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ST Telemedia Global Data Centres followed by deployment of AI control logic in a live data centre environment .
The pilot aims to achieve at least 10 % reduction in energy usage by the cooling systems , which contributes most to the consumption of electrical power in a data centre after IT equipment . Optimising the cooling efficiency will , in turn , improve power usage effectiveness and reduce the carbon footprint , with an estimated reduction of 1,100 tons of carbon in the atmosphere for every 10MW of IT load utilised .
Going further than previous AI research work constrained to white-space of data centres , STT GDC ' s pilot is taking a holistic approach and developing AI neuralnetwork models for the entire DC cooling plant , including the upstream chiller and distribution systems .
Daniel Pointon , Group Chief Technology Officer , ST Telemedia Global Data Centres , said it would also assess future AI-based applications such as predictive maintenance , capacity management , security analytics and other business processes .
With the ability to glean AI-generated insights , leveraging ABB Ability Genix for industrial analytics and AI , STT GDC can effectively track and analyse the wealth of data generated by monitoring systems in the data centre and better facilitate dynamic cooling optimisation to reap the desired outcomes . This initiative by STT GDC comes in the wake of its pledge to achieve carbonneutral data centre operations by 2030 , with energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy being key to the Group ' s sustainability ambitions . energydigital . com 93