Siemens has deployed integrated data center management software at the largest and most energy efficient data center in the Baltic region.
The building management software (BMS), the energy and power management software (EPMS) and the White Space Cooling Optimization (WSCO) help Greenergy Data Centers to lower energy usage, ensure thermal protection and manage reliable operation of the critical infrastructure.
New energy efficient data center
The new 14,500 m2 data center in Tallinn, Estonia, runs on renewable energy and is the first of three such facilities, contributing to boosting the Baltic region’s e-commerce and digital societies.
Providing the operational technology control platform of the new data center is Desigo CC, an integrated building management platform from Siemens Smart Infrastructure which connects and controls critical and non-critical building systems.
Desigo CC - integrated building management platform
Siemens building automation technologies also control the data center’s ability to distribute excess heat
Desigo CC gives operators at the data center a single pane of glass from which to visualize, monitor, control and optimize critical building management systems, energy performance and the White Space Cooling Optimization.
Siemens building automation technologies also control the data center’s ability to distribute excess heat to a district heating company, if required.
Conforms to the highest international security standards
Kert Evert, the Chief Development Officer at Greenergy Data Centers, said “This new complex conforms to all of the highest international security standards, and aims to operate at 25 percent higher energy efficiency than the market’s average.”
He adds, “Working with Siemens, we are able to have a single-vendor concept from A-Z, and together, we have created the region’s most advanced and efficient data center, creating more favorable conditions for both foreign and local companies, to offer their services on the Estonian or Baltic markets. Technologically speaking, we are at the absolute top of the world.”
Enhanced thermal optimization
Thermal optimization has improved, by combining Desigo CC building management with Siemens’ AI-powered White Space Cooling Optimization, increasing the building’s energy efficiency and contributing to its target Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) value of 1.2, against an industry average of around 1.6.
Crucially, the software also ensures thermal protection of server rooms, by automatically adjusting the operation of the cooling systems.
Advanced machine-learning model
Dense mesh of sensors across the data center’s white spaces provides the WSCO software with temperature data
A dense mesh of sensors across the data center’s white spaces provides the WSCO software with detailed temperature data. The system then uses an advanced machine-learning model to analyze the effect of cooling on specific areas, thereby creating an influence map to optimize cooling distribution at rack-level, and limiting energy use to only what is necessary.
The solution responds automatically to events, such as temperature fluctuations, minimizing the risk of malfunction, mitigating overconsumption issues and ensuring the availability of equipment without interruption. This solution is implemented in both greenfield and brownfield data centers.
Rise in data center services globally
Dave Hopping, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) - Solutions and Services at Siemens Smart Infrastructure, said “As demand for data center services continues to rise globally, digital tools will play a key role in mitigating the environmental impact of data, while maintaining the high levels of security, resilience and redundancy required of critical infrastructure.”
He adds, “Greenergy Data Centers’ new facility in Tallinn is an excellent example of how digital building technology and services can combine to create a benchmark in smart, energy-efficient data centers.”
Customized power distribution systems
To ensure a reliable and safe power supply to the data center, Siemens provided from concept to delivery, customized power distribution systems natively integrated into Desigo CC for energy performance monitoring from a single pane of glass.
This includes low-voltage Sivacon S8 switchgears and Sivacon 8PS busbars, Simosec medium voltage switchgears for the entire data center, and a high-voltage system from Siemens Energy.
