DCIM supplier SynapSense has won a Green Data Center Innovation challenge from the Singapore Government.

The country’s Infocomm Development Authority selected SynapSense and Equinix as one of four consortiums selected to help improve energy efficiency as much as 35 percent in Singapore’s data center sector.

The proposal from Equinix and SynapSense was chosen by the government based on “the level of innovation and the degree of viability, achievability and practicality; as well as impact in terms of improvement in energy efficiency and projected cost savings.”

The Equinix "SG1 Cooling Energy Efficiency Project" has begun implementation of the SynapSense real-time monitoring and Active Control solution to add resiliency, optimize and automate the data center.

This project is anticipated to result in more than US$700,000 per year in energy savings and will be fully functional by December.

The project also includes the first implementation of the Singapore government’s new SS564 Green Data Center Standard’s cooling and power distribution energy efficiency metrics with continuous real-time monitoring on a SynapSense dashboard to baseline the data centers energy use; air flow management metrics; and cooling and power system’s efficiency before and after the implementation of the energy efficiency measures.

“SynapSense is very pleased to partner with Equinix to provide our Data Center Optimization Platform for such a significant project, and together we are honored to be selected by the IDA to help the Singapore government achieve unprecedented data center energy savings,” said Peter Van Deventer, President and CEO of SynapSense.

 “We are encouraged by the Singapore government’s support and emphasis on green initiatives like the local green standard for data centers. Through our partnership with SynapSense, we continue to execute innovative and environmentally friendly initiatives that help drive down energy consumption for our customers who are increasingly embracing green IT and energy efficiency,” said Clement Goh, managing director of Equinix South Asia.