Fujitsu Australia opens new data centre

Fujitsu Australia Limited has opened its new sustainable data centre at Sydney’s Homebush Bay after work to improve the facility’s energy efficiency and reduce its environmental footprint. The three storey, purpose-built structure has undergone significant enhancements over the past eight months to meet Fujitsu’s stringent environmental design principles and deliver measurable savings on both greenhouse gas emissions and financial metrics The facility includes high density, hybrid cooling technology which uses recycled chilled water and spatial layout planning to minimise thermal currents. The company said that the use of a closed loop cooling system significantly reduces the amount of water needed to maintain the facility at an industry standard 23o Celsius and 50 per cent humidity. As a result, 80 per cent less water than a conventional cooling system will be used and the data centre will consume up to 32 per cent less energy. The facility will be managed from a central location, and auto-sensor lighting systems that only switch on when needed, reduces usage by up to 60 per cent.