INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Green Technology
Kao Data increases commitment
to sustainability at its London
data centre campus
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ao Data, the home of innovation and one of the UK’s leading
entrants to the wholesale colocation data centre market, has
announced it will operate using 100% renewable energy
and be cost neutral to its customers. When the campus is operating
at full load (43.5MVA), this will effectively reduce CO2 emissions
by +80,000 tons per annum, the equivalent of removing +30,000
vehicles from the road.
By today’s standards, many legacy data centres and colocation
providers are unable to provide the same level of technological
advancement, scalability and low cost of operations as those built on
innovative hyperscale principles. Kao’s commitment to innovation
and continuous improvement, providing renewable energy at a zero-
price premium, ensures that customers are not compromised in their
requirements for multi-tariff energy options.
Paul Finch, COO, Kao Data, said: “Although the industry can evidence
tremendous improvements in operational efficiency over the last
decade, data centres will continue to be an increasing consumer of
power driven by consumer demand. The EU Commission recently
concluded that by 2030, annual energy consumption relating to
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servers and infrastructure is forecast to rise to 75TWh. It is Kao
Data’s belief that we need to work closely with our supply chain
to ensure renewable energy remains fully accessible, promoting
sustainability and strong industry stewardship.”
The data centre market is irrevocably linked to the utility industry.
There are very few people in the developed world that are not
dependent on the data streaming through these buildings or on the
energy coursing through the power lines linking our homes, work
and communities together. As such, data centres are increasingly
becoming more sustainably developed and powered, something that
is fundamental to Kao Data’s corporate social responsibility ethos.
Kao Data’s campus is engineered to be highly efficient, utilising
100% ‘free-cooling’ to reduce the complexity of both the
mechanical and electrical systems. This results in an ultra-low PUE
even at very low customer IT utilisation. Achieving 100% renewable
energy use is a long-standing commitment and demonstrates the
effectiveness of Kao Data’s business processes and responsibility to
improve operational performance, provide increased assurance and
reduce the environmental impact of the business. n
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