Creating a new data center from the ground up is a great opportunity to implement best practices that ensure the highest-performing, most cost-effective, and sustainable operation possible. But it can also be a daunting experience. This doesn’t need to be the case! Join us, along with speakers from Unicom Engineering and Informa, as we reveal how starting anew with immersion cooling streamlines the design build process, slashes CapEx & OpEx, simplifies operations, and delivers enviable sustainability metrics, positioning you to confidently handle today’s demands—and tomorrow’s.
It’s no secret that operating a data center is a balancing act. Striving to answer continually increasing demands for compute while also meeting sustainability mandates being imposed by multiple constituencies is no easy task. The good news is there’s no need to do it alone! We’ve empaneled a range of experts to address data center sustainability from a wide breadth of perspectives. You’ll hear from the leading processor manufacturer, sustainability-focused NGOs, a global provider of heat transfer solutions, a premier data center design group, and the leading authority on liquid immersion cooling. Get the answers you need to achieve your organizational goals, while also contributing to a greener world.
It’s no secret that operating a data center is a balancing act. Striving to answer continually increasing demands for compute while also meeting sustainability mandates being imposed by multiple constituencies is no easy task. The good news is there’s no need to do it alone! We’ve empaneled a range of experts to address data center sustainability from a wide breadth of perspectives. You’ll hear from the leading processor manufacturer, sustainability-focused NGOs, a global provider of heat transfer solutions, a premier data center design group, and the leading authority on liquid immersion cooling. Get the answers you need to achieve your organizational goals, while also contributing to a greener world.
GRC & Intel — Enabling the Sustainable Data Center Ecosystem
Get Our FREE White Paper: The Sustainable Data Center Transformation: Reducing Carbon Footprint with Liquid Immersion Cooling Sustainability is becoming an ever-hotter issue in the public, political, and corporate realms. That’s why, working with Intel, we developed this white paper that provides an in-depth look at why liquid immersion cooling is the obvious solution for data centers striving to meet sustainability goals, yet still keep up with the relentless demand for more compute. What You’ll Learn:- What’s driving the sharp upward trend in data center power usage
- The increasing role of sustainability in the corporate agenda
- Sustainability’s impact on competitive differentiation
- Immersion cooling’s multitude of benefits, including reducing carbon footprint
- Comparison of different liquid immersion cooling solutions
Next-Gen applications such as AI, ML, 5G, IOT, and other Edge applications are pushing the boundaries of traditional data center infrastructure. While rising hardware density is challenging the limits of traditional air cooling, edge applications are pushing servers out of the comfort of the pristine, whitespace data centers they’re typically used to. This presentation will look into some of the key trends influencing data center infrastructure today, the challenges that come with these trends, and how immersion cooling can help address some of these challenges by offering unmatched flexibility, environmental resilience, thermal performance, and an overall lower TCO.
When you’re looking to build a sustainable data center at the edge or simply add a high-density compute zone to your existing operation reach out to a GRC expert to see what we can do for you. +1.512.692.8003 / info@grcmain2025v2.wpenginepowered.com
Give Us 60 Minutes as We Cover:
- Current Forecasts: The state of data centers’ carbon emissions and latest predictions
- The Drive to Carbon Neutrality: How hyperscalers like Google, Facebook and Microsoft are advancing toward 100% renewable energy
- Pressure From Outside Forces: Why non-hyperscalers should follow their lead
- What’s Possible Today: Affordable, proven technologies to help you go green
- Real-World Examples: “Climate positive” results of non-hyperscale operations featuring sustainability initiatives and results
Advancing sustainability isn’t a question – It’s reality. It’s smart to be prepared!
Watch as we install a 336U high-density ICEraQ® immersion cooling system at Zelendata Centar, making it Serbia’s first green data center and a powerful AI computing solution—in only three days.
The Zelendata Centar Features:
- Two ICEraQ Quad Systems Totaling 200 kW
- 336U of High-Density Compute with Supermicro Servers
- 90% Reduction in Cooling Power & 40% Less Total Energy Consumption
- Wind as Its Primary Power Source
- Zero Water Waste
- Zero Installation Waste
And, this is just the beginning. They have plans for a total of eight ICEraQ Quad systems totaling 800 kW — that’s equivalent to over 64 standard, air-cooled racks!
Whether you’re looking to build the greenest data center ever or simply improve the efficiency of your current operation reach out to a GRC expert to see what we can do for you. +1 512.692.8003 / info@grcmain2025v2.wpenginepowered.com
Time-Lapse Installation Video of Two GRC Quads in Serbia’s First Green Data Center
Some Very Green Facts About the New Zelendata Centar
• 336U of high-density compute, built to support Artificial Intelligence processing demands
• 90% reduction in cooling system electrical consumption
• 40% reduction in total energy consumption
• Main source of electrical power: MK Fintel Winds’ Košava Wind Farm in Izbiste
• Zero water waste with a closed-loop hybrid dry cooling tower
• All internal fans were removed from the Supermicro servers as part of our conversion to immersion process before being immersed in
our ElectroSafe® coolant
• Zero installation waste – recyclable materials only
• Only “spare and repair” parts remain at the site
• The data center was designed and built to achieve the lowest possible carbon footprint
The Installation
You’ll notice there are no raised floors. We worked straight on polished concrete.
Even the Coolant Distribution Units (CDU) are being placed straight on the concrete floor.
The installation of two ICEraQ™ Quads begins by placing secondary containment decks on the concrete floor. Notice, we hand lift the racks and carry them in place.
The actual installation crew included three technicians. The rest of the people are running power, water and prepping the network backbone.
The installation is very straight-forward and clean – typical for GRC.
You will see we begin connecting some hoses and manifolds from the racks to the CDU’s and start filling the ICEraQ’s with coolant. Each ICEraQ takes about 20 minutes to completely fill.
Maintenance training takes place both during the installation process and after it’s completed.
By the way, it was really cold in there – about 12oF/-11.1oC
As you’d imagine, there were quite a few observers on hand to watch this green data center come to life. Even with a lot of activity in the work area, we’re already installing and filling the four racks of the second ICEraQ Quad.
By now we’ve connected all the racks to a control computer, started monitoring CDU functions, checked performance, and made final adjustments to each rack. We’ll run the system for a couple of days to make sure everything is completely sealed and in perfect working order.
The final image shows the two ICEraQ Quads with an interface to monitor and control all system functions from a single location. The setup also includes a hoist to facilitate lifting the Supermicro servers in and out of the racks.
Zelendata Centar will soon expand their HPC capacity by adding six more ICEraQ quads, further strengthening their position as the most environmentally-responsible colocation data center in Serbia.
Rapid Deployment
Only three days were required to completely prep, install, and test two ICEraQ Quads — turning four walls and a bare concrete floor into an up and ready-to-run 200 kW capable data center.
Conversely, a typical comparable air-cooled data center would take closer to 12 months.