Honeywell and ENGIE Axima released official data on energy and cost savings achieved from its breakthrough new cooling system for Eurocontrol, an intergovernmental organisation with 41 member and 2 comprehensive agreement states that provides air traffic management for as many as 36,000 commercial flights per day within the European airspace.
Luc De Backer, Project Implementation Manager Eurocontrol, said, “By switching from an older, less efficient cooling system to this new ENGIE Axima-Honeywell solution, we have incorporated technology that is strategically designed to meet our needs over the next two decades and future-proofs us for performance, safety, efficiency and environmental impact.”
“We at ENGIE Axima always want to offer our customers sustainable, tailormade solutions which help them use energy in an intelligent manner. The Eurocontrol project was a perfect proof of this approach,” said Bernard Arimont, CEO Engie Axima.
According to the data, the cooling system’s design will help achieve annual energy savings up to 1,500 MWh and will reduce Eurocontrol’s total annual consumption by more than 12 per cent.
In addition, the new cooling system is designed to prevent overheating at EUROCONTROL’s headquarters and flight management and data center facilities in Brussels. EUROCONTROL’s air traffic flow management and data centers require constant cooling for optimal performance and stable operations. A recent EkkoSense survey conducted in the United Kingdom found that thermal issues account for more than one-third of unplanned data center outages. The new cooling system – for which Honeywell supplied the refrigerant, and ENGIE Axima provided the equipment and servicing – is comprised of two Quantum chillers with unique remote condensers and two water-cooled Quantum chillers, achieving a total refrigeration capacity of 5 MW.
