1. 4D Retrofits Green Cooling To Surrey Data Centre

    TechWeekEurope UK Construction , Carbon Footprint , Servers
    4D Retrofits Green Cooling To Surrey Data Centre

    Co-location provider 4D is saving money and cutting its customers’ carbon footprint by fitting a new environmentally-friendly cooling system to its data centre in Byfleet, Surrey. The data centre, which was built in 2001, used conventional CRAC air-conditioning to cool the servers, but 4D replaced these with units that use the outside air along with some help from evaporation. The move is expected to pay for itself within eighteen months, and will boost 4D’s customers’ green credentials by cutting emissions.

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