Beating the PUE Acronym to Death

Explore | CTO Edge (Sep 15 2010) Servers

...h the concept of “Micro PUE.” They claim that “Micro PUE” represents the performance of individual CRAC systems by measuring the input energy vs. the actual cooling delivered in BTUs. Not coincidentally......HINK8760.org, which is focused on improving data center and IT energy efficiency and is a member of ASHRAE and IEEE. (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   ASHRAE   Crac

The Advantages of Liquid Cooling

Explore Data Center Knowledge (Jul 2 2010) Power and Cooling , Servers

...d. In any of these designs, one could eliminate or minimize the use of air cooling generated by the CRAC units. In addition, as much as 80 percent of the IT area could be reduced by densification utilizin......t temperature to the new American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) permitted levels, thus maximizing the number of days per year external air could be used for cooli... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   Sun Microsystems   ASHRAE   Data Center Knowledge

Combating Thermal Issues with Next-Gen Tools

Explore Data Center Knowledge (May 10 2010) Cap and Trade , Servers

... efficiency), the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency), 7×24 Exchange, Uptime Institute, AFCOM and ASHRAE TC9.9.  The latter is working with server manufacturers to improve hardware energy efficiencies and......evated temperatures and returning air back to units at higher temperatures improves efficiencies of CRAC units, resulting in increased capacities. The Future Is Green The push to go green is not only bein... (Read Full Article)

Comment Mentions:   The Green Grid   Uptime Institute   ASHRAE