{"id":20562,"date":"2024-10-08T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mag.ebmpapst.com\/en\/?p=20562"},"modified":"2025-08-19T14:34:04","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T12:34:04","slug":"capgemini-saves-energy-and-costs-retrofits-data-energy-command-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mag.ebmpapst.com\/en\/industries\/electronics\/capgemini-saves-energy-and-costs-retrofits-data-energy-command-center_20562\/","title":{"rendered":"How Capgemini saves energy and costs thanks to data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Banga\u00adlore, often referred to as the Silicon Valley of India, is the beating heart of the country\u2019s high-tech industry. It goes without saying that, as one of the world\u2019s leading busi\u00adness and tech\u00adnology trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adtion part\u00adners, Capgemini has a pres\u00adence in the southern Indian metrop\u00adolis of 15 million people. With its exten\u00adsive lawns and lush gardens, the state-of-the-art EPIP campus stands out among Capgemini\u2019s loca\u00adtions. The green exte\u00adrior is continued, in a figu\u00adra\u00adtive sense, in the inte\u00adrior of the campus. This is where the Energy Command Center (ECC) is located\u200a\u2012\u200athe nerve center of sustain\u00adable oper\u00ada\u00adtions at Capgemini India.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull mgznkr-cta-retrofit-banner\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<style>\n.mgznkr-cta-retrofit-banner .alignwide.banner-width {\n  max-width: 100%;\n  width: 1240px;\n  margin: 0 auto;\n--mark-bgcolor: #00a633;\n--mark-color: white;\n}\n@media (max-width: 781px) {\n.mgznkr-cta-retrofit-banner .wp-block-cover .wp-block-cover__image-background {\nobject-position: 17% 50%!important;\n}\n\n.mgznkr-column-spacer p {display: none; }\n}\n@media (min-width: 782px) {\n.mgznkr-column-spacer p a {\n  min-height: 290px;\n  min-width: 100%;\n  display: block;\n  border-radius: 50px;\nfont-size: 0;\n}\n}\n\n.mgznkr-cta-retrofit-banner .wp-block-columns .wp-block-column:first-of-type{\n    position:relative;\n}\n.mgznkr-cta-retrofit-banner .wp-block-columns .wp-block-column:first-of-type::before {\n    content: \"\";\n    position: absolute;\n    width: 170%;\n    height: 100%;\n    background: #a2b91e;\n    z-index: 0;\n    top: 0;\n    left: 0;\n}\n.mgznkr-cta-retrofit-banner .wp-block-column{\n    z-index: 10;\n    &:first-of-type{\n        padding-left: 4rem;\n    }\n}\n.mgznkr-cta-retrofit-banner .wp-block-column *{\nposition: relative;\nz-index: 10;\n}\n.mgznkr-cta-retrofit-banner .wp-block-column figure.wp-block-image{\n    margin-bottom: 0;\n}\n@media (width < 782px){\n.mgznkr-cta-retrofit-banner .mgznkr-mobile-hidden{\ndisplay: none;\n}\n.mgznkr-cta-retrofit-banner .wp-block-columns .wp-block-column:first-of-type{\n  padding-right: 4rem;\n}\n.mgznkr-cta-retrofit-banner .wp-block-columns .wp-block-column:first-of-type::before {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n}\n\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:32px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover\" style=\"min-height:350px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-38370 size-large\" alt src=\"https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/de\/files\/2025\/08\/L2A-Awareness-Campaign-960x400.webp\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#e0e6e6\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide banner-width is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading mgznkr-click has-white-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9c437f00d7951dd60554c7a2708cd1c5\" id=\"retrofit-banner-head\" style=\"font-size:1.6em;text-transform:uppercase\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebmpapst.com\/de\/en\/campaigns\/industry-campaigns\/data-center.html#cooling-solutions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">High perfor\u00admance, low carbon:<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>ebm-papst reimag\u00adines data center cooling. Our effi\u00adcient cooling solu\u00adtions combine energy effi\u00adciency with high power density.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill mgznkr-click\" id=\"retrofit-banner-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-background has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ebmpapst.com\/de\/en\/campaigns\/industry-campaigns\/data-center.html#cooling-solutions\" style=\"background-color:#0072bb;font-size:18px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ensure reli\u00adable cooling now <i class=\"mgznkr-icon fa fa-chevron-right fas\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-bottom mgznkr-column-spacer mgznkr-mobile-hidden is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/de\/files\/2025\/08\/L2A-Awareness-Campaign-00-scaled.webp\" alt class=\"wp-image-38386\" style=\"object-fit:cover\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:36px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading no-clear\">Increased sustain\u00adability using data<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Around the clock, the ECC receives and processes all the key energy consump\u00adtion data for the build\u00adings\u200a\u2012\u200afrom the cooling tower energy require\u00adments to the air quality in confer\u00adence rooms. This makes it possible to control venti\u00adlation on the basis of demand. If the ECC\u2019s smart algo\u00adrithms detect the need for opti\u00admiza\u00adtion, adjust\u00adments are made auto\u00admat\u00adi\u00adcally. If an office is empty and unused, the ECC shuts down the venti\u00adlation system. If the CO\u2082 \u00adcontent of the air increases