Making data centers cleaner

What makes data centers consume so much energy?

1.Water consumption

Data centers are known for consuming a significant amount of water to cool off the massive equipment. A larger data center can use as much as  2 million liter water per day. This can be an enormous burden on the sorrounding neighbourhoods and citizens as water is becoming an increasingly scarce resoruce in many parts of the world.

2. Energy use

Some estimates say that the increase in AI could lead to data centers accounting for more than 10% of global electricity use in a few years from now. At the same time, data centers often rely on fossil fuels as electricity sources, because sustainable energy sources are seen as unstable and high risk.

3. Machinery

A lot of resources are also hidden within the equipment at data centers. These contain many rare metals and natural resources which are also becomming increasingly scarce and polluting to mine. This makes it increasingly important to maintain the equipment properly, and increase the longevity.

How can we help data centers become more energy-efficient?

AKIMist®  Dry Fog humidification for data centers

AKIMist® is a Japanese invention which can produce droplets so tiny as around 7.5μm due to its unique impingement nozzle. This way, the humidification level can easily be controlled without causing droplets or condense in the data center. In addition, AKIMist® is extremely energy efficient and can help data centers to reduce their energy consumption.

1: Water reduction

The main consumption of water in data center is due to the cooling of the equipment. This is often worsened due to steam humidification which adds additional heat while humidifying. By replacing steam humidification with adiabatic humidification, the temperature will drop significantly and thereby reduce the use of water. AKIMist®  Dry Fog humidification has a cooling effect while controlling the humidity levels and supports the air conditioning instead of working against it.

2. Energy reduction

AKIMist® can also help to reduce the energy costs as it is extremely energy efficient. It uses 80% less energy when compared to conventional humidification systems and 83% less CO2. By installing AKIMist® in a data center, the facility can reduce its energy costs significantly on an annual basis and be less of a burden to its surroundings.

3. Maintenance of machinery

The maintenance of machinery is an often overlooked factor in making a data center or factory more sustainable. By implementing humidity control in a data center the risk of ESD is reduced significantly. ESD can lead to damage of computers, circuit boards or processors. This is high risk for data center where downtime will let down thousands or even millions of people. AKIMist® humidification can not only reduce ESD, it can also suppress dust at the same time. Due to the tiny droplet size, Dry Fog can capture dust particles before they attach themselves to any surfaces. This prevents the data equipment from accumulating dust, which also improves the longevity.