Strategy Manager for the company’s advanced range of IT Cooling and Central Plant.
He adds, “We are fast approaching the day when data center managers can sell off the heat from essential cooling to keep nearby offices and apartments warm.”
Energy Re-use Factor (ERF)
The most common measurement of power usage effectiveness (PUE) is reaching its practical limits
As data centers are significant energy users, they face increasing pressure to find energy savings, with the most common measurement by power usage effectiveness (PUE) reaching its practical limits.
Finding further savings is an ongoing challenge, and currently, the Energy Re-use Factor (ERF) is becoming a vital consideration in the operation of data centers. This measures the amount of re-used energy a data center can provide, divided by the electrical energy used.
Re-using waste heat
“We’re using Data Centre World to launch a white paper on how data centers can be at the heart of the UK’s low carbon heat,” said Simon Prichard.
He adds, “Around 40% of UK carbon emissions are produced from space and water heating, so re-using waste heat from data centers can make a big difference.”
IT Cooling range
The technology used in IT Cooling is advancing rapidly, focusing on selecting cooling technologies
Mitsubishi Electric’s IT Cooling range is designed exclusively for the unique working environments of data centers, where wide variations in humidity levels and the need for constant temperature control are business-critical all year round.
The technology used in IT Cooling is advancing rapidly, focusing on selecting cooling technologies to match building requirements while meeting energy-reduction targets.
MEWALL
On the stand, the team will demonstrate the workings of MEWALL, Mitsubishi Electric’s data center fan wall, using virtual reality to transport visitors to the company’s IT Cooling production facility in Italy for an exclusive first-look tour.
MEWALL will be ideal for high-density data centers or hyper-scale applications where maximum cooling duty with minimum power input is required, as it offers high performance, flexibility, and reliability.
Key features
By changing the airflow convention, MEWALL is designed for horizontal airflow at scale
It also benefits from easy and fast installation, space-saving optimization, and a low investment cost per kW, making it the perfect solution for hyperscale and colocation data centers.
By changing the airflow convention, the unit is designed for horizontal airflow at scale, allowing for taller heat exchangers, with elevated water temperatures, improving performance over conventional designs.
Critical Power Division
Mitsubishi Electric’s Critical Power Division will also be sharing the stand. The Division supplies medium and low-voltage distribution solutions, UPS, energy management, data visualization, and a host of other operational software to data centers.
Visit stand D740 to learn more about Mitsubishi Electric’s energy-efficient, low-carbon solutions to help decarbonize a data center.
