product launch
You’ve got the power! Vertiv has launched cost saving and revenue generating new energy control options for data centres. DCN met up with Emiliano Cevenini, vice president of sales and business development, for the AC Power Division of Vertiv, to find out about more about this innovative new energy management initiative.
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he meeting took place at the recent Datacloud UK conference in London where many of the top names in the industry had gathered to hear presentations about what the future holds. Emiliano was at the event to deliver details on this exciting and innovative new service being offered by the company, which looks to deliver costs savings and new forms of revenue via optimisation of ‘behind the meter’ energy assets of data centres.
22 | February 2018
Emiliano explains, “The idea of homes gaining energy efficiency savings and even making money through intelligent use of power has seen its profile rise in recent years. Our new service moves the concept into the commercial world of data centres and allows operators to use their UPS systems to not only save money, but make money too.” Emiliano continues, “For many in the Datacloud UK audience my ideas may have come as a bit of a surprise. I proposed that ancillary
grid services can be ‘unlocked’ with existing battery storage in data centres. In our industry, this is something often thought of as a necessary evil in the event of power failure, or more of a safety measure. What people are less aware of are the potential benefits to energy cost optimisation and how this can create additional revenue. “Despite this, I think the audience felt this was an interesting proposal, albeit one that would take time to implement. Interestingly, some in the audience