United States. Nortek Air Solutions (NAS) celebrated the completion of its first manufactured StatePoint Liquid Cooling (SPLC) system, billed as "The World's First Sustainable Data Center Cooling Technology." SpLC technology was jointly developed through a partnership with Facebook.
NAS and Facebook began developing SPLC technology in 2015. NAS recently modernized and reorganized the Oklahoma City plant with a $15 million investment to manufacture SPLC systems.
The key to the SPLC's patented design is a microporous membrane exchanger that is hydrophobic and highly resistant to scale formation. Evaporation across the membrane creates a liquid-air heat exchanger that cools the water without cross-contamination between the water and the drafts. The resulting cooled water can supply a variety of cooling distribution methodologies, including coil walls, CCARs, hot aisle enclosures, backdoor heat exchangers, chip cooling, and cold plates.
"StatePoint Liquid Cooling provides a data center cooling option that facilitates our mission to 'Create a Better Tomorrow Every Day' by reducing carbon emissions and water consumption compared to other HVAC methods in the digital environment," said Bruno Biasiotta, CEO, Nortek Air Solutions, who signed the first SPLC system manufactured with other attending NAS executives. "The HVAC team is expected to increase the world's carbon emissions from 15 percent to 25 percent today by 2030. Water is also a precious commodity that is a limited supply. Therefore, StatePoint is an HVAC solution that will ultimately promote conscientious stewardship of our planet."
Pictured, from left to right: Simon Peckham, Chief Executive, Melrose Industries PLC, London,—parent company of Nortek Air Solutions (NAS), St. Louis; Bruno Biasiotta, CEO of NAS; Kris Holla, Group Vice President-Channel Sales, NAS; Kevin Facinelli, Senior Vice President-Engineering, NAS.
