PROFILE /Data Centers
Increase Capacity and Reliability
Driving Down Peak-PUE by levelizing cooling loads and increasing efficiency
If your data center is maxing out its grid connection or chiller capacity, IceBrick technology can solve both challenges while freeing up power for additional compute.
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Increase capacity on demand with minimal investment
Nostromo has pioneered a novel approach to improve data center efficiency while unlocking new compute capacity. This solves the national problem of powering data centers faster and easier with lower costs and a smaller energy footprint.
This strategic approach improves efficiency, lowers operating costs and cuts carbon emissions while generating a new revenue stream and an attractive return on investment (depending on location and local energy policies).
The compact and modular IceBrick® packs powerful benefits
Increase IT Capacity
Making up to 40% of electric demand flexible, enabling to increase compute capacity or to “firm-up” non-firm supply arrangement for the cooling load
Resilience
Add backup cooling that pays daily dividends
Savings
Charge when power is cheap power. Discharge when power is expensive or negotiate low-cost PPAs
Cut Emissions
Shift demand to low-carbon hours
How It Works
The IceBrick® system releases stored cold energy during peak data center loads—when power or cooling capacity is constrained and chiller efficiency is at its lowest. By supplying this cold energy, IceBrick lowers the data center’s Peak-PUE by reducing the cooling demand on the chillers and allowing any remaining load to be served at higher efficiency, with a lower kW/ton.
Together, these effects reduce Peak-PUE by cutting the power required for cooling and shifting cooling demand from daytime peaks to nighttime operation.
Use Cases
Cutting Energy Costs
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Adding Redundancy
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Energy Efficiency
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Investment Deferral
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Cutting Carbon Emissions
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