Brossard (Quebec), Montreal (Quebec), November 21, 2024 - 2CRSi Canada, a leader in the
design and manufacturing of high-performance, energy-efficient servers, is providing
Exaion, a subsidiary of the EDF Group, with a set of immersion servers in Canada. This ecofriendly¹
solution has enabled Exaion to provide its clients with servers dedicated to AI. The
heat generated by the data center will be reused to supply nearby homes and businesses
with heating and domestic hot water.
Following the announcement of an initial collaboration between 2CRSi and Exaion in September 2023² aimed at reducing electricity and water consumption through innovative cooling solutions, their Canadian subsidiaries are now deploying an immersion tank.
Exaion is equipping one of its data centers with one of the best cooling solutions available on the market. This enables the EDF Group subsidiary to recover 100% of the heat generated by its servers³ and reintegrate it into the local network to supply the surrounding neighborhood.
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Beyond the environmental challenge, this deployment will enable public and private stakeholders to perform strategically significant computations in Canada and around the world.
As part of this collaboration, 2CRSi provided an immersion tank along with around thirty OCtoPus 1.4 servers equipped with over 100 NVIDIA L40-S GPUs. These servers are designed, developed, and manufactured in France by 2CRSi.
Regarding this partnership, Alain Wilmouth states: "Beyond the sales of our solutions, this partnership allows 2CRSi to strengthen its position in North America. Our goal is to become a key player in this region of the world. Furthermore, we are very proud to equip Exaion's projects with one of the best eco-friendly power solutions on the market."
For his part, Faith Balyeli, CEO and co-founder of Exaion, adds: "The integration of cooling solutions and GPU servers developed by 2CRSi into our infrastructure represents a significant step forward for Exaion. These technologies not only allow us to optimize our energy performance but also meet the growing needs of our clients for high-performance computing. Their deployment highlights our commitment to offering increasingly innovative and sustainable solutions to North American stakeholders."
² See the press release dated September 14, 2023: 2CRSi and Exaion Strengthen Their Collaboration to Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Digital Technology
³ 100% of the heat is recovered using CO2. Source: Carnot Refrigeration.
About 2CRSi
Founded in 2005 in Strasbourg, France, 2CRSi designs, develops, and manufactures high-performance computing servers and innovative solutions for artificial intelligence, high-performance computing (HPC), and data storage. Committed to responsible and sustainable practices, the Group operates across multiple continents and provides highly energy-efficient technology solutions to industries including technology, manufacturing, gaming, scientific research, and data centers. 2CRSi has been listed since June 2018 on the regulated market of Euronext Paris (ISIN code: FR0013341781) and was transferred to Euronext Growth in November 2022.
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