A proposal to establish a Special Interest Group for data centres has been submitted to the CIBSE Technology Committee.
The group would enable engineers from across the industry and specialisms to share ideas and knowledge on how to deliver energy-efficient practical design solutions for data centres, providing sustainable networks.
The digitalisation of society relies on data centres – from hyper-scale to edge facilities – and their power consumption and distribution arrangements will need to be reviewed.
Research will need to be undertaken in the context of reducing power and providing off-grid solutions for the 21st century, using a mix of onsite renewables, static and dynamic uninterruptible power supplies and demand-side management and critical controls.
Visit bit.ly/4dqXoF6 for more details. Members can comment at groups@cibse.org by 20 September