- Lefdal Mine Datacenter offers one of Europe's greenest data center ecosystems and
is one of the world's most energy efficient solutions
- Infosys provides 'Green Data Center as a Service', part of
Infosys Cobalt to facilitate Daimler on its journey to net
zero
- The offering provides a blueprint for organizations looking
to accelerate decarbonization across industries
STUTTGART, Germany,
Nov. 30, 2021 /CNW/ --
Infosys (NSE: INFY) (BSE: INFY)) (NYSE: INFY), a global
leader in next-generation digital services and consulting, today
announced that it will transfer Daimler's High Performance
Computing (HPC) workloads used to design vehicles and automated
driving technologies to one of Europe's greenest data centers, Lefdal Mine
Datacenter in Norway. The shift to
Green Data Center as a Service is an important milestone in
supporting Daimler deliver on its sustainability mission "Ambition
2039" to become CO2 neutral by 2039.
Data centers currently account for around 1% of total global
energy use and service demand is expected to increase 60% by 2022.
As next generation technologies continue to develop, engineering
and other high-performance workloads that run complex algorithms
such as those required for simulating sensors and journeys for
autonomous vehicles will be increasingly critical to automakers'
competitiveness in the mobility industry. Yet, these workloads are
extremely energy consuming and contribute considerably to the
carbon footprint of enterprises worldwide.
Building on its strategic partnership with Daimler to drive
hybrid cloud-powered innovation and transform IT infrastructure,
Infosys offered a solution to facilitate Daimler shift HPC's to
green infrastructure using Infosys' Data Center as a Service
(DCaaS) offering in the Nordics region. Through the initiative,
Infosys will manage the IT infrastructure in its entirety and
Lefdal Mine Datacenter will provide the facility, a world leading
sustainable and energy efficient data center.
Norway is becoming a
"superpower" for green data centers given that 100% of the power
production in the region is renewable, and transmission loss
reduced to a minimum. Lefdal Mine Datacenter offers one of
Europe's greenest data center
solutions, supplying capacity that is both air-cooled and
water-cooled.
The data center is situated in a mine next to a deep, cold fjord
with a stable and low temperature for effective cooling. Compared
to air cooled data centers, Lefdal Mine Datacenter is not affected
by warm days, and doesn't require evaporative systems for cooling,
with water usage effectiveness also rated zero. This system leads
to a PUE ranging from 1.10 to 1.15 depending on UPS configuration
and scale of capacity. The data center offers a world leading
location for HPC environments.
The Green Data Center is the latest addition to Infosys
Cobalt Hybrid Cloud portfolio, a blueprint consisting of a
combination of Regional Private Data Centers covering all major
continents, Edge Data Centers and Hyperscalers. For Daimler,
partnering with Infosys to reimagine its data center operations in
Lefdal Mine Datacenter will have a significant impact in delivering
on its sustainability goals, and demonstrates the huge opportunity
for other organizations to benefit from the industry-leading
offering.
Jan Brecht, Chief Information
Officer, Daimler and Mercedes-Benz, said: "A large proportion
of our IT energy consumption comes from our data centers which
require significant power for computing and cooling. That's
why we're transforming our data centers with the support of our
partner Infosys, bringing particularly the high-performance
computing into one energy efficient solution at Lefdal Mine
Datacenter. Not only will we benefit from natural cooling
thanks to the cold weather, our operations will also be run on 100%
green energy. This initiative marks another important milestone on
our journey to becoming Co2 neutral."
Salil Parekh, Chief Executive
Officer, Infosys, said: "Infosys is a strategic partner to
organizations navigating decarbonization and we are well positioned
to deliver sustainable green transformation leveraging expertise
gained from decade long efforts in environment stewardship. We
pioneer projects around the world across every industry to
facilitate climate change actions, developing solutions and
services to help clients in their low-carbon transition. In
delivering this transformation for Daimler we've shown how Green
Infrastructure as a Service can radically reduce organizations'
impact on the environment and the vast potential for other
organizations running high compute enterprise workloads to benefit
from this industry-leading sustainability offering."
Jørn Skaane, Chief Executive Officer,
Lefdal Mine Datacenter AS, said: "We have built and operate a
leading sustainable, secure and cost-effective data center – The
Norwegian Solution. With short travelled renewable power and
cooling from the nearby fjord, sustainability is in the core of our
mission and values. Our ambition is to be the greenest data center
in the world, with the ability to offer tailor-made and scalable
data center solutions. We are inspired to have been chosen to host
Daimler HPC workloads and will contribute for Daimler to become CO2
neutral."