due to a high number of employees on site, it ensures the supply of fresh air. The ECC moni\u00adtors the output of the rooftop solar units and, where neces\u00adsary, either feeds the energy into the system or exports any unused energy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull mgznkr-stickygroup\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light mgznkr-sticky-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-35496\" alt src=\"https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/de\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0239.webp\" data-object-fit=\"cover\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\" style=\"background-color:#898c89\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull mgznkr-sticky-content\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left align-left\" id=\"first-text\">The Energy Command Center brings together all impor\u00adtant perfor\u00admance and consump\u00adtion data from the build\u00adings. This allows Capgemini India to keep an eye on the energy-savings poten\u00adtial of its facil\u00adi\u00adties.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:62%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignfull are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:62%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\" id=\"first-text\">From preci\u00adsion air condi\u00adtioning units for data centers to cooling towers: The ECC enables access to the oper\u00adating data of the venti\u00adlation and air condi\u00adtioning systems.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:5%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right like-figcaption\">(Photo | Mahesh Shantaram\/Fotogloria)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:17px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In short, the Energy Command Center ensures the optimum oper\u00ada\u00adtion of the entire infra\u00adstruc\u00adture of Capgemini India, from one central loca\u00adtion, day and night. This makes it central to achieving the company\u2019s ambi\u00adtious global sustain\u00adability goals, including the carbon neutrality of its own oper\u00ada\u00adtions by 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns zitat-mit-bild is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:38%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/de\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0068_800x800px_COL_01GW.webp\" alt class=\"wp-image-35490\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:62%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote mgznkr-cite-nobr is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"with-quotes\">As a company, we have set ourselves strict and ambi\u00adtious targets. That\u2019s why we have been consis\u00adtently retro\u00adfitting all areas and have part\u00adnered with ebm-papst.<\/p>\n<cite>Viswanathan Rajen\u00addran, Capgemini<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group article-sidebox\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full img-border\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"442\" src=\"https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/10\/ebm-papst_PoC_landing-Page_retrofit_Mulfingen_header.jpg\" alt class=\"wp-image-20723\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/10\/ebm-papst_PoC_landing-Page_retrofit_Mulfingen_header.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/10\/ebm-papst_PoC_landing-Page_retrofit_Mulfingen_header-660x304.jpg 660w, https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/10\/ebm-papst_PoC_landing-Page_retrofit_Mulfingen_header-260x120.jpg 260w, https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/10\/ebm-papst_PoC_landing-Page_retrofit_Mulfingen_header-450x207.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/10\/ebm-papst_PoC_landing-Page_retrofit_Mulfingen_header-300x138.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Retro\u00adfitting fans<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Rising costs, legally required reduc\u00adtion of CO<sub>2<\/sub> emis\u00adsions - <strong>retro\u00adfits provide a solu\u00adtion.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-fill\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-custom-font-size wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ebmpapst.com\/de\/en\/industries\/fanupgrade.html\" style=\"font-size:18px\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Learn more <i class=\"mgznkr-icon fa fa-chevron-right fas\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the ECC opti\u00admizes infra\u00adstruc\u00adture manage\u00adment, Capgemini is also moni\u00adtoring the effi\u00adciency of indi\u00advidual systems. From heating, venti\u00adlation and cooling systems, to cooling towers and units in data centers\u200a\u2012\u200athey all harbor huge poten\u00adtial for savings and are there\u00adfore the respon\u00adsi\u00adbility of Viswanathan Rajen\u00addran, Vice Pres\u00adi\u00addent of Engi\u00adneering Services &amp; Sustain\u00adability for Corpo\u00adrate Real Estate Services. \u201cMy main task is to opti\u00admize the energy effi\u00adciency of our prop\u00ader\u00adties. The Energy Command Center is their nerve center. We use it to gain added value, action\u00adable insights and oppor\u00adtu\u00adni\u00adties to opti\u00admize energy consump\u00adtion,\u201d says Rajen\u00addran. \u201cIt is partic\u00adu\u00adlarly impor\u00adtant to develop strate\u00adgies that opti\u00admize energy consump\u00adtion through deep retro\u00adfits. To plan these, we use the data collected in the Energy Command Center.