Interxion reduces cooling system
energy consumption with real-time
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
THE RESULTS
FROM OUR
INITIAL
PROJECT WITH
EKKOSENSE
HAVE BEEN
NOTHING SHORT
OF IMPRESSIVE.
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 softwaredriven
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 energy-saving 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. ◊
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