STT GDC believes that it’s the first knowledge centre operator in Singapore to deploy HVO to be used in backup turbines throughout its amenities in Singapore, beginning with deployment of an preliminary 50,000 litres.
HVO is a renewable diesel different produced from waste fat and vegetable oils. As a drop-in gasoline, it’s appropriate with most present diesel engines with out modification. HVO considerably reduces carbon emissions, which reduces greenhouse fuel (GHG) emissions and with much less affect on air high quality, as in comparison with conventional diesel, making it a cleaner and extra sustainable possibility for backup energy technology.
“At STT GDC, we’re dedicated to implementing progressive options that not solely improve our operational effectivity but additionally contribute to a sustainable atmosphere,” mentioned Lionel Yeo, Chief Government Officer – Southeast Asia, ST Telemedia World Information Centres. “The deployment of HVO in our operations is a big step in direction of attaining our sustainability targets and supporting Singapore’s emissions targets. As our enterprise grows, we wish to proceed to embed sustainability into each side of our enterprise, whereas on the identical time, assist the business’s efforts to speed up the usage of renewable gasoline sources.”
This initiative aligns with STT GDC’s broader world sustainability targets to be carbon impartial by 2030. This contains taking proactive measures to scale back absolute emissions by exploring extra sustainable gasoline sources comparable to HVO. That is a part of the corporate’s broader technique to include superior biofuels and different renewable vitality sources into its vitality combine. STT GDC sources HVO from gasoline provider Neste, who has issued Proof of Sustainability that the HVO delivered reduces GHG emissions by as much as 90% over its lifecycle, in comparison with fossil diesel. The choice to now deploy HVO in our operational knowledge centres is the fruits of a interval of thorough testing with our companions to validate compatibility and efficiency and displays our confidence across the reliability of the HVO provide chain in Singapore.
