Data Centers of the Future

Ramboll, EYP Mission Critical Facilities and PSC are teaming up to offer joint data center support services to help clients with the digital transformation.

We’re also bringing our experts together to offer a webinar series that will explore the sustainable data center of the future.

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What will data centers of the future look like?

What is certain is they’ll need to meet greater demand, new regulations and ever-changing business needs and technology requirements. So how do we get there efficiently, responsibly and sustainably?

Ramboll, EYP Mission Critical Facilities and PSC are teaming up to offer joint data center support services to help clients with the digital transformation – from site selection, planning, design and commissioning, through construction, operations and decommissioning and repurposing.

Webinars in the series

UPCOMING
Session 05
Integration – Toward Net Positive
April 21
Panel from Ramboll, EYP Mission Critical Facilities and PSC

PREVIOUS
Session 01
Concepts: Reliability, Resilience, Sustainability 
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Session 02
Grid Connection & 
Power Supply
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Session 03
Data Center Trends Today and Tomorrow
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Session 04
Trade-offs & Co-benefits: Balancing Long-Term Sustainability Goals with
Time-to-Market Needs
Learn more.

SESSION 05

Integration – Toward Net Positive: Ask the Experts

Wednesday, April 21
12:00–1:00 pm EDT 

This virtual panel discussion will focus on key topics and share expert insights on industry trends, emerging challenges, and strategies for ensuring the future security and sustainability of this critical infrastructure. The session will feature short presentations by three new speakers:

These experts will then be joined by our returning series presenters for an interactive Q&A. Submit your questions for our panelists in advance at registration or bring them to the conversation during the webinar.

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Speakers

Darren Gibson
Development Director | Ramboll
Darren is a Divisional Director within Ramboll Buildings in the Nordics. Darren also leads large multi-disciplinary projects, both domestic and international, specializing in sustainable buildings and data centers. Focusing on the future of the construction industry Darren manages the development of the technical and technology strategy for Ramboll Buildings and how the industry will develop to meet the challenging requirements of the future with a significant emphasis on the decarbonization agenda for the built environment.

Carlos Galvan
GM, Power Systems | PSC
Carlos is the General Manager, Power Systems for PSC Ireland and is responsible for all engineering studies and consultancy work. He has 16 years’ experience in the electrical design and project management of major renewable energy projects and high voltage installations in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and South America. This includes extensive expertise in the design, construction supervision, installation and maintenance supervision and the procurement process. Carlos has been involved in more than 2 GW’s generation projects over an eight-year period specializing in wind, solar, biomass, biogas and high voltage installation design. He's currently working as technical advisor and designer in the Data Center industry specializing in grid connection, substation design, grounding systems and general high voltage installations, for clients in Ireland, France and Denmark.

Steve Shapiro
Partner | EYP Mission Critical Facilities
Steve has been in the mission critical industry for almost 30 years and has a diverse background in the study, reporting, design, commissioning, development and management of reliable electrical distribution, emergency power, lighting, and fire protection systems for high tech environments across North America as well as internationally. His experience also includes providing analysis of critical application support facilities. Steve has extensive experience in the design and management of corporate and mission critical facilities projects with over 4.5 million square feet of raised floor experience, over 200 MW of UPS experience and over 400 MW of generator experience. He is the author of numerous technical articles and seminars and speaks at many industry technical conferences. 
Amy Malick
Senior Managing Consultant | Ramboll
Amy brings 20 years of focused experience in the areas of sustainability planning and implementation at airports and local government agencies. She joined Ramboll to continue advancing sustainability and climate leadership across multiple industries and consults on a range of sustainability issues including energy and water management, climate resilience and sustainability planning and reporting. As a consultant, she has served as a trusted advisor to clients that include San Diego County Regional Airport Authority and Dallas/Fort Worth, San José and Seattle-Tacoma International Airports, and has led the development of sustainability management plans, water stewardship plans and energy management plans for public and private sector clients.		  

SESSION 01

The Concepts: Reliability, Resilience, Sustainability 

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In this session, Ramboll's Darren Gibson discusses how these objectives can be integrated into data center building design and functionality along with strategies for power delivery and energy optimization, waste heat reuse and optimal land use – all toward the goals of carbon reduction, a circular economy throughout the data center lifecycle, and a net-positive business model.

SESSION 02

Grid Connection & Power Supply

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In this session, PSC GM, Power Systems Carlos Galvan discusses how the data center sector can solve energy supply challenges with an efficient grid connection and reliable power supply. The session examines data center grid connection challenges and solutions as well as strategies for ensuring data center resilience, sustainability and security of supply.

SESSION 03

Data Center Trends Today & Tomorrow

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In this session, EYP Mission Critical Facilities Partner Steve Shapiro discusses data center design best practices of today and tomorrow. The session offers insights on mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) design as well as strategies for ensuring the future security and sustainability of this critical infrastructure. 

SESSION 04

Trade-offs & Co-benefits:
Balancing Long-Term Sustainability Goals with
Time-to-Market Needs

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This session focuses on the data center industry’s progress toward long-term sustainability ambitions, current barriers and emerging solutions. Ramboll Senior Managing Consultant Amy Malick presents a current state analysis of progress by data center companies toward their sustainability commitments, and discusses the narrowing gap between conventional and sustainable design and planning approaches in functional and financial terms, including time-to-market considerations. Amy also describes potential pathways toward carbon neutrality and circular economy solutions that promote resilience and societal benefit.

Learn about our partners

  • Ramboll

    The demand for web-enabled services has increased dramatically during the pandemic, and the ability to meet that demand is dependent on the capacity of data centers. Ramboll continues to support clients around the world to acquire, design, commission and repurpose sites for sustainable and reliable, quick-to-market data centers and other mission critical facilities to help the world continue to meet that need.

    Learn more about our services to data centers and mission critical facilities.

  • EYP Mission Critical Facilities Inc.

    At EYP Mission Critical Facilities, Inc. (EYP MCF) we solely specialize in helping our clients develop and implement the appropriate approach to their data center and critical facilities strategy, keeping those facilities fully operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and protecting critical business data, communications and power systems from failure.

    A complete portfolio of consulting and engineering services to lead you through the strategy, design, implementation, commissioning and operational efficiency of your data center facilities.

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  • PSC

    From initial grid capacity studies to ultimate plant energization, PSC engineers simplify the design, grid connection and permitting of high voltage equipment, internal networks, on-site generation, and substations for data centers worldwide. As specialist consultants to the electricity industry, PSC brings an exceptional understanding of power networks and grid connection to the data center space.

    Our power systems engineers provide initial front-end design, grid connection feasibility studies, detailed substation design, HV equipment specification and power systems studies such as load flow, harmonics analysis, integration of on-site generation, fault level and protections, arc flash, earthing and lightning protection design, and more.

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