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Generators and Fuel Sources

2020-02-19 GDCM Leave a comment

Most generators supporting data centers tend to use diesel as the fuel source, as the fuel can be stored on…

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Posted in: Controls, Energy, Power Filed under: biogas, diesel, efficiency, fuel, Generator, natural gas, reliability

Modernizing a Data Center for 2020

2020-01-29 GDCM Leave a comment

A path to modernize the infrastructure of a data center facility As 2020 begins, we have likely noticed that the…

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Posted in: Controls, Cooling, Costs, DCIM, Energy, Maintenance, Reliability, Standards Filed under: cost, maintenance, modern, operation, outage, risk, Standards

Artificial Intelligence in Data Centers

2019-11-03 GDCM 2d Comments

First, how do we define AI?  In commercial buildings AI is often thought of as applying analytic engines on gathered…

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Posted in: AI, Controls, Cooling, DCIM, Energy, IoT, Maintenance, Power, Smart DCs Filed under: AI, artificial, artificial intelligence, ddc, machine learning

ASHRAE 90.4 Update

2019-10-04 GDCM Leave a comment

In most jurisdictions ASHRAE 90.1 is used as the building energy standard to be followed as part of their building…

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Posted in: Construction, Cooling, Energy, Location, Power, Standards Filed under: 90.4, ASHRAE, ISO, MLC, PUE, TC 9.9

NFPA 855 & Energy Storage

2019-08-28 GDCM Leave a comment

The rise of battery storage systems has increased significantly as solar photovoltaic and other systems seek a way to capture…

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Posted in: Batteries, Energy, Fire Protection, Power, Reliability, Standards Filed under: 855, batteries, fire protection, fire suppression, Li-Ion, lithium-ion, NFPA

Metal Roofing for Improved Efficiency

2019-07-26 GDCM Leave a comment

Every year there are millions of square feet of data center space constructed but also millions of square feet that…

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Posted in: Construction, Cooling, Costs, Energy, Maintenance Filed under: architecture, exterior, photovoltaic, PV, roof, roofing, solar, solar panel

Air Energy Recovery

2019-06-21 GDCM Leave a comment

Data center managers are always on the lookout for a means to reduce the heat that their facilities generate to…

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Posted in: Cooling, Costs, Energy, Location, Maintenance Filed under: air-to-air, energy recovery, heat exchanger, heat pipe, heat wheel, recovery

DC Power Revisited

2019-04-25 GDCM Leave a comment

DC power has been proposed for use since Edison debated with Tesla about which should be used.  Ultimately AC has…

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Posted in: Batteries, Controls, Energy, Power Filed under: AC, DC power, UPS, voltage

Cryptocurrency and the Data Center

2019-01-06 GDCM Leave a comment

As blockchain and cryptomining were starting, people were attempting to do the same in their garages and other ad-hoc locations…

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Posted in: Cooling, Costs, Energy, IT equipment, Power Filed under: bitcoin, Bitmain, crypto, cryptomining, mining, Rockdale, Texas

Densification: Power & Cooling

2018-11-09 GDCM Leave a comment

Another option that continues to grow year-over-year is not going up or out at all, but solving the need for…

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Posted in: Construction, Cooling, Costs, Energy, IT equipment Filed under: Cooling, densification, density

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