Infosys and Shell Join Hands for Green Data Centres

Infosys and Shell Collaborate on Immersion Cooling Services to Enable Sustainability-First Data Centers

Companies to leverage Shell Immersion Cooling Fluid and Infosys Topaz to accelerate sustainable AI

India's digital services and consulting giant, Infosys, has announced its collaboration with Shell New Energies UK Ltd (“Shell”), an international energy company, to accelerate adoption of immersion cooling services for data centers.

Through this strategic engagement, Infosys and Shell will bring together their capabilities in Digital and Energy, respectively, and an eco-system of partners, to create an integrated offering for green data centers. This will be achieved by leveraging Shell Immersion Cooling Fluid, a synthetic, single-phase immersion cooling fluid designed to maximise the energy efficiency and performance of data servers and IT components, and Infosys Topaz, an AI-first set of services, solutions and platforms using generative AI technologies.

According to recent industry estimates, data centers are responsible for up to 1.5 percent of global electricity consumption and 1 percent of global CO2 emissions. AI is expected to accelerate data center demand and AI workloads will significantly increase both energy consumption and CO2 emissions.

Immersion cooling technology claims to potentially show up to 30% lower CO2 emissions and 48% reduction in energy footprint productionii. Shell and Infosys will test this, leveraging both Shell’s immersion cooling and Infosys’ digital solutions. Following the pilot at Shell’s and Infosys' data centers, the companies intend to extend the offer to other customers globally.

Infosys, which turned carbon neutral 30 years ahead of 2050, the timeline set by the Paris Agreement, realized the business imperative of reducing carbon intensity, and has tailored many solutions that enable clients in their decarbonization journey. Shell aims to become a net-zero emissions energy business by 2050. Together, the companies see the ability to leverage digital technologies to monitor and adjust immersion cooling technology to further cut energy consumption and lower carbon dioxide emissions.

Ashiss Kumar Dash, EVP & Global Head – Sustainability, Services, Utilities, Resources and Energy, Infosys, said, "In our joint efforts with Shell, we aim to create a more sustainable future. This collaboration will leverage AI based digital solutions that will create environmentally responsible data centers that can manage high computing loads with optimized hardware. It is also critical that future digital and physical solutions are created with a view to make AI more sustainable and scalable. This collaboration exemplifies our unwavering commitment to helping organizations achieve their sustainability goals while optimizing operational efficiency."

Aysun Akik, VP New Business Development and Global Key Accounts Downstream & Renewables, Shell Lubricants, said, “We believe our immersion cooling technology can play a critical role in reducing data center energy use and helping customers to deliver on their sustainability commitments. Based on Shell’s proprietary gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology, Shell Immersion Cooling Fluids can help cut costs, boost performance and reduce the environmental footprint of data center operations as part of an integrated solution. Working with Infosys to supplement our technology with digital solutions would bring complete data center optimization toolkits to customers, and we are excited about the prospect of helping them decarbonize.” 

Vedanta Aluminium Dispatches First Supply of India’s 1st Ever Low-Carbon Green Aluminium To Telangana's Global Aluminium

With an order of 300 metric tons of "Restora Billets", Telangana's Global Aluminium is the first Indian customer for Vedanta Aluminium’s low-carbon product range

Vedanta Aluminium, India’s largest producer of aluminium, has dispatched its first domestic supply of Restora, the nation’s first-ever low-carbon ‘green’ aluminium, to Global Aluminium Pvt Ltd, a leading aluminium extrusion company based in Telangana. As part of the order, the company will supply 300 metric tons of Restora Billets to Global Aluminium, making it the first domestic customer of what is likely among the most sustainable products from the domestic primary aluminium industry today. The agreement thus also marks a significant milestone in the industry’s accelerated journey towards decarbonising its value chain, and will be fulfilled through Vedanta Aluminium’s mega smelter situated in Jharsuguda, Odisha.

Vedanta Aluminium is demonstrably the first in India to offer low-carbon aluminium, branded Restora and Restora Ultra (ultra-low carbon aluminium), to a global customer base, many of whom are increasingly focused on ensuring the sustainable provenance of their materials and actively decarbonising their value chains. Manufactured using renewable energy, Restora is produced with a greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity within 4 tonnes of CO2 equivalent per tonne of aluminium manufactured, which is the global threshold for aluminium to be considered as having a low-carbon footprint. Restora Ultra, made with aluminium recovered from dross (a by-product of aluminium smelting), has an even lower carbon footprint that is near zero and is amongst the lowest in the world.

The supply agreement will see Global Aluminium deploying Restora Billets supplied by Vedanta Aluminium in various extrusion profiles, undergoing in-house value addition including anodizing processes, aluminium powder coating processes, and precision machining facilities. The end products will cater to customized applications across a wide range of industries, including Automotive, Electrical & Electronics, Building, Construction & Architectural, Aeronautics, Air handling, Renewable industry, Defense, Automation, and more.

Sharing his views, Mr. John Slaven, CEO, Vedanta Aluminium said, “At Vedanta Aluminium, we are committed to providing our customers with an unmatched competitive advantage through sustainably produced products, while also continuously decarbonising our operations as well. Our Restora brand continues to garner an enthusiastic response from our customers globally and in India as well. We are happy to introduce our truly world-class Restora range into the domestic market, and are committed to working with our valued customers to realise a greener future for the planet.”

Adding his views, Mr. Anil Agarwal, Chairman and MD, Global Aluminium said, “Vedanta Aluminium is a trusted provider of high-quality solutions catering to our needs of high-quality and value-added aluminium. Its Restora range of products will be a gamechanger in enabling players in the domestic extrusion industry to reduce their carbon footprint and establish a greener value chain. This supply partnership is a true milestone in our decarbonisation journey and will further encourage sustainable practices in the industry.”

Keeping customers at the core of its product development and design process, Vedanta Aluminium offers them products benchmarked to international standards as well as a bouquet of advantages through 360-degree holistic solutions. With an extensive portfolio of products developed using best-in-class technologies from leading international providers, Vedanta Aluminium is well-positioned to cater to the rapidly evolving demands of its customer base.

Its products have been certified by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), while also being verified as environmentally sustainable by Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) International, after undergoing a rigorous Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Additionally, the Aluminium Stewardship Initiative (ASI), has also certified the company’s plant located at Jharsuguda, Odisha, a coveted marker of sustainable business performance worldwide.

Vedanta Aluminium, a business of Vedanta Limited, is India’s largest producer of aluminium, manufacturing more than half of India’s aluminium i.e., 2.29 million tonnes in FY23. It is a leader in value-added aluminium products that find critical applications in core industries. Vedanta Aluminium ranks 2nd in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) 2022 world rankings for aluminium industry, a reflection of its sustainable development practices. With its world-class aluminium smelters, alumina refinery and power plants in India, the company fulfils its mission of spurring emerging applications of aluminium as the ‘Metal of the Future’ for a greener tomorrow.