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Energy Performance Evaluation of Aquila’s Aquarius Fixed Cold Plate Cooling System at NREL’s High Performance Computing Center
This paper gives an overview of the Aquarius fixed cold plate cooling technology and provides results from early energy performance evaluation testing.
Aquila_NREL_white_paper_73356.pdf (1.61 MB)
Enhancing Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers
Presentation made by the Cooling Sub-Working Group at the February 13th National Workshop
2019-02-13-Presentation.pdf (1.23 MB)
Accelerating Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers
Slide presentation from the chiller subgroup during the February 13th Bangalore meeting.
ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN INDIAN DATA CENTER 2017 HS (1).pdf (1.08 MB)
Meeting Minutes- First Advisory Group Meeting, Enhancing Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers Initiative
Meeting minutes from the first advisory group meeting held in Bangalore in July 2018.
Annexure-C Final agenda - 1st Advisory Group Meeting CII IGBC & LBNL _17 July 2018 Bangalore_0.pdf (125.48 KB)
Accelerating Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers (Slide Deck)
Presentation given by Dale Sartor at the First Advisory Group Meeting (held in Bangalore in July 2018) for the "Accelerating Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers Initiative."
Annexure-B Accelerating energy efficiency in Indian Data centers.pdf (648.91 KB)
Agenda: “Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Indian Green Data Centers”
Agenda from the first Advisory Group Meeting
Annexure-C Final agenda - 1st Advisory Group Meeting CII IGBC & LBNL _17 July 2018 Bangalore.pdf (125.48 KB)
IGBC and LBNL Project Review
Summary of project review held in Bangalore on February 13th, 2019. 
2_IGBC DC Rating System_Gen Presentation 13 Feb 19_Mr Shivraj DHaka.pdf (1.35 MB)
Agenda: Half Day Workshop on Green Data Centers
Agenda from the half-day workshop held in Bangalore as part of the Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers Initiative, a joint initiative of IGBC and LBNL. 
Workshop on Green Data Centers Bangalore _Agenda 13 Feb 2019.pdf (153.11 KB)
Hybrid Cooling in Data Centres
Slide deck from presentation made at the Feb 13, 2019 Half Day Workshop as part of the Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers Initiative.
CASE STUDY Hybrid Cooling IIT Delhi 13.2.2019.pdf (8.89 MB)
Agenda: Half Day Workshop on Green Data Centers
Agenda from the half-day workshop held in Bangalore as part of the Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers Initiative, a joint initiative of IGBC and LBNL. 
Workshop on Green Data Centers Bangalore _Agenda 13 Feb 2019.pdf (153.11 KB)
Energy Efficiency in Data Centres Through Optimized Operations
Slides from the Energy Efficiency in Data Centres Through Optimized Operations presentation held in Bangalore on February 13th, 2019. 
Green Mark -SS564 Slides for India _Schinder Electric Mr Eswar.pdf (3.01 MB)
Green DC Initiative of IGBC and LBNL US for Enhanced Energy efficiency In Indian Data centres - Electrical Recommendations
Electrical_Recommendations_ECBC User Guide for DCs_13 Feb19_Mr Pritam Goyal.pdf (682.26 KB)
India Data Center Initiative | February 2019 Advisory Group Meeting
Resources and meeting materials from the February 2019 Advisory Group Meeting.
Advisory Group Meeting Feb 2019_Agenda.pdf (147.97 KB)
AGM Meeting - Project Review Meeting - February 2019.pdf (1.35 MB)
AGM Meeting - Chiller Performance Subgroup - February 2019.pdf (1.08 MB)
AGM Meeting - Cooling Performance Subgroup - February 2019.pdf (1.23 MB)
AGM Meeting - Electrical Performance Subgroup - February 2019.pdf (682.26 KB)
Energy Efficiency Considerations for HPC Procurement
The Energy Efficient HPC Working Group (EE HPC WG) has a Procurement Team that has written and regularly updates a document to encourage the adoption of energy conservation measures and energy efficient design in supercomputing and, more generally, high
HPC_procurement_considerations.pdf (593.69 KB)
Data Centers are a Software Development Challenge
This paper provides a case study showing the application of ODA at ENI Green Data Center for: 
Data Centers are a Software Development Challenge.pdf (855.1 KB)
Grid Accommodation of Dynamic HPC Demand
Sudden and short-duration power swings in modern supercomputers can have a challenging impact on the voltage of the adjacent power grids.
Grid Accommodation of Dynamic HPC Demand (1).pdf (496.25 KB)
Multi source cooling control algorithm
This paper describes how the automation team at ENI Green Data Center (GDC) solved the problem of controlling the temperature inside a data room that can be air cooled both with direct free-cooling and with water-based chillers and heat exchangers using
Multi source cooling control algorithm.pdf (839.02 KB)
Energy Efficiency Challenges and Way forward
Presentation from the one day national workshop on “Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers,” held in July 2018.
Energy Efficiency Challenges in Data Center_PC Lohia.pdf (2.32 MB)
Data Center Infrastructure: Key takeaways from CtrlS
Presentation from the one day national workshop on “Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers,” held in July 2018.
Data Center Infrastructure Key Takewaways from Ctrls_Mr Kasu.pdf (869.65 KB)
Role of Commissioning in Equipment Performance – Codes and Standards
Presentation from the one day national workshop on “Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers,” held in July 2018.
Role of commissioning in Equipment Performance_24.07.18_KR.pdf (389.6 KB)
Joint initiative by CII-IGBC and LBNL for Energy Efficiency in Data Centers
Presentation from the one day national workshop on “Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers,” held in July 2018.
CII Slide Deck 24072018_Dale.pdf (974.95 KB)
Upgradation of Technologies and Key Operational Benefits Achieved
Presentation from the one day national workshop on “Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers,” held in July 2018.
NMIT energy efficiency and MIS _Mr Baiju.pdf (3.98 MB)
Growth in Data Centers and Recent Advancement in IT Load
Presentation from the one day national workshop on “Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers,” held in July 2018.
CII Workshop_Mumbai July 2018_Vivek (1).pdf (6.42 MB)
Energy Efficiency Challenges and Way forward
Presentation from the one day national workshop on “Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers,” held in July 2018.
Energy Efficiency Challenges in Data Center_PC Lohia_0.pdf (2.32 MB)
Agenda- National Workshop on Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Data Centers
Agenda for the one day national workshop on “Enhanced Energy Efficiency in Indian Data Centers,” held in July 2018.
Agenda_EE in Data Centers_National Workshop on 24 July_Mumbai.pdf (130.27 KB)