Copeland Empowers Green Data Centers in China

Copeland has partnered with Canatal to provide advanced cooling technologies for China Mobile’s Beijing–Tianjin–Hebei (Zhangjiakou) data center. The project demonstrates how variable-speed compression systems can reduce operating costs and improve sustainability metrics in hyperscale facilities, particularly under China’s increasingly strict efficiency requirements.

What Sets Copeland Apart in Data Center Cooling
The deployment centers on Copeland’s ZDV series variable-speed scroll compressors and matching drives, technologies designed to modulate cooling output precisely according to real-time load. This approach contrasts with conventional fixed-speed systems that operate less efficiently under partial loads, a common scenario in large data centers. By optimizing compressor performance, Copeland supports stronger Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) and Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE), two key benchmarks that operators use to compare efficiency across facilities and suppliers.

Application to China Mobile’s Zhangjiakou Facility
At the Zhangjiakou site, the variable-speed architecture enables tighter environmental control, improved reliability, and reduced energy consumption during fluctuating IT workloads. These gains reinforce China Mobile’s strategy to operate high-density digital infrastructure with minimal environmental impact while meeting national sustainability targets.

Implications for the Broader Data Center Market
This collaboration illustrates why variable-speed compression technology is increasingly viewed as a differentiator in next-generation data center cooling. It offers a pathway to lower lifecycle costs, reduced water use, and enhanced operational resilience—capabilities that operators often compare when selecting between competing cooling platforms. Copeland’s role in the project underlines its commitment to delivering solutions aligned with the energy transition and the performance expectations of large cloud and telecom providers.

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