Vertiv aims to address the unprecedented growth in data traffic and the demand for critical digital infrastructure necessary to support such growth, while simultaneously striving to mitigate the environmental impacts associated with such infrastructure. We recognize the significance of considering product design, development, usage and disposal as important considerations within our industry.
Our approach to meeting our customers’ growing demand for critical digital infrastructure while helping them reduce their impact on the environment rests on five key principles:
- High efficiency: Design energy, water and carbon efficient solutions for the market.
- High reliability: Build resilient and highly serviceable equipment that’s durable and long-lasting.
- Low impact: Strive to understand and limit manufacturing processes that may have adverse environmental impacts, and measure and increase use of recycled materials in our products and product packaging.
- Low touch: Enable remote troubleshooting, optimization services and more connected systems to improve and reduce the environmental impact of maintenance practices.
- Circular economy: Reuse, refurbish or recycle end-of-life equipment and materials.
Critical Power Solutions
Vertiv provides an extensive array of critical power products and systems renowned for their exceptional efficiency. Our Vertiv™ Liebert® EXL S1 UPS with Dynamic Online Mode boasts operating efficiency of up to 99%, surpassing standard online Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) systems in energy efficiency. The Vertiv™ Liebert® Trinergy™ Cube automatically selects the most efficient operation mode based on input power source conditions, enabling achievement of greater than 98% system efficiency while ensuring uninterrupted critical load uptime. Vertiv’s commitment to energy efficiency extends across our portfolio, with ENERGY STAR certified UPS systems available in eight product lines encompassing more than 70 models.
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Thermal Management
We continue to advance the use of refrigerant that has low Global Warming Potential. For example, our energy-efficient Vertiv™ Liebert® HPC-S Aircooled Freecooling Chiller with Scroll Compressor and the Vertiv™ Liebert® AFC Inverter Screw Chiller units utilize low-GWP refrigerant are designed to reduce carbon emissions, limit carbon footprint and operate with high energy efficiency.
Impact of Water Usage on Data Center Costs and Sustainability
Alternative Energy
Vertiv solutions can enable operators to harness energy from alternative sources, such as solar and wind. Below are a few examples:
- The Vertiv™ DynaFlex Battery Energy Storage System is a key element to providing an "always-on" hybrid energy solution, integrating renewable energy sources, enabling new grid services, and enhancing utility transmission and distribution reliability.
- UPS systems featuring Dynamic Grid Support, such as the Vertiv™ Liebert® EXL S1 UPS system, allows energy grid operators to reduce or eliminate costly spikes in demand with a combination of solar energy and energy storage.
- The Vertiv™ eSure™ solar converter connects solar panels to -48V DC power loads used in telecommunications networks.
Solutions to Minimize Use of Steel
In 2023, Vertiv introduced the innovative Vertiv™ TimberMod™, a variant of its Vertiv™ Power Module and Vertiv™ SmartMod™ families, featuring mass timber as a key structural component instead of steel for prefabricated modular data center solutions. This groundbreaking product reflects our commitment to supporting our customers' sustainability objectives by using material that can minimize resource depletion and lower carbon emissions as compared to steel alternatives.
Circular Economy
As UPS units approach the end of their lifecycle and are replaced by newer, more efficient versions, users must consider what to do with old equipment. To address this challenge, we launched the Vertiv Trade-In Program in the United States, offering our customers a solution to upgrade their legacy single-phase UPS systems at a discounted rate while responsibly disposing and recycling the retired units. In alignment with the Recycling Industry Operating Standard (RIOS), Vertiv ensures the safe transportation of returned equipment to an R2:2013-certified recycler, at no additional cost to our customers.