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Calvin is developing plans for a new data center to provide business continuity and quick recovery in the event of a disaster. The new data center will not replace the existing data center; rather, it will provide redundancy for the operations of the campus. Because of the energy demands of data centers, there is a worldwide push for energy efficiency. So-called “green data centers” provide the same functionality as a normal data center with reduced energy usage and reduced energy costs. Calvin, like most organizations, must weigh the long-term economic benefits of energy efficiency projects against higher initial cost. The Calvin Energy Recovery Fund (CERF) may be used to finance energy efficiency increases. The money saved on energy costs is then returned to the fund for a specified amount of time. The purpose of the fund is draw attention to the value of increasing energy efficiency campus-wide. This project is broken down into five main groups: Power, Envelope, HVAC, Instrumentation, and Finances. The Engineering 333 Thermal Systems class is seeking to design a new data center that is 30% more energy efficient that the current data center. The class has created a unique design both conserving initial energy use and recycling waste heat. Money from the Calvin Energy Recovery Fund will be used to implement aspects of the data center design for which an increased initial cost will lead to energy and cost savings.

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5-17-2010

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