SUBSCRIBE TO TMCnet
TMCnet - World's Largest Communications and Technology Community

CHANNEL BY TOPICS


QUICK LINKS




Biogas from Dairy Farm Will Power New Bloom Boxes at NTT America Data Center

Renewable energy

Welcome to
Renewable energy

Renewable energy - Featured Article

July 28, 2011

Biogas from Dairy Farm Will Power New Bloom Boxes at NTT America Data Center

By Cheryl Kaften
TMCnet Contributor

Share

Cowabunga! Aside from producing milk, a dairy farm in California is now producing enough biogas to power a data center.

 New York City-based  NTT (News - Alert) America, a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of NTT Communications Corporation and a Tier-1 global IP network services provider, has deployed five Bloom Energy Servers, with a total capacity of 500 kilowatts (kW), at its Lundy Data Center in San Jose, California.


 The “Bloom Boxes” will run on biogas, chosen as a form of energy that will minimize the data center’s carbon footprint, decrease the amount of power pulled from the grid, and reduce operating costs. NTT America will produce over 4.2 million kilowatt-hours annually, while reducing carbon dioxide emissions by 1.6 million pounds – the equivalent to planting approximately 4,000 trees each year.

Biogas – which comprises primarily methane and carbon dioxide – typically is produced by the biological breakdown of organic matter, including manure and crops, in the absence of oxygen. The Bloom Energy Servers at the Lundy Data Center are connected to a natural gas pipeline, and use biogas from a California dairy farm to generate electricity on-site.

Within the data center, itself, NTT America also is implementing energy efficiency initiatives–including hot aisle/cold aisle server rack design, aisle containment solutions, high efficiency computer room air conditioner (CRAC) cooling systems, distributed electricity generation [on-site generation and use of energy] ,and dynamic temperature sensor/control technology.

“As one of the major data center operators in the world, we recognize the importance of energy efficiency and the need for distributed generation, and use of clean fuels. Equally important is our enterprise customers’ interest in, and support of, energy efficiency both from the environmental and cost reduction avenues,” said NTT America President and CEO Kazuhiro Gomi (News - Alert).

“As a key driver for the future of the data center, NTT America will continue to evaluate, support, and deploy technologies that can be environmentally sound and cost-effective for our customers,” he promised.

NTT America, like Bloom Energy, understands the importance of a clean and reliable data center solution,” said Bill Thayer, executive vice president of Sales and Service for Bloom Energy. “We applaud their innovative approach to sustainability, and their commitment to delivering the best choice for their customers and the environment.”

In related news, on July 12, AT&T announced that it would deploy Bloom Energy Servers at 11 of its sites in California. In doing so, AT&T (News - Alert) became the first telecommunications service provider to utilize Bloom Energy Servers to help power its operations. The Bloom Boxes will provide 7.5 megawatts (MW) of clean, reliable, affordable onsite power that reduces carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 50 percent, compared to the grid; and virtually eliminates all sulfur dioxide and nitrogen dioxide emissions, as well as and other harmful smog-forming particulate emissions.

NTT Communications is the international and long distance service arm of Japan-based NTT (Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation), one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world. The Bloom Energy Servers were acquired through NTT Worldwide Telecommunications Corporation, a core firm that performs global data center operations within NTT Communications (News - Alert) Group.

Want to learn more about the latest in communications and technology? Then be sure to attend ITEXPO West 2011, taking place Sept. 13-15, 2011, in Austin, Texas. ITEXPO offers an educational program to help corporate decision makers select the right IP-based voice, video, fax and unified communications solutions to improve their operations. It's also where service providers learn how to profitably roll out the services their subscribers are clamoring for – and where resellers can learn about new growth opportunities. To register, click here.


Cheryl Kaften is an accomplished communicator who has written for consumer and corporate audiences. She has worked extensively for MasterCard (News - Alert) Worldwide, Philip Morris USA (Altria), and KPMG, and has consulted for Estee Lauder and the Philadelphia Inquirer Newspapers. To read more of her articles, please visit her columnist page.

Edited by Jennifer Russell

View all Renewable energy Articles >>>

Renewable energy Related Articles









Technology Marketing Corporation

2 Trap Falls Road Suite 106, Shelton, CT 06484 USA
Ph: +1-203-852-6800, 800-243-6002

General comments: [email protected].
Comments about this site: [email protected].

STAY CURRENT YOUR WAY

© 2024 Technology Marketing Corporation. All rights reserved | Privacy Policy