U.S.-based global investment firm, Solvenz, has announced the construction of three cutting-edge data centers with a combined critical IT load of 465MW, the first in a series of planned data centers with the ability to reach roughly 1.3 gigawatts of critical IT load. Solvenz relies on Submer, a top-tier supplier of single-phase immersion cooling solutions, for its cooling needs. Each rack of Submer’s SmartPods offers an astounding 140 kW of power.
Although final decisions and specifics are still pending, the Solvenz is evaluating site locations across the United States.
Solvenz has made environmentally friendly infrastructure, including 400 Gbps fiber, power redundancy, and immersion cooling technologies, a top priority in its development. This infrastructure supports the company’s capacity for cost-effective scalability.
To guarantee the durability and sustainability of its data center investments, Solvenz has created a strategic strategy. This plan’s implementation of a varied blend of power generating and hosting optionality for its end users is an essential component.
Additionally, Solvenz is expanding the range of critical infrastructure service providers it works with by forming alliances with established providers of industrial electrical equipment and network engineers.
Global developer of environmentally friendly IT solutions, Hypertec, the architect and builder of Solvenz’s data centers, recently announced the completion of an update for one of the biggest and greenest immersion-cooled supercomputers in the world. The immersion cooling technology found in this supercomputer and Hypertec’s Trident line of immersion-born servers is the cornerstone of environmentally friendly high-performance computing cooling technology that Solvenz will attempt to use in its data centers.
Immersion Cooling Technology
Submer, a top supplier of single-phase immersion cooling solutions, is the go-to source for cooling solutions for Solvenz. With an astounding 140 kW per rack, Submer’s SmartPods established an industry standard. Submer’s immersion cooling technology would allow a Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) between 1.03 and 1.1, in contrast to the global average PUE, which would normally vary between 1.6 and 1.9 at rack densities of only 17 kW. Solvenz’s partnership with Submer would ensure that the most cutting-edge and future-proof cooling technology is being implemented.
“Submer is excited to collaborate with Solvenz on this innovative deployment, which perfectly reflects our basic values of sustainability and optimum efficiency throughout the data center,” said Patrick Smets, CEO at Submer. “This project is just the start of our joint endeavors in 2024 as we keep innovating and redefining industry standards for environmentally friendly computing.”
Eco-Friendly Data Center Campuses
Solvenz has partnered with data center real estate company JLL, a large global company with decades of experience in data center platforms that specializes in leasing and selling buildings. JLL has been crucial in assisting Solvenz in navigating the data center sector by putting them in touch with end users that have similar objectives.
“JLL is pleased to be collaborating with Solvenz and this outstanding group of best-in-class partners to develop data center campuses with an emphasis on carbon collection and heat management,” said Joe Smurdon, Executive Managing Director at JLL. “This potential offers an immediate road to power and flexibility to support a variety of diverse data center customers, including hyperscalers, AI, and co-location operators, given the enormous amounts of energy required to successfully power modern data centers.”
“With Hypertec, JLL, and Submer as our partners, we are eager to challenge the current state of data centers. Our data centers are designed to manage workloads related to artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and high-performance computing (HPC) at large scale,” said Richard McCrea, Senior Investment Advisor and Operations Manager at Solvenz. “Our ongoing dedication to a future-proof, cost-effective design is demonstrated by our use of immersion process servers that are designed to work in tandem with cooling solutions to support the high-density designs’ underlying infrastructure, which can be easily customized to meet the demands of colocation and hyperscaler end users. With our primary focus on sustainable and energy-efficient cooling solutions, we have an open canvas and can facilitate any cooling methodology because we wanted to be as flexible as possible while still being sensitive to our end-user’s infrastructure requests and understanding that certain solutions are not one-size-fits-all.”
