Intelligent Data Centres Issue 08 | Page 23

INDUSTRY INTELLIGENCE POWERED BY THE DCA Daniel Pope, CEO Submer Immersion Cooling 20% of global electricity), and delivers order of magnitude increases in efficiency over forced-air cooling. At the same time, the technology allows for ZERO water consumption of the secondary cooling systems as they operate in a closed loop protected from the outdoor climate and sand. Submer is proud to bring to GITEX the SmartPodX, the latest addition to their cutting-edge SmartPod Immersion Cooling System platform, launched at the past OCP Global Summit. The SmartPodX conforms to both standard server formats and to Open Compute Project (OCP) specifications for high- performance, supercomputing and hyperscale infrastructures. The practical and modularly highly scalable, all-in-one design of Submer’s Immersion Cooling solutions allows it to be deployed anywhere in the world, guaranteeing: • • Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) ratios of 1.03 or better – 25x to 30x more efficient (no matter the climate conditions, so also in regions with hot temperatures or high humidity as the Middle East). • • Compute densities exceeding 100 kW – 10x to 20x higher per rack footprint. • • IT Hardware lifespan increase of 20% to 50%. • • Reduction of energy costs by around 50%. • • Zero water consumption of the full solution as it operated with closed water loops. • • Compatibility with all existing off the shelf IT hardware (which is protected by the dielectric biodegradable SmartCoolant). • • Safe and sealed environment (that helps protect the IT hardware from any dust or particles, avoiding thus maintenance and cleaning procedures that are common in air- based cooling systems). When it comes to data centre cooling in the Middle East region there are several serious challenges which need to be overcome. With Submer Immersion Cooling solutions, data centre owners and operators in the Middle East can be protagonists of the next digital revolution achieving efficiencies better than remote, state-of-the-art hyperscale facilities and getting low-latency, high computational density, Edge-ready services, right where they are needed the most. About Submer Submer, the cleantech company, designs, builds and installs Liquid Immersion cooling solutions such as for HPC, hyperscaler, data centres, Edge, AI, deep learning and Blockchain applications. The SmartPod and the SmartPodX, two of Submer’s Immersion Cooling technologies, are the most practical, resilient, eco-friendly and highly efficient Immersion Cooling solutions guaranteeing fast and easy deployment thanks to their modular and compact design. Submer is changing how data centres are being built from the ground up, to be as efficient as possible and to have little or a positive impact on the environment around them (reducing their footprint and their consumption of precious resources such as water). Our multinational talented team has a huge passion for the environment and expertise in data centre design and day-to- day operation. We’re continuing to scale our team and operations in Barcelona to support our international growth. Submer Immersion Cooling was founded in 2015 by Daniel Pope and Pol Valls to make operating and constructing data centres more sustainable. Both Daniel and Pol have previous track records of taking tech ventures from start-ups to high-value companies (notably, creating, growing and operating the Data Centre Datahouse Internet later acquired by Telefónica Group in 2011). ◊ www.intelligentdatacentres.com Issue 08 23