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The proposed onsite cogeneration facility will provide power to the data centre and surplus electricity generated may be sold into the national electricity network. In this way the power assets will offer full utilisation and economies of scale with synergies in design and delivery that could not otherwise be achieved.
Natural gas is cleaner than other sources of fossil fuel power generation. The use of new cogeneration technology will see low emissions from the facility because of the very efficient use of energy such as the use of exhaust energy for absorption cooling. The cogeneration facility will provide energy needs to the CTC and eliminate the energy losses associated with the transmission and distribution of electricity over the grid.
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The CTC project will take advantage of Canberra’s cool climate to provide free air cooling to the data centres.
In contrast to a traditional air/water-cooled systems, the data halls will utilise liquid CO² cooling which will reduce power consumption by 30%.
CTC’s on site gas power plant provides for clean and efficient electricity generation as well as re-using heat generated for building services. Onsite power generation eliminates traditional electricity transmission loss reducing the carbon footprint by 10 to 15%.
Backup power from large diesel generators is no longer required and as such carbon emissions produced from the manufacture of these large scale motors is eliminated.
Other initiatives will include:
• Rainwater harvesting
• Increased data hall temperatures (less cooling)
• Energy efficient lighting
CTC aims to be a clean, green and sustainable data centre development. |
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