Water and Energy Efficient Programs
™
for Data Centers

Experience and Differentiation
N alco has established a Data Center team to focus entirely on issues arising during data center
development, construction, start-up and throughout on-going operation. We use our technical
expertise and Nalco programs to assist you in accomplishing your water and energy related
needs. Our programs and services help you to lower your Power Usage Effectiveness and reach
your sustainability goals.
New Construction Phase Start up of any system requires proper taps, cleaning
(Start-Up and Commissioning) and passivation to ensure longevity. Nalco sets the
standard for best practices based on your system
A new data center requires advanced planning along design. We will be there from project start to finish
with Best-In-Class start-up procedures. This ensures to ensure the job is done right the first time saving
system longevity and zero downtime. you time and money.
✓ Proper cleaning and flushing
procedures
✓ On-site expertise managing commissioning process
✓ In-house analytical services
✓ PORTA-FEED® drumless delivery system
✓ Cooling tower cleanings
Local Expertise:
✓ Data Center industry specifications
(CD-ROM version)
✓ Guidance on local discharge
requirements
✓ Proper system design to
reduce chemical usage and
increase water-use
efficiency
✓ Zero discharge/advanced recycle
project management
Data Center Operations In addition to standard
applications in cooling
Nalco employs more than 200 people with PhD
towers, 3D TRASAR tech-
degrees, who focus their efforts on improving
nology has been used in
water use efficiency in your day-to-day operations.
large chilled water systems,
This team of experts developed 3D TRASAR®
including thermal storage. Benefits include leak
technology, which has been accepted as the
detection and system volume, ensuring the right
premier chemical and control technology for
chemical at the right time and the right amount are
cooling water since its deployment in more than
maintained in all operating conditions.
5,000 customer locations.

Reliability for Critical Systems
Reliable, efficient and accurate are common words used by customers operating
3D TRASAR technologies, which recently won a Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge
Award by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for its cooling water application.
The controller and chemistry combine multiple monitoring points, alarm notification
and cutting-edge feed and control methods. This approach ensures that your critical
cooling systems are protected while optimizing the reuse of water and saving you energy.
3D TRASAR Technology Consists of: 3D TRASAR Technology Provides:
✓ Nalco 360 24/7/365 expert monitoring/control
™
✓ Automated tower cycle control managing
services all-system stress
✓ pH, ORP, conductivity ✓ Real-time feed and control logic
✓ Active polymer monitoring ✓ Real-time corrosion monitoring
✓ Web-enabled technology ✓ Immediate alarm notification
✓ Active bacteria monitoring and control
Best In Class Service and Training Nalco also offers two distinct training courses to
enhance your operators’ knowledge.
Nalco uses its Six Service
Standards (6SS) to ensure all of • Nalco Customer University:
your locations receive the same These on-line courses take you
high-quality service and atten- from Water Treatment 101 to
tion. Program administration more technical discussions on
manuals, one key element to the chemistry and equipment.
6SS, ensures consistency for all
• Classroom Training:
your data centers.
Periodically your local representative will provide
specific training tailored to your needs. This is set
in a classroom and training materials are provided.
Sustainable Accreditation
• Gain LEED Green Building Rating
System™ certification points
• Achieve Energy Star rating
• Reduced carbon footprint ENERGY STAR, the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency’s (EPA) national program for superior energy
management, designates Nalco Company as an
ENERGY STAR service and product provider (SPPs).

Nalco Company and offerings that make
LEED Certification sense environmen-
The Leadership in Energy and tally, socially and
Environmental Design (LEED®) financially.
Green Building Rating System™ is
Internally, specific
the nationally accepted benchmark
for the design, construction and initiatives are in
operation of high-performance place to minimize
the amount of
buildings. LEED gives building
owners and operators the tools waste we (Nalco)
they need to have an immediate create; the materi-
als we introduce
and measurable impact on their
buildings’ performance. into the environ-
ment through
Nalco programs create significant emissions, and in
value and help building owners particular, the
achieve this LEED certification. amounts of
The result is reduced energy greenhouse gases
requirements, increased water we release.
reuse or avoidance, asset con- Greenhouse gas emissions
Waste Minimization: Over the past (GHG): Nalco has committed to
servation, reductions in solid waste
disposal and improved utilization seven years, the total amount of waste reduce GHG emissions from its
of other natural resources and raw generated by Nalco’s manufacturing plants by 18% (as a ratio of gas
operations worldwide has been cut by emissions to production) by 2012.
materials. Contact your local Nalco
29.4%, despite a 16.9% increase in Over the last eight years, our total
sales engineer for more information
on how Nalco can help you achieve production volume. emissions have decreased by 1.3%
your LEED certification. The Global Waste Index (GWI) despite a production increase of 17%.
Since our founding, Nalco has shows that a 14.2% reduction was Energy consumption: During the
expanded its offerings to further achieved three years ago, despite a 5.2% past five years we have reduced our
increase in production volume. energy consumption per unit of
reduce emissions of water, gases
and solid waste to the environment. Toxics Release Inventory (USEPA production by just over 3%, despite
Today we support more than TRI): TRI reports chemical releases for a 17% increase in production volume.
70,000 customer locations in As part of our commitment to
nearly 650 chemicals in the United
130 countries with a full range of States and shows that Nalco has improving our environmental
reduced emissions to water by more performance, our manufacturing
plants around the world are under-
than 60% over the last eight years,
including a 10.7% reduction a few going a comprehensive program of
years back. accreditation to the environmental
management standard ISO14001.
NALCO COMPANY OPERATIONS
North America: Headquarters –1601 West Diehl Road • Naperville, Illinois 60563 • USA
Energy Services Division – 7705 Highway 90-A • Sugar Land, Texas 77487 • USA
Europe: Ir.G.Tjalmaweg 1 • 2342 BV Oegstgeest • The Netherlands
Asia Pacific: 2 International Business Park • #02-20 The Strategy Tower 2 • Singapore 609930
Latin America: Av. das Nações Unidas 17.891 • 6° Andar 04795-100 • São Paulo • SP • Brazil
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