Intelligent CIO Africa Issue 16 | Page 73

INTELLIGENT BRANDS // Green Technology Munters launches new cooling technology to the world of data centres ///////////////////////////// The SyCool Unit from Munters SyCool ITC offers data centre owners and operators an energy efficient indirect cooling solution without the need for water. M unters Group has announced the launch of an exciting new cooling technology into the data centre industry. SyCool ITC, Indirect Thermosyphon Cooling, provides an efficient cooling solution for new and existing data centres where access to a suitable water supply may be limited, expensive or unreliable. Designed specifically for data centres and driven by industry demand, SyCool ITC (patent pending) uses the waste heat from www.intelligentcio.com the data centre and a combination of gravity and a syphon effect, to drive a refrigeration cycle capable of operating without pumps or compressors, providing remarkable levels of energy efficiency. Initially launched as a packaged Air Handling Unit (AHU) system, subsequent versions of SyCool will include ‘Split Systems’, such as above-aisle modules and perimeter CRAH units, providing scalable cooling for new build and retrofit INTELLIGENTCIO 73