Data Center World 2025
Aquifer Energy Cooling: Sustainability Below the Surface
Thom Jackson (Sr Associate, Mechanical Engineer, Dunham Associates)
Spencer Ingaldson (Chief Development Officer leading Sales, Marketing, and Systems Engineering, Darcy Solutions)
Location: Room 202A
Date: Wednesday, April 16
Time: 3:40 pm - 4:30 pm
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Track: Data Center BUILD
Session Type: Conference Session
Vault Recording: TBD
Audience Level: All Audiences
The energy of the earth's aquifers can provide a cooling technology that saves energy, uses no water, and takes very little footprint. Traditional geothermal systems can't be used for a data center's year-round cooling loads, but utilizing the moving aquifer for heat transfer can provide full cooling at a fraction of the energy usage of traditional technologies. This session will review Aquifer Geothermal Technology, its data center uses, and provide a cost comparison to traditional HVAC systems. Case study examples will show construction costs, federal rebates and energy consumption as compared to traditional systems.
Takeaway
- Clear understanding of the technologies that can utilize the aquifers for data center heat transfer
- Understand the difference between traditional geothermal and aquifer-based geothermal
- Financial reviews of example case studies for overall ROI discussions