EATON-WILLIAMS Delivers Energy Efficient Free Cooling Benefits
To Mobile Data Centre At London City Airport
Eaton-Williams working in close collaboration with data centre
specialist Red Vista in providing energy efficient cooling for
London’s City Airport (LCY) data centre. The project was fast
tracked and supplied in less than 12 weeks to meet LCY’s critical
timescales.
With demand for air passengers set to increase thanks to the
regeneration of the Thames Gateway and the airport’s proximity to
the City, LCY needed to expand its existing infrastructure to
support future growth whilst maintaining its environmental record.
Jason Bamforth (LCY ICT Director) comments "The decision to
implement a modular data centre solution was driven by the necessity
to ensure that the operational result met with the business's
evolving requirements & expectations."
Additional capacity would also enable LCY to spread computing
resources across three sites with the objective of introducing a
high level of IT resilience in the event of a requirement for
disaster recovery. Improving energy efficiency and cost savings were
key considerations to help LCY maintain its environmental objectives
too.
Various locations identified within LCY presented a number of
restrictions. A site was selected close to the Docklands Light
Railway (DLR) but presented a number of difficulties.
“The proximity of the railway infrastructure, surrounding buildings
and access limitation presented a logistical challenge that could
only be overcome with the assistance of DLR,” comments Liz Perman,
Project Manager for Red Vista.
The solution centred on a purpose built mobile data centre (MDC)
designed and built by Red Vista using energy efficient cooling from
Eaton Williams; four Eaton-Williams’ CTX20e externally mounted close
control units. The construction of a modular facility incorporating
the necessary infrastructure and connectivity services was the
preferred solution as the data room could be lifted onto site as a
complete package.
“The build schedule for the MDC was run in parallel with the
connectivity requirements and the manufacture of the CTXe units
which were fully compliant with LCY’s requirements and ‘green
credentials,” adds Liz Perman.
The MDC incorporates a 3+1 Colman Moducel redundant cooling solution
servicing a standard hot aisle/cold aisle format using four
externally sited Eaton-Williams CTXe units, each with a sensible
cooling duty of 20kW and installed along the data centre wall,
ensuring the equipment doesn’t take up valuable internal floor
space.
The benefits of free cooling provided by Eaton-Williams CTXe units
enabled LCY to meet its environmental objectives. The AHUs can run
in fan only, fresh air free cooling when the external ambient allows
delivering substantial costs savings and reduced electricity
consumption (approximately up to 65% of the year)
Thanks to the cooperation of DLR, the date centre which weighed in
excess of eight tonnes was craned over the railway lines and in to
position as a complete package.
The scalable nature of the MDC enables the addition of further
modules, providing LCY with the ability to support any further
demand on its critical resources.
With the proliferation in data capture and management, the demand
for data centres is steadily increasing. Mobile modular data centres
and the CTXe units are ideal for businesses requiring a rapid
solution in environments where a traditional fixed data centre is
unsuitable.
Email:
colman.moducel@eaton-williams.com
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