High-Performance Data Center Best Practices and Examples
Otto Van Geet, P.E., LEED AP®, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
This session will cover energy-efficient data center design and best practices including power usage effectiveness and energy reuse effectiveness. ASHRAE Thermal Guidelines for data centers will be presented and the energy savings from advanced data center cooling strategies will be covered. Results from two recent energy-efficient data centers in Colorado, described in the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE's) Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) case studies, will be presented, as well as projected performance of two new high-performance centers that will come online in the next year.
Otto Van Geet is a principal engineer at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), and most of his work is in DOE FEMP. Mr. Van Geet has been involved in the design, construction, and operation of energy-efficient research facilities, such as laboratories and data centers, as well as office and general use facilities. Mr. Van Geet was one of the founding members of the Labs21 Program and provides technical guidance for the program. Mr. Van Geet has authored many technical reports and conference papers and has been recognized with many awards from professional associations, including the 2007 Presidential Award for Leadership in Federal Energy Management and the 2011 GreenGov Green Innovation Presidential Award for the NREL Research Support Facility data center. Mr. Van Geet is a registered professional engineer, a certified energy manager, a LEED AP, and a project management professional. Mr. Van Geet is a member of ASHRAE and the American Solar Energy Society.