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Interxion reduces cooling system
energy consumption with realtime
optimisation software
Interxion, a leading European provider
of carrier- and cloud-neutral colocation
data centre services and a Digital
Realty company, announced that it
has reduced its cooling system energy
consumption by 20% during the first year
of an ongoing project with data centre
optimisation specialist, EkkoSense.
The project – which commenced last
February – has been designed to focus
on thermal monitoring and airflow
optimisation, increasing cooling capacity
and reducing the energy cost of cooling
equipment at West Drayton, a key London
site. The project closely follows a recently
announced wind energy agreement for
Digital Realty’s portfolio in Texas and
represents another step towards reducing
the combined organisation’s global carbon
footprint as it looks to set a science-based
target later in the year.
Throughout the project, Interxion leveraged
EkkoSense’s EkkoSoft Critical software,
which provides real-time visibility of key
data centre operational and thermal
performance to monitor the site, identify
areas for improvement – such as with the
floor grille layout and fan performance – and
subsequently recommended the appropriate
changes to optimise performance. These
software-driven insights were the key driver
behind the success of the project, which
has helped Interxion reduce cooling system
energy consumption by 20%, further
improving operational performance.
“The results from our initial project with
EkkoSense have been nothing short
of impressive,” said Jeff Tapley, Group
Managing Director, Interxion, a Digital
Realty company.
“As an organisation, we take very seriously
our responsibility to create green, energyefficient
data centres. This means we are
constantly looking for innovative ways of
reducing energy consumption and ensuring
we play our part in supporting the UK’s 2050
net zero emissions target.”
James Kirkwood, Head of Critical Services
at EkkoSense, said: “Interxion and
EkkoSense have clearly demonstrated
that technological innovation – through
advanced thermal optimisation software –
can deliver significant energy savings.
“The unique performance analytics built into
EkkoSoft Critical have highlighted airflow and
cooling inefficiencies and provided visibility
into critical metrics throughout the energysaving
process. The team at Interxion also
uses the software on a daily basis for ongoing
monitoring and evaluation capacity planning
activities to maintain the optimised state as
the environment changes,” said Kirkwood. •
THE RESULTS
FROM OUR INITIAL
PROJECT WITH
EKKOSENSE HAVE
BEEN NOTHING
SHORT OF
IMPRESSIVE.
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