The idea behind “WindÂCORES” is as simple as it is effiÂciÂent: to build elecÂtriÂcity-intenÂsive data cenÂtres where the elecÂtriÂcity is proÂduÂced in a cliÂmate-friÂendly way — conÂseÂquently also in wind energy plants. “It is wonÂderful to see when innoÂvaÂtive soluÂtiÂons for exisÂting and future fields of appliÂcaÂtion grow out of reseÂarch ideas,” says Dr SchoÂmaÂker from the SICP. The pilot that won second place has alreÂady been runÂning sucÂcessfully for over a year in a wind turÂbine near LichÂtenau in the PaderÂborn district.
For a furÂther appliÂcaÂtion, WestÂfaÂlenÂWIND IT is now working togÂeÂther with the interÂnaÂtioÂnally active equipÂment supÂplier RitÂtal: MaxiÂmiÂsing the footÂprint for serÂvers in wind turÂbine towers is the goal. The new conÂcept shows how up to 50 racks can be instalÂled in a sinÂgle wind turÂbine. SysÂtem houÂses and medium-sized corÂpoÂrate cusÂtoÂmers can use this capaÂcity for their own IT systems.
The 16-memÂber expert jury of the GerÂman Data Centre Award was parÂtiÂcuÂlarly impresÂsed by the comÂbiÂnaÂtion of ecoÂnoÂmic effiÂciÂency and susÂtainaÂbiÂlity in a sinÂgle conÂcept. This is because WindÂCORES uses over 90 perÂcent wind power and avoÂids the conÂsumpÂtion of addiÂtioÂnal resourÂces. By instalÂling them in wind turÂbiÂnes, exisÂting builÂdings, infraÂstrucÂtures and power grids are used.
The vision of the makers of WestÂfaÂlenÂWIND IT is to bring susÂtainable energy proÂducÂtion and digiÂtaÂliÂsaÂtion into harmÂony — not only in East WestÂphaÂlia, but in GerÂmany and Europe. This path offers an innoÂvaÂtive soluÂtion for future-oriÂenÂted fields of appliÂcaÂtion such as conÂnecÂted driÂving, IndusÂtry 4.0 or the Smart City.
The barely disÂcusÂsed increÂasing energy demand of digiÂtaÂliÂsaÂtion is one of the major socieÂtal chalÂlenges. The elecÂtriÂcity demand of the interÂnet alreÂady accounts for 7 % of gloÂbal elecÂtriÂcity conÂsumpÂtion. In data cenÂtres, energy accounts for an average of 40 % of total opeÂraÂting costs. Due to the direct supÂply of wind power, the elecÂtriÂcity costs at WindÂCORES are signiÂfiÂcantly below the marÂket average.
“On the way to more susÂtainaÂbiÂlity and proÂfiÂtaÂbiÂlity in the IT indusÂtry, WindÂCORES must become part of the soluÂtion!”, wish WestÂfaÂlenÂWIND IT co-founÂders Dr. Fiete DubÂberke and Dr. GunÂnar SchoÂmaÂker.
Four fire-resistant IT secuÂrity cabiÂnets are set up at the foot of the 13-metre-wide and 150-metre-high reinÂforced conÂcrete tower of a wind turÂbine The data is proÂtecÂted in the IT safe cabiÂnets against unautÂhoÂriÂsed access and EMC interÂfeÂrence (elecÂtroÂmaÂgneÂtic compatibility).
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About WESTFALENWIND IT GMBH & CO. KG
WestÂfaÂlenÂWIND IT GmbH & CO. KG belongs to the PaderÂborn-based WestÂfaÂlenÂWIND Group. Since its founÂdaÂtion in 2009, it has opeÂraÂted a total of 60 wind turÂbiÂnes with a nomiÂnal outÂput of 140 MW. In terms of techÂniÂcal moniÂtoÂring and supÂport, WestÂfaÂlenÂWIND is responÂsiÂble for a total of 170 wind turÂbiÂnes with an outÂput of around 360 MW in the PaderÂborn disÂtrict. During the deveÂloÂpÂment of the proÂjects, great importance was attaÂched to citiÂzen parÂtiÂciÂpaÂtion from the very beginÂning. For examÂple, a founÂdaÂtion and a coopeÂraÂtive society were set up on the company’s initiaÂtive. The WestÂfaÂlenÂWIND Group includes its own elecÂtriÂcity sales comÂpany, which also offers Germany’s lowest elecÂtriÂcity price. The Group parÂtiÂciÂpaÂtes in various model proÂjects out of conÂvicÂtion in order to advance secÂtor couÂpling (e.g. power-to-heat proÂjects /​wind power for heaÂting builÂdings) more quickly. WestÂfaÂlenÂWIND founÂding manaÂging direcÂtor JohanÂnes LackÂmann is also the oriÂgiÂnaÂtor of ideas for WindCORES.
www​.west​fa​len​wind​.de /​www​.wind​cores​.de