INVESTIGATION OF SUSTAINABLE COOLING STRATEGY FOR DATA CENTER

It is noticed that energy consumption in data centers has increased dramatically in recent years due to the increased demands for data center computing. One of the most efficient ways to improve a data center's sustainability is by reducing power and cooling usage. The paper aims to investigate the possibilities of improvement of more sustainable energy saving strategies for data centers. We particularly evaluate air management and energy performance of cooling system and explore the potential of energy saving and reuse through a case study of a data center in Finland. We provide assessment of performance metrics for the cooling system and power consumption of the data center. Based on the analysis results, a simulated heat recovery system is presented demonstrating that the data center could potentially provide yearly space and hot water heating for 30,916 m(2) non-domestic building.