据5月12日Natural Gas World报道，新加坡液化天然气公司(SLNG),新加坡国家超级计算中心(NSCC),新加坡国立大学(NUS)和国有咨询公司盛裕（SJ）已签署谅解备忘录,探索发展绿色模块化数据中心系统。
SLNG表示:“随着新加坡加快数字化转型，全球正在寻找可持续解决方案，以满足对数据中心日益增长的需求。此次合作符合这一目标。如果可行，该中心将成为新加坡首个此类中心。”
该项目的理念是在盛裕的新加坡液化天然气终端安装大约1千万亿次运算力的NSCC超级计算机，并使用终端稳定、连续的冷却海水供应来减少产生的热量。
冷却海水的排放是终端液化天然气再气化过程的一部分，以确保天然气的稳定输出，满足该国的发电需求。SLNG公司表示，该项目还将探索使用可再生太阳能或使用氢燃料电池作为绿色备用电源来为系统供电，而不是使用柴油发电机组。如果这个概念被证明是可以取得成功的，该系统有潜力节省0.2兆瓦的电力。
SLNG首席执行官Tan Soo Koong表示：“虽然SLNG仍然致力于满足甚至超越我国能源安全的使命,我们也希望尽自己的一份力量,特别是在我们可以利用液化天然气专业知识和终端基础设施，帮助为更可持续的能源未来创造新的可能。”
NSCC首席执行官Tan Tin Wee表示：“SLNG产生的大量冷能部分作为冷却海水释放。我们有机会利用这种过剩的冷却源，而不是使用更多的电力来冷却我们的超级计算机和数据中心。如果取得成功，这个原型将展示工业共生的价值，即一个行业的废物可以转化为另一个行业的资源。通过将其与可再生能源(如来自光伏发电厂的太阳能)相结合，这个新概念可能成为未来新加坡绿色可持续超级计算机数据中心的潜在模式。”
此外，新加坡国立大学将为POV贡献其在液体冷却技术方面的专业知识，盛裕将利用其在新能源和可再生能源、低碳技术、冷能利用和智能电网方面的工程设计专业知识。
王佳晶 摘译自 Natural Gas World
原文如下：
SINGAPORE LNG TO evalUATE GREEN MODULAR DATA CENTRE SYSTEM
Singapore LNG Corp (SLNG), the National Supercomputing Centre (NSCC) Singapore, the National University of Singapore (NUS) and state-owned consultancy Surbana Jurong (SJ) have signed a memorandum of understanding to explore the development of a proof-of-value (POV) for a green modular data centre system, SLNG said on May 11.
“The collaboration is in line with the global search for sustainable solutions to meet the growing demands for data centre rack space, as Singapore accelerates its digital transformation,” SLNG said. The centre would be the first-of-its-kind in Singapore if proven feasible.
The concept is to install approximately one petaflop of NSCC’s supercomputer at the Singapore LNG terminal on Jurong Island and use the terminal’s stable and continuous chilled seawater supply to reduce the heat generated.
The chilled seawater is discharged as part of the terminal’s LNG regasification process that ensures a steady send-out of natural gas for the country’s power generation needs. The project will also explore powering the prototype system with renewable solar energy or green power backup using hydrogen fuel cell, instead of a diesel power generation set, SLNG said. If the concept proves successful, the system has the potential to save 0.2 MW of power.
“While SLNG remains committed to fulfilling and even exceeding our energy security mandate, we are also keen to do our part, especially where we can leverage on our LNG expertise and terminal infrastructure, to help catalyse new possibilities for a more sustainable energy future,” said Tan Soo Koong, CEO, SLNG.
Tan Tin Wee, CEO of NSCC said that SLNG produces a huge amount of cold energy which is partially discharged as chilled seawater. “We have the opportunity to tap on this excess cooling source instead of using more electricity to help cool our supercomputer and data centres,” he said. “If successful, this prototype will demonstrate the value of industrial symbiosis, where one industry's waste can be converted into another industry’s resource. By combining this with renewable energy such as solar power from photovoltaic farms, the novel concept could be a potential model for future green sustainable supercomputer data centres in Singapore.”
Additionally, NUS will contribute its expertise in liquid cooling technology for the POV, and Surbana Jurong will leverage its engineering design expertise in new and renewable energies, low carbon technologies, cold energy harnessing and smart grid for the project.
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