AireWaves - February 2024

Airedale Delivers its Largest Ever 36 Fan Air-Cooled Chillers?

We are thrilled to share a monumental achievement with you - the successful delivery of our largest ever bespoke free cooling chillers in our 50-year history.

This remarkable order comprises of 21 super-sized DeltaChill? free cooling chillers, each an impressive 22 meters (73 feet) long; 2 additional smaller capacity DeltaChill? units (each equipped with 16 fans); 72 AireWall? fan walls, and 12 SmartCool ONE? chilled water downflow units and our innovative Cooling System Optimiser? alongside an ACIS Building Management System (BMS). This comprehensive solution offers an overarching, automated optimisation control package, guaranteeing peak performance and energy efficiency. View our full Press Release.

Modine Acquires Scott Springfield Manufacturing?

Modine, our parent company, have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Scott Springfield Manufacturing, a leading manufacturer of air handling units (AHU). This acquisition adds hyperscale and colocation solutions to Modine's data center technology portfolio and brings highly complementary products and channels to the indoor air quality business. Read the full Press Release here.?

Are Data Center Filters Becoming Redundant?

Recent research indicates a possible 14% increase in energy consumption with internal filters on fan walls. Despite this, some operators continue to insist on their use. Join Paul Golding, Product Manager - CRAC CRAH Fanwall, as he delves into the question: have filters in data centers become surplus to requirements? Read the full blog here.

Data Center Trends, Challenges, and Innovation

Embark on an insightful journey with Richard Burcher, Global Product Manager – Liquid Cooling, as he delves into the forefront of the data center industry's evolution over the past year, and dissects how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to play a pivotal role in shaping the data center industry throughout 2024, and the implications of high-density computing on data center power demands.?

Top stories this week

• Google confirms it is behind Project Dawson data center campus in South Carolina, via DatacenterDynamics
• Yondr Group breaks ground on second hyperscale data centre in Northern Virginia, via CapacityMedia
• META to build a $800m data center campus in Indiana, via BuildingIndiana