Johnson Controls, the globally renowned company for smart, healthy and sustainable building solutions, has leveraged its Silent-Aire solutions, in order to offer the industry’s first hyperscale data center platform, which is focused on helping cloud providers to meet ambitious sustainability targets.
The Johnson Controls Data Center Solutions platform delivers innovative solutions that conserve water and reduce energy consumption, including air-cooled chillers, liquid cooling, combination air handler units, future-ready refrigerants and prefabricated modular data centers.
Data Center Solutions platform
Lindsey Leckelt, the Vice President (VP) of Data Center Solutions at Johnson Controls, said “Through its Data Center Solutions platform, Johnson Controls is offering something unique and valuable to global hyperscale companies.”
Lindsey Leckelt adds, “Johnson Controls is the first to provide innovative digital technologies combined with standard and bespoke cooling equipment and modular data center solutions that optimize energy consumption and water usage. We have the experience and capability to deliver these solutions as global integrated programs at-scale to our hyperscale partners.”
Reaching Ambitious Energy and Water Targets
Mission critical data center operations typically require significant amounts of water and energy for cooling
Mission critical data center operations typically require significant amounts of water and energy for cooling, and hyperscale server rack power density is expected to double as soon as 2023. Many cloud providers are prioritizing investments that improve their environmental sustainability and making climate pledges specific to decarbonization.
A 2021 survey, which was conducted by Forrester Consulting, and commissioned by and developed in collaboration with Johnson Controls, ‘The Race to Decarbonization: A Spotlight on Data Centers’, found that nearly half of the data center decision-makers surveyed have indicated that they plan to reduce energy consumption across their portfolio by at least 50%, by an average reported target date of 2024.
Deploying cooling solutions offering energy efficiency
The Silent-Aire and Johnson Controls team is uniquely positioned to support data center leaders in meeting these goals, by designing and deploying cooling solutions that minimize environmental impact, while also maximizing energy efficiency and productivity.
Johnson Controls, with its Silent-Aire solutions, has been focused on innovative and effective ways to support hyperscale customers, as they respond to these challenges. Through Silent-Aire solutions, Johnson Controls is a major provider to hyperscale companies.
Re-defining Hyperscale Data Center Sustainability
With its hyperscale leadership and its global sustainability services, world-class engineering and advanced research and development (R&D), Johnson Controls is set to support one of the fastest growing segments of the technology industry, as it takes on and solves environmental challenges.
We're thinking beyond singular projects, we're investing in ongoing partnerships"
“We're thinking beyond singular projects, we're investing in ongoing partnerships,” said Maik Bohlmann, the Vice President (VP) and General Manager (GM) - Data Center Solutions, at Johnson Controls, adding “We're carefully listening to our customers, and we're best positioned to support them as they redefine data centers and their energy profiles. From innovative technologies to continuous support through the lifecycle of their progress, it's as much a revolution in our approach as it is an evolution of design for the data centers.”
Commitment to Sustainability
The Data Center Solutions platform is backed by Johnson Controls’ own commitment to sustainability. To date, Johnson Controls has reduced its energy and greenhouse gas intensity by 70% since 2002.
Johnson Controls is also honored to be recognized as AAA MSCI rated, among the ‘Top 100 Most Sustainable Companies’, listed by Corporate Knights and the first in its industry segment.
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