NextEnergy, Nextek Power Systems (Nextek) and Wayne State University (WSU) are collaborating to change the way we think about how electricity is delivered and consumed in power hungry data centers.
Launched in 2013 using a flexible ādirect couplingā platform developed by Nextek, the NextEnergy direct current (DC) powered building was retrofitted to eliminate wasteful power conversions while prioritizing the use of renewable energy from solar panels. The organizations then teamed up to demonstrate that DC power can operate a data center more efficiently than traditional AC power by closely measuring energy consumption of like-equipment located side-by-side at NextEnergy.