Energy saving: optimising the consumption of server rooms

The European HYCOOL-IT project co-ordinated by Politecnico di Milano kicks off

The electricity consumption of server rooms accounts for a significant share (4%) of the total consumption of buildings in the European Union’s service sector.

The European project HYCOOL-IT, co-ordinated by Politecnico di Milano and funded under the European Union's framework programme for research and innovation Horizon Europe, aims to develop and demonstrate the feasibility of innovative solutions to optimise the energy efficiency of server rooms in advanced service buildings through monitoring and control systems based on Digital Twin tools. 

HYCOOL-IT has nine partners from six European countries and aims to develop and demonstrate the feasibility of innovative solutions to optimise the energy efficiency of server rooms in advanced service buildings through monitoring and control systems based on Digital Twin tools. 

The project involves researchers from the RELAB (Renewable Heating and Cooling Lab) team and is coordinated by Prof. Marcello Aprile, Department of Energy, Politecnico di Milano, who says:

This project is an interesting opportunity for energy optimisation of the IT infrastructure in our buildings. Our ambition is to reduce the energy consumption of server rooms while developing standardised solutions that can be replicated on a large scale. Collaboration with European institutions and partners is essential to achieve this goal.

A further key aspect of HYCOOL-IT is the development of a 'rack-integrated adsorption chiller', an adsorption refrigeration system integrated in rack cabinets that harnesses the heat generated by servers to provide air cooling in a compact and efficient manner.

The RELAB research team will test and validate all proposed solutions directly at Politecnico di Milano’s Bovisa Campus. 

For information
The project's website
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