Wilo pumps help optimize PUE and WUE performance indicators in data center cooling

In the conditions surrounding the advancement of digitalization, the need for processing power grows significantly, which leads to more closeness with data centers. This, however, raises the energy consumption of such facilities, especially in regard to cooling. At the same time, the focus on operational reliability and energy efficiency puts greater emphasis on technological solutions and equipment, optimizing resource use.

Searching for more effective cooling, data centers continue to transition from traditional air-based cooling to more effective alternatives. Important norms in this context include PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness), which shows all combined energy that is being used up by IT equipment (servers, networks) in real time, compared to energy being used by alternative systems (cooling, lighting etc), as well as WUE (Water Usage Effectiveness), which illustrates the correlation between water used in data centers, and electro energy, used by IT equipment. Their optimal values ​​are the only objective sign of how efficient a data center is. “The rest of the water infrastructure in the facilities must also function optimally – from water supply and pressure boosting systems, through fire protection installations to wastewater management,” Wilo informed BalkanEngineer.com.

The company’s portfolio includes solutions suitable for new facilities, as well as for modernizing existing facilities, regardless if it involves cooling tower circulation pumps or direct-to-chip liquid cooling systems or other types of pumping systems. Increasing energy and water efficiency (PUE/WUE) and productivity is achieved through additional methods such as degassing, filtration, etc.

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