Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) and Danfoss today announced a collaboration to deliver HPE IT Sustainability Services – Data Center Heat Recovery, an off-the-shelf heat recovery module that helps organisations manage excess heat as they transition to more sustainable IT facilities.
The solution combines HPE’s scalable Modular Data Center with Danfoss’ innovative heat reuse and cooling technologies.
The rapid integration of AI is expected to dramatically increase the power demand of IT infrastructure. The AI industry is projected to consume at least ten times more electricity in 2026 compared to 2023.
To mitigate this, the new energy-efficient data center solution from HPE and Danfoss incorporates direct liquid cooling to reduce energy consumption by 20%, and Danfoss heat reuse modules and oil-free compressors to capture excess data center heat and enhance cooling efficiency by up to 30%.
HPE’s Modular Data Center offers a power usage effectiveness (PUE) of 1.1, compared to 1.3-1.4 for traditional data centers. It enables faster deployment in as few as 6 months and supports compute-intensive AI workloads. Danfoss is leveraging its energy-efficient solutions to drive decarbonization, inspired by its use of recovered data center heat at its own carbon-neutral headquarters campus in Denmark.
“Our strategic partnership with HPE is a great example of how we revolutionize building and decarbonizing the data center industry together with customers,” said Jürgen Fischer, President, Danfoss Climate Solutions. “At HPE, we believe in the power of collaboration to create transformative solutions,” added Sue Preston, VP at HPE.
HPE IT Sustainability Services – Data Center Heat Recovery is available to order now as a modular solution with seamlessly integrated components from both companies. As part of a holistic sustainability approach, Danfoss is also partnering with HPE to retire and refurbish end-of-use IT assets through HPE Asset Upcycling Services.