Jan Christian Vestre,
Minister of Trade and Industry in the Norwegian
Government, said: "I wish to congratulate the
parties on reaching this important milestone. Lefdal Mine
Datacenter, based on the reuse of industrial infrastructure and
locally produced energy, is an excellent example of how Norwegian
data centers and industrial knowhow can help industries of the
future achieve their goals of decarbonization."
About Infosys
Infosys is a global leader in
next-generation digital services and consulting. We enable clients
in over 50 countries to navigate their digital transformation. With
over four decades of experience in managing the systems and
workings of global enterprises, we expertly steer our clients
through their digital journey. We do it by enabling the enterprise
with an AI-powered core that helps prioritize the execution of
change. We also empower the business with agile digital at scale to
deliver unprecedented levels of performance and customer delight.
Our always-on learning agenda drives their continuous improvement
through building and transferring digital skills, expertise, and
ideas from our innovation ecosystem.
Visit www.infosys.com to see how Infosys (NYSE: INFY) can help
your enterprise navigate your next.
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About Daimler
Daimler AG is one of the world's most
successful automotive companies. With its Mercedes-Benz Cars &
Vans, Daimler Trucks & Buses and Daimler Mobility divisions,
the Group is one of the leading global suppliers of premium and
luxury cars and one of the world's largest manufacturers of
commercial vehicles. Daimler Mobility offers financing, leasing,
fleet management, investments and insurance brokerage, as well as
innovative mobility services. The company founders, Gottlieb
Daimler and Carl Benz, made history
by inventing the automobile in 1886. As a pioneer of automotive
engineering, Daimler sees shaping the future of mobility in a safe
and sustainable way as both a motivation and obligation. The
company's focus therefore remains on innovative and green
technologies as well as on safe and superior vehicles that both
captivate and inspire. Daimler continues to invest systematically
in the development of efficient powertrains – from high-tech
combustion engines and hybrid vehicles to all-electric powertrains
with battery or fuel cell – with the goal of making locally
emission-free driving possible in the long term. The company's
efforts are also focused on the intelligent connectivity of its
vehicles, autonomous driving and new mobility concepts as Daimler
regards it as its aspiration and obligation to live up to its
responsibility to society and the environment. Daimler sells its
vehicles and services in nearly every country of the world and has
production facilities in Europe,
North and South America,
Asia and Africa. In addition to Mercedes-Benz, the
world's most valuable luxury automotive brand (source: Interbrand
study, 20 Oct. 2021), and
Mercedes-AMG, Mercedes-Maybach, Mercedes-EQ and Mercedes me, its
brand portfolio also includes commercial vehicle brands
Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Freightliner,
Western Star, BharatBenz, FUSO, Setra and Thomas Built Buses as
well as the brands of Daimler Mobility: Mercedes-Benz Bank, Mercedes-Benz Financial
Services, Daimler Truck Financial and Athlon. The company is listed
on the Frankfurt and Stuttgart stock exchanges (ticker symbol DAI).
In 2020, the Group had a workforce of around 288,500 and sold 2.8
million vehicles. Group revenues amounted to €154.3 billion and
Group EBIT to €6.6 billion.
About Lefdal Mine Datacenter
Lefdal Mine Datacenter
(LMD) is one of Europe's most
sustainable data centers. The facility is located in Norway and is owned by the Columbia
Threadneedle European Sustainable Infrastructure Fund (ESIF), a
mid-market infrastructure fund, and German Edge Cloud GmbH & CO
KG, part of Friedhelm Loh Group, a German industrial conglomerate.
The data center has a potential of 120.000 m2 of net whitespace and
200+ MW DC capacity. With 10 MW capacity already installed, LMD is
one of the leading data centers in the Nordics. The mountain hall
facility sets a new standard for the data center industry. LMD is
unprecedented in terms of cost effectiveness, security, and
flexibility. The large space, combined with modular design enables
a unique time to market, and the combination of cheap and renewable
power leads to predictable, low cost for customers.
www.lefdalmine.com and https://lefdal.netlify.app (360
tour)
For more information contact:
Dena Tahmasebi, Head of Communications EMEA,
Infosys: dena.tahmasebi@infosys.com
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