A strategic collaboration between Submer, Stellium Data Centres, and Circle B has resulted in a proof of concept according to Open Compute Project (OCP) principles, with Submer’s immersion cooling technology integrated into Stellium Data Centres’ infrastructure. This deployment’s reliable and efficient datacenter infrastructure and sustainable datacenter design demonstrates enhanced performance and energy efficiency.
Submer’s Role in the Collaboration
Guided by Submer’s integral values of innovation and sustainability, embodied in its slogan “Datacenters that make sense”, Submer views this collaboration as a major achievement in its continuous efforts in uniting strategic partners. This project strengthens Submer’s mission to expand the immersion cooling catalog as a whole, moving from evangelizing the technology to real-world applications with multiple installations now available for public view. Visitors can experience first-hand the tangible benefits of immersion cooling technology.
“Collaborating with Stellium Data Centres and ExxonMobil on this Open Compute Project is a testament to our shared commitment to innovation and sustainability. By combining our expertise in immersion cooling with Stellium’s cutting-edge data infrastructure, we aim to redefine the standards for data centre efficiency and reliability. Having Circle B on board has brought an enormous value to this project by delivering immersion server components such as Storage, Memory and AMD’s latest CPUs.”
Oriol Chavanel, Ecosystem Enablement Tech. Lead & OCP Lead at Submer
Solution Setup and Technology Partners
At Stellium’s site, Submer’s immersion cooling technology is deployed in combination with ExxonMobil’s Submer-validated DC 3235 Super coolant. The setup is powered by Mitac’s Open Rack v3 servers and complete with AMD CPUs and server components provided by Circle B.
“Since joining OCP 2017, MiTAC been committed to working with partners for the future of datacenter technology. To meet the growing demand of AI, servers need to provide higher computing power and Submer’s immersion cooling solution is the best choice for total cost of ownership (TCO), considering both performance and PUE. It is a major achievement to adopt MiTAC’s OCP server with Submer immersion cooling solution in Stellium’s datacenter and is a way of validating our concept for future technologies”.
Alex Chou, Product Marketing & Development at MiTAC Computing Technology Corp.
Other key contributions to the solution include:
- TE Connectivity: ORv3 busbars
- Murata: ORv3 powershelves
- Edge-Core: ORv3 network switch
- FormericaOE: Fiber cables
“We are thrilled to embark on this collaborative journey with Submer, Stellium Data Centres, and Circle B. As part of this strategic collaboration, Edgecore is proud to contribute our immersion cooling capable switch to the data center infrastructure. This collaboration exemplifies our dedication to providing sustainable and efficient networking switches based on latest immersion cooling technology that aligns with industry’s best practices. “
Nanda Ravindran, VP of Product Management at Edgecore Networks.
Together, these components create a comprehensive, cutting-edge datacenter infrastructure.
For more details on this deployment and Submer’s immersion cooling solutions, please visit Submer at booth A25 at OCP Global Summit 2024 on the 15th-17th of October in San Jose, California.
About Submer
Founded in 2015, Submer provides best-in-class technology, enabling datacenters around the world to leverage the power of immersion cooling for HPC, hyperscale, data centers, Edge, AI, DL, and blockchain applications. Submer is headquartered in Barcelona, Spain, and operates a Gigafactory in Houston, Texas. For more information, visit https://submer.com/.
About Stellium Data Centres
Stellium Datacentres own and operate the largest purpose-built datacentre campus in the UK. Stellium Datacentres represents the new Data Meridian – where East meets West in data exchange. Based in Newcastle, we are the UK’s only landing point for the New North Sea connect cable, and the UK’s newest Internet Exchange Point (NCL-IX)
Stellium offers the highest quality connectivity to local, national, and global fibre networks, for low-latency, high-capacity open network connection to the UK, US and Europe.
Stellium offers its clients a range of custom services, including cloud-based delivery of applications and services, co-location services and powered-shell Datacentres.
About Circle B
Circle B specializes in the design, configuration, delivery, and support of open (OCP) and high-performance data center infrastructures. By leveraging innovative technologies in compute, networking, and storage, Circle B provides data center solutions that accelerate performance, maximize interoperability, simplify management, scale seamlessly, and reduce total cost of ownership.
With its deep understanding of IT infrastructures, sustainability, and disruptive technology, Circle B offers impartial, honest, and tailored advice to help clients consolidate hardware and optimize performance.
About the Open Compute Project
At the core of the Open Compute Project (OCP) Community are hyperscale data centre operators and industry players, joined by telecom, colocation providers and enterprise IT users, working with vendors to develop and commercialise open innovations that, when embedded in products, are deployed from the cloud to the edge. The OCP Foundation is responsible for fostering, serving and seeding the OCP Community to develop new open solutions that can meet the market and shape the future. In shaping the future, OCP will continue to invest in strategic initiatives that prepare the IT ecosystem for major changes, such as AI & ML, optics, sustainable data centre solutions, advanced power management and cooling techniques, composable silicon and sustainability. Learn more at www.opencompute.org.
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