Interxion Joins Data Center Carbon Footprint Reduction Project
Interxion will work with Alquist on its data center temperature monitoring pilot project.
Interxion Holding NV has joined a government-backed scheme to help UK data center operators reduce their carbon footprint. Interxion will join Alquist’s data center temperature monitoring pilot, supported by almost £1m of government funding. Interxion, will also work with Schneider Electric and a major services company. Interxion hopes that through the pilot scheme it will be able to achieve significant CO2 reductions through installing Alquist’s Celsius temperature monitoring system at its city of London data center.
Celsius uses advanced laser technology and fibre-optics to create high definition temperature maps of data center server racks and power transmission equipment. New real-time information will enable data center staff to improve cooling efficiency. Through better energy usage, mid-size data centers can target a 10% to 30% reduction in electricity bills, and reduce carbon emissions by up to 2,000 tonnes per annum. The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change awarded Alquist a contract in Spring 2013, administered by the UK’s innovation agency, the Technology Strategy Board, to refine and retrofit the technology in two large data centers.