Modern digital infrastructure faces conflicting demands: the need for continuous, massive power for compute loads, and the simultaneous need for extensive data center cooling to combat the heat generated by that power. In a traditional “siloed” design, cooling systems often account for up to 40% of a facility’s total electricity consumption. This creates a compounding inefficiency where electricity is purchased twice: once to run the servers, and again to mechanically cool them. Furthermore, relying on grid-dependent electrical chillers exposes mission-critical operations to price volatility and stability risks, while significantly inflating the Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) metric.
The MetisPowerChill (MPC) architecture resolves the inefficiency of siloed systems by treating power and cooling as a unified ecosystem. Instead of venting valuable thermal energy into the atmosphere, the system captures exhaust heat and converts it directly into chilled water.
Operational Workflow:
- Generation: The MPG Series extra low-emission gas turbines generate reliable power for the IT load.
- Capture: The Integrated Exhaust System captures thermal energy that would typically be wasted.
- Conversion: The MPE Exhaust-Driven Chiller utilizes this thermal flow to drive the refrigeration cycle, replacing the heavy electrical load of mechanical compressors.
- Cooling: High-capacity chilled water is delivered to the data hall, effectively decoupling cooling costs from grid electricity rates.
Resilience
Engineered for thermal extremes, the system maintains a stable 1.17 PUE even at 105°F (40°C), eliminating the cooling capacity loss common in standard air-cooled chillers during heatwaves.
Autonomy
Driven by recaptured exhaust heat rather than grid electricity, the cooling loop is immune to utility price spikes, peak demand charges, and grid instability.
Efficiency
Utilizing the fuel source twice—once for power, once for cooling, raises overall system efficiency to ~54%, drastically lowering the facility’s carbon intensity per rack.
Drag the slider to reveal the structural advantage of the MetisPowerChill system. Witness how shifting from electrical cooling (Left) to thermal recovery (Right) streamlines the facility design and fundamentally alters the operational cost equation.
8,760,000
kWh / Year Savings
Every megawatt of power generated creates a thermal opportunity. Instead of venting exhaust heat as waste, the MetisPowerChill system captures it to drive mission-critical cooling. Enter the facility’s target IT load below to project the recoverable cooling capacity and the massive grid energy savings achievable through an integrated thermal loop.
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