Singapore launches liquid cooling standard for data centres in tropical climate
It accounts for the challenges presented by high temperatures and humidity, such as equipment corrosion
Singapore has introduced a new standard called SS 726 for data centres in tropical climates, addressing the unique challenges posed by high temperatures and humidity. This follows the country's recent award of 200 megawatts in new data capacity and concerns about data centre energy and water consumption. The standard, developed by the Infocomm Media Development Authority and Enterprise Singapore, builds on international liquid cooling guidelines but incorporates operational conditions specific to tropical regions.
Liquid cooling, which uses fluids to transfer heat from hardware chips, can reduce energy consumption by more than 30 percent compared to traditional air cooling. However, tropical conditions introduce additional challenges such as equipment corrosion, which the standard aims to mitigate with technical guidelines for design, deployment, risk management, and integration with existing air-cooled systems.
Deputy Chief Executive Aileen Chia emphasized the importance of liquid cooling for supporting higher power densities required for AI and advanced computing workloads. The authorities plan to continue collaborating with partners to further improve data centre energy efficiency and advance towards green data centre practices.
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