(210c) Levelized Cost Analysis of Indirect Evaporative Cooling in Data Centre

The cooling requirement in data centres have increased tremendously due to the high demand of data processing and storage etc. The energy consumption of cooling requirement in data centre accounts for around 40%. Mechanical vapor compression cooling technology holds a dominant position in the current cooling market, characterized by its energy-intensive nature. However, Indirect evaporative cooling has the potential to gain more market share with the advantage of energy economic and environmental friendliness.

The aim of this research is to analyse economic performance and energy consumption of the traditional mechanical vapor compression cooling system and novel indirect evaporative cooling systems in data centre applications. The study conducts an analysis to discuss costs and potential energy savings. The results showed that the case study in Riyadh with 83% energy saving compared to conventional system, and 34.2% cost saving for the whole year. Moreover, this research provides suggestions for data centre industry stakeholders to help fulfil the UK net-zero target.