據5月12日Natural Gas World報道，新加坡液化天然氣公司(SLNG),新加坡國家超級計算中心(NSCC),新加坡國立大學(NUS)和國有咨詢公司盛裕（SJ）已簽署諒解備忘錄,探索發展綠色模塊化數據中心系統。

　　SLNG表示:“隨著新加坡加快數字化轉型，全球正在尋找可持續解決方案，以滿足對數據中心日益增長的需求。此次合作符合這一目標。如果可行，該中心將成為新加坡首個此類中心?！?/p>

　　該項目的理念是在盛裕的新加坡液化天然氣終端安裝大約1千萬億次運算力的NSCC超級計算機，并使用終端穩定、連續的冷卻海水供應來減少產生的熱量。

　　冷卻海水的排放是終端液化天然氣再氣化過程的一部分，以確保天然氣的穩定輸出，滿足該國的發電需求。SLNG公司表示，該項目還將探索使用可再生太陽能或使用氫燃料電池作為綠色備用電源來為系統供電，而不是使用柴油發電機組。如果這個概念被證明是可以取得成功的，該系統有潛力節省0.2兆瓦的電力。

　　SLNG首席執行官Tan Soo Koong表示：“雖然SLNG仍然致力于滿足甚至超越我國能源安全的使命,我們也希望盡自己的一份力量,特別是在我們可以利用液化天然氣專業知識和終端基礎設施，幫助為更可持續的能源未來創造新的可能?！?/p>

　　NSCC首席執行官Tan Tin Wee表示：“SLNG產生的大量冷能部分作為冷卻海水釋放。我們有機會利用這種過剩的冷卻源，而不是使用更多的電力來冷卻我們的超級計算機和數據中心。如果取得成功，這個原型將展示工業共生的價值，即一個行業的廢物可以轉化為另一個行業的資源。通過將其與可再生能源(如來自光伏發電廠的太陽能)相結合，這個新概念可能成為未來新加坡綠色可持續超級計算機數據中心的潛在模式?！?/p>

　　此外，新加坡國立大學將為POV貢獻其在液體冷卻技術方面的專業知識，盛裕將利用其在新能源和可再生能源、低碳技術、冷能利用和智能電網方面的工程設計專業知識。

　　王佳晶 摘譯自 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.