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Danfoss and Google announced a strategic partnership to make use of the latest advances in artificial intelligence (AI) and promote energy-efficient solutions in data centres. Under the partnership, Danfoss, the Danish multinational engineering group, will use Google Cloud’s generative AI capabilities to optimise the customer experience, streamline internal work processes and improve productivity across the organisation. This can be done, for example, by using gen AI to collect and surface information, automate knowledge, generate product descriptions, and create solutions with chatbots in e-commerce.  Danfoss Turbocor® compressors Danfoss is working with Google to execute sustainable cooling systems for data centres As a global pioneer in energy-efficient solutions, Danfoss is working with Google to implement sustainable cooling systems for data centres and to design systems that reuse the excess heat produced by data centres. Danfoss Turbocor® compressors provide highly reliable, highly efficient solutions when expertly applied by OEM partners and are being installed by Google to improve energy efficiency and decarbonise heating and cooling systems in data centres. New agreement and broader partnership Meanwhile, Danfoss’ heat reuse modules will make it possible for Google to capture and reuse heat produced by data centres, providing a renewable energy source to supply heating on-site and to neighbouring commercial and residential buildings, communities, and industries that need heat for their processes. Going forward, Danfoss' expertise in decarbonisation solutions will be used to an even greater extent to advance data centre sustainability in Europe, North America, and beyond. Danfoss and Google are now taking a step further by entering into a broader partnership The new agreement, announced during the AHR Expo in Chicago, USA, builds on an existing collaboration between the two companies, which were among the founders of the Net Zero Innovation Hub in Fredericia, Denmark, announced in September 2023, where a number of major players joined forces to accelerate the green transformation of data centres. Danfoss and Google are now taking a step further by entering into a broader partnership. Decarbonise data centres Jürgen Fischer, President, Danfoss Climate Solutions, said: “At Danfoss, we want to revolutionise how we build and decarbonise data centres together with our customers." "When we partner up across industries like we have done with Google, we accelerate this development towards building better and more sustainable data centres-using technologies available today.” Deliver AI innovation Google Vice President of Data Centre Innovation, J.P. Clausen, is excited about the collaboration. “This is a great example of a partnership utilising each other’s strengths and using technology to optimise the customer experience, increase productivity and reach sustainability goals." "Danfoss is a pioneer in energy efficiency, and these solutions help support Google’s 2030 goal of running our data centres on carbon-free energy 24/7. We’re happy to deliver AI innovation through Google Cloud, enabling businesses like Danfoss to operate in new and smarter ways,” says J.P. Clausen.

Danfoss has announced it is accepting entries for its fourteenth annual EnVisioneer of the Year award competition. Competition and participation criteria  Launched in 2010, the competition recognizes North American original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), building owners, municipalities, contractors, consulting engineers, system integrators, and end users that have introduced a new product, opened a new facility, or invested in a building or system upgrade in the past 18 months using Danfoss products or solutions to realise significant energy and environmental savings. Interested participants may enter the competition by submitting a nomination by June 30, 2023. Applications will be reviewed and selected by a panel of third-party judges representing various disciplines. Category expansion In 2023, Danfoss expanded the categories so there can be multiple winners. Categories include HVAC/Buildings, Food Retail/Commercial Refrigeration, Industry/Water, Transportation (including marine) Mobile Equipment, and more. Danfoss encourages entries from all segments, channels, and markets we serve. Recent winners of the EnVisioneer of the Year program include Pro Refrigeration, Inc., Towson Courthouse (Baltimore, Md.); Sheridan College (Oakville, Ontario); Arctic Cool; Multistack and Escambia County School District (Pensacola, Fla.); Delfield; Smardt Chiller Group; and EMCOR Services Mesa Energy Systems (Irvine, Calif.).

For commercial refrigeration customers looking for a wireless IoT solution to monitor their assets in the field, Danfoss’ Alsense foodservice platform offers an affordable, flexible, and secure app-based monitoring solution for temperature tracking, refrigeration operation monitoring, alarms, and HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) compliance. The app works in conjunction with hardware that acts as an IoT enabler to provide end users with real-time data 24/7/365, including instant alerts, location, and automatic data logging. This helps asset owners ensure food quality, and equipment performance and reduce costs due to food waste. With 48 million Americans contracting food-borne illnesses each year, according to the CDC, keeping the food supply safe is critical. Cloud-based mobile app The cloud-based mobile app allows customers to monitor their refrigeration assets, such as bottle coolers, display coolers, and vending machines, from anywhere in the field. Part of Danfoss’ Alsense suite of digital food service solutions, the app utilises cellular networks, eliminating the need for connection to an internal IT network.  OCTO OCTO scans the mobile network and nearby WiFi hotspots to determine its position and transmits that information As part of the Alsense suite, hardware components such as OCTO allow remote access and tracking of refrigeration equipment. When wired to the equipment’s controller, OCTO communicates with the Alsense™ monitoring platform through the mobile network, transmitting data collected on temperature and equipment status. OCTO also scans the mobile network and nearby WiFi hotspots to determine its position and transmits that information to Alsense™. If the refrigeration system is moved from its current position, an unauthorised movement alarm is created. Eliminates time Authorized personnel can access Alsense™ to view active alarms and refrigeration operation parameters to decide what actions should be taken to address equipment in the field before arriving on-site. Customers can access data from OCTO and other IOT Enablers through either a computer or a mobile device, with all data stored on cloud-based servers, eliminating time and expense on paperwork. Quality and safety “This combination of IoT enablers and a cloud-based app is a game-changer for owners of commercial refrigeration assets,” said Michael Kellerman, Director of EC&S business development at Danfoss North America. Michael Kellerman adds, “Assets in the field can be monitored from anywhere, at any time, allowing owners to ensure the quality and safety of food and be confident in their HACCP compliance.”