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Powering the Future: Nickel-Zinc Batteries Unlock Data Centers’ AI Potential
At this point, most people have heard of AI’s breathtaking potential via ChatGPT, industrial applications, and more. But data centers are looking under the hood of these shiny new features and finding the lesser-known truth: AI’s power demands are equally breathtaking. As data centers face escalating power needs driven by AI and numerous other emerging […]
October 23, 2023 -
How to Make the Most out of UPS Battery Retrofits
Tod Higinbotham, COO, ZincFive, explains how new battery chemistry retrofits offer the chance to expand capacity with better long-term solutions. Lead-acid batteries’ dominance of data center UPS systems is fading – and that’s good news for data center operators. Newer UPS battery chemistries such as lithium-ion and nickel-zinc offer greater long-term savings, reliability, sustainability, and UPS […]
October 17, 2023 -
“Safe enough” is not safe: Assessing battery tradeoffs in data centers
Safety in data centers goes beyond the immediate concerns of uptime and data protection; it encompasses aspects such as potential fire hazards, risk of equipment damage, and environmental harm caused by toxic leaks. Data centers’ uninterruptible power supply (UPS) systems play a crucial role in ensuring reliable backup power – and some battery chemistries are […]
September 26, 2023 -
Choosing the Right Battery for Your Data Center
For data centers, few things rival the importance of ensuring service reliability 24-7. Without this consistency, the day-to-day operations of countless critical sectors — from telecommunications to emergency medical services — can be severely disrupted, risking individuals’ safety and hampering economic growth. This underlines why data centers are cautious about protecting their assets, and why […]
September 19, 2023 -
Closing the Emissions Gap: Data Center Sustainability
Tim Hysell, Co-founder and CEO of ZincFive, shares how data centers can reduce their customer’s scope 3 emissions. Although scope 3 emissions form the vast majority of many organizations’ carbon footprints, they’re also the most difficult to track. As a result, many organizations have been hesitant to disclose this category of emissions. However, investor pressure to disclose scope 3 […]
September 14, 2023 -
Making the Most of Your Modular Data Center Power System
The demands on data centers constantly change. On top of the ever-expanding need for data services, the very operations they’re supporting also evolve rapidly. In the U.S. market alone, data center demand — measured by power consumption to reflect the number of servers a data center can house — is expected to reach 35 gigawatts (GW) by […]
June 14, 2023 -
Improving Data Center Profits with Compact and Safe Backup Batteries
Data centers are facing aggressive growth in demand, which in the U.S. alone is expected to double by 2030, according to McKinsey. To meet this demand, operators are constructing new data centers and retrofitting existing ones to improve efficiency. However, it’s important for data center designs to use space more efficiently and minimize their physical footprint to keep […]
June 6, 2023 -
Hydrogen vs BEVs: Refuelling Stations Shouldn’t Have to Choose
Automotive industry experts have spent the last decade comparing the pros and cons of battery electric (BEVs) and hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs), particularly medium- and heavy-duty trucks. Several insist that either one or the other is the transportation fuel of the future, leading to a heated debate. But this is like pitting solar […]
May 30, 2023 -
Smaller Footprint, Big Impact: Saving Space and Increasing Profits in Data Centers
Data center demand is poised for continued, aggressive growth. In the U.S. alone, McKinsey’s analysis shows that demand is expected to increase from 17 GW in 2022 to 35 GW by 2030. While operators try to keep up with this growing demand through new construction of data centers and efficiency-focused retrofits, it’s crucial for these […]
May 3, 2023 -
How Diverse Chemistries Strengthen the Battery Supply Chain
Battery energy storage helps ensure the reliability of mission-critical infrastructure such as data centers, transportation systems, and increasingly, the grid itself. So in a world of disrupted supply chains, it’s high time to safeguard battery supply chains by expanding the use of multiple battery types and chemistries. Applying the best-fit battery chemistry for each job […]
April 27, 2023
