DeepGreen: Swiss Lake-Cooled Data Center

Data Center Knowledge (Nov 22 2010) Cloud Computing , Servers

1. James Hamilton of Amazon writes about the interesting new DeepGreen data center project in Switzerland. It’s one of a growing number of data centers using nearby bodies of water to provide cooling for thousands of servers. The DeepGreen data center is a 46 megawatt facility planned on the shores of Lake Walensee in Switzerland. “This facility is cooled using 43F source water from 197 feet below the surface,” James writes. “The source water is brought in through dual redundant intake pipes to the pumping station with 6 high-capacity pumps in a 2*(N+1) configuration. The pumps move 668,000 gallons per hour at full cooling load. (Read Full Article)

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