Hewlett-Packard has launched a research program for sustainable technologies for data centers. Test object is the 4,500-square-foot facility in Fort Collins own in the U.S. state of Colorado. Which is under the leadership of HP’s research arm HP Labs project get there own area on the southern edge of the building.

HP Labs is testing on site including new sensors, data analytics, fresh air cooling and micro-grid technologies. The focus is on sensors that detect the environment, including temperature and humidity. The technologies are part of the Sustainable Data Centre Project.

The aim is, according to HP, traditional and new techniques to directly compare them. It wants to find out how special architectural or technological changes affect in the data center. “We will be able to determine the differences between different approach,” said Doug Oathout, vice president of Green IT, HP.

Another question is what effect the adjustment of workloads or the use of different storage technologies on the cooling requirements of the data center. For cooling, HP relies on outside air, which is in the nearby Rocky Mountains, cold and dry. Oathout According to the air in winter to 75 percent of the time sufficient to cool the plant. In the fall and summer months, the values ​​drop to 66 or 25 percent, which underscores the importance of climate for the site selection.

Power savings is not the only aspect of HP’s research. “The new research facility in Fort Collins is advancing the development of solutions that address the urgent needs of CIOs, including low energy consumption and reduced costs,” is Tom Christian, Principal Research Scientist of the Sustainable Ecosystems Research Lab at HP quoted in a news release.

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Hewlett-Packard has launched a research program for sustainable technologies for data centers. Test object is the 4,500-square-foot facility in Fort Collins own in the U.S. state of Colorado. Which is under the leadership of HP’s research arm HP Labs project get there own area on the southern edge of the building. HP Labs is testing [...]

Hewlett-Packard has launched a research program for sustainable technologies for data centers. Test object is the 4,500-square-foot facility in Fort Collins own in the U.S. state of Colorado. Which is under the leadership of HP’s research arm HP Labs project get there own area on the southern edge of the building. HP Labs is testing [...]

Hewlett-Packard has launched a research program for sustainable technologies for data centers. Test object is the 4,500-square-foot facility in Fort Collins own in the U.S. state of Colorado. Which is under the leadership of HP’s research arm HP Labs project get there own area on the southern edge of the building. HP Labs is testing [...]

Hewlett-Packard has launched a research program for sustainable technologies for data centers. Test object is the 4,500-square-foot facility in Fort Collins own in the U.S. state of Colorado. Which is under the leadership of HP’s research arm HP Labs project get there own area on the southern edge of the building. HP Labs is testing [...]

Hewlett-Packard has launched a research program for sustainable technologies for data centers. Test object is the 4,500-square-foot facility in Fort Collins own in the U.S. state of Colorado. Which is under the leadership of HP’s research arm HP Labs project get there own area on the southern edge of the building. HP Labs is testing [...]

Hewlett-Packard has launched a research program for sustainable technologies for data centers. Test object is the 4,500-square-foot facility in Fort Collins own in the U.S. state of Colorado. Which is under the leadership of HP’s research arm HP Labs project get there own area on the southern edge of the building. HP Labs is testing [...]

Hewlett-Packard has launched a research program for sustainable technologies for data centers. Test object is the 4,500-square-foot facility in Fort Collins own in the U.S. state of Colorado. Which is under the leadership of HP’s research arm HP Labs project get there own area on the southern edge of the building. HP Labs is testing [...]