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The need for cooling capacity is increasing globally. An expanding population and an ever-growing dependence on data increases the need for process cooling, centralized space cooling, and data center cooling. Meanwhile, in many places, water scarcity is a massive issue.

Despite their similar exterior appearance, cooling towers and closed-circuit coolers are very different pieces of equipment with distinct advantages and limitations. This is especially true when determining which option is best suited for a specific cooling application.

As the data center industry develops and managers implement innovative new approaches that drive energy efficiency, taking action to reduce environmental impact often also leads to cost savings. 

As data centers are huge consumers of power, and electricity is the main cost of their operation, adding renewable energy to an energy-efficient infrastructure is the key for data center sustainability. 

Rather than wax on about all the many things that impacted our industry this year and will shape it going into 2023, let’s focus on a big one: the shrinking availability of water.