Siemens Smart Infrastructure and Delta have formalised a global partnership to deliver prefabricated, modular power solutions, designed to accelerate the deployment of data centre infrastructure, while significantly reducing CAPEX.
The global partnership will ensure hyperscale and colocation operators the highest performance in power management and reliability as they grapple with the demands of scaling infrastructure to meet AI and cloud computing growth.
One of the fastest growing industries in the world, data centres are powering the digitalisation of industries and are required to scale at speed. As digital demand explodes, data centres have become critical infrastructure powering the backbone of our increasingly connected society.
However, time-to-market constraints, rising costs, and sustainability pressures pose key challenges for operators as they rapidly expand capacity.
The prefabricated power solutions from Siemens and Delta enable data centres to overcome these pain points, providing a strategic advantage in the competitive data centre market.
“Delta’s commitment to energy efficiency is foundational to this agreement,” Jimmy Yiin, Executive Vice President of Global Business Operations, Delta Electronics, Inc., said. “By leveraging our expertise in power solutions from grid to chip, which enables us to architect the system closer to the critical load, our Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), batteries, and advanced thermal management technologies are uniquely designed for the high-density demands of the AI era.
“Working with Siemens allows us to further expand the reach of our cutting-edge, energy-saving solutions rapidly through a single, globally supported supply chain across EMEA and APAC.”
The core of the agreement centres on the delivery of prefabricated, integrated containerised power solutions (SKIDs, eHouses). By prefabricating and pre-testing these modular power systems off-site with an optimised layout, the solution provides a standardised, plug-and-play approach that reduces time-to-market by up to 50%, lowers construction risk, and maximises valuable data centre square footage.
The efficient design can provide up to 20 percent CAPEX reduction and up to 27 percent lower carbon emissions by using less concrete in the space-optimised layout.
“Our partnership with Delta represents an important milestone for data centre construction in the world’s fastest-growing markets,” said Stephanie May, CEO of Electrification & Automation at Siemens Smart Infrastructure. “By combining Siemens’ electrical power distribution and engineering services with Delta’s high-efficiency UPS, battery and cooling offerings, together we are delivering a prefabricated, customisable solution that can drastically cut time-to-market by up to half.
“This approach also lowers construction risk with better predictability, while enhancing energy efficiency and supporting the long-term sustainability goals of our customers.”
Designing the power solutions with Building Information Modelling (BIM) from the start, including third party products, enables real-time data integration into the building management system for improved performance, faster troubleshooting and more efficient operations over the lifecycle.
This digital twin approach makes installation and commissioning faster while optimising the data centre’s energy footprint. The detailed virtual model allows for enhanced collaboration, more accurate planning and proactive issue resolution.
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