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading no-clear\">Focus on IT compa\u00adnies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The opti\u00admiza\u00adtion of existing prop\u00ader\u00adties is central, espe\u00adcially for energy-inten\u00adsive infra\u00adstruc\u00adture. World\u00adwide, a lot of energy is consumed by data centers in partic\u00adular because they require perfect cooling around the clock to ensure their oper\u00ada\u00adtional reli\u00ada\u00adbility. And with growing demand\u200a\u2012\u200aalso due to advances in arti\u00adfi\u00adcial intel\u00adli\u00adgence\u200a\u2012\u200aconsump\u00adtion is contin\u00aduing to increase. The need for savings is corre\u00adspond\u00adingly high. \u201cAs a company, we have set ourselves strict and ambi\u00adtious targets,\u201d explains Viswanathan Rajen\u00addran. \u201cWe aim to achieve net zero by 2040, with a 90-percent reduc\u00adtion in Scope 1, 2 and 3 emis\u00adsions. That\u2019s why, for some time, we have been consis\u00adtently retro\u00adfitting all areas, in addi\u00adtion to estab\u00adlishing the Energy Command Center. To achieve this, we have part\u00adnered with ebm-papst.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full text-on-image text-on-image-left\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/de\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0192-2.webp\" alt class=\"wp-image-35501\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><mark>Viswanathan Rajendran's main task is to opti\u00admize the energy effi\u00adciency of Capgemini's prop\u00ader\u00adties.<\/mark><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-right like-figcaption alignwide\">(Photo | Mahesh Shantaram\/Fotogloria)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Every\u00adthing started with a retrofit<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>A close part\u00adner\u00adship has evolved between Viswanathan Rajen\u00addran and Atul Tripathi, Managing Director of ebm-papst India, over the eight years of their collab\u00ado\u00adra\u00adtion. \u201cCapgemini wanted to save energy, and we were eager to bring them on board as a new customer,\u201d shares Atul Tripathi with a smile. \u201cIn 2016, we were given an air handling unit as a pilot to demon\u00adstrate energy savings and return on invest\u00adment with our EC fans. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"mgznkr-img-slider slides has-nested-images columns-default mgznkr-img-slider slider-cropped\" id=\"mgznkr-img-slider-_20639_20658_20638\">\n<div class=\"slide-1\"><div class=\" slide-img-crop\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0020-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full  slide-img-crop\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0020-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0020-1-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0020-1-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0020-1-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0020-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0020-1-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0020-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><\/div><p>Viswanathan Rajen\u00addran (right) and Atul Tripathi, Managing Director ebm-papst India, have been working in close part\u00adner\u00adship for eight years to achieve maximum effi\u00adciency. (Photo | Mahesh Shantaram\/Fotogloria)<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"slide-2\"><div class=\" slide-img-crop\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0005-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full  slide-img-crop\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0005-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0005-1-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0005-1-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0005-1-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0005-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0005-1-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0005-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><\/div><p>The major retrofit project started in 2016 with an HVAC unit. (Photo | Mahesh Shantaram\/Fotogloria)<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"slide-3\"><div class=\" slide-img-crop\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0003-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full  slide-img-crop\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0003-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0003-1-660x371.jpg 660w, https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0003-1-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0003-1-260x146.jpg 260w, https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0003-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0003-1-450x253.jpg 450w, https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/en\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0003-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\"><\/div><p>Capgemini achieves average savings of 30 percent with retro\u00adfits thanks to more effi\u00adcient fans with better air flow. (Photo | Mahesh Shantaram\/Fotogloria)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The savings were remark\u00adable, and the begin\u00adning of a long and successful journey of retro\u00adfits with Cap\u00adgemini India.\u201d The wide range of systems and appli\u00adca\u00adtions that were retro\u00adfitted include air handling units, cooling towers with open and closed-loop circuits, preci\u00adsion air condi\u00adtioning units for data centers, and even venti\u00adlation and extrac\u00adtion hoods in kitchens. Across these appli\u00adca\u00adtions, well over 1,000 units of ebm-papst EC fans have been installed. Thanks to the fans\u2019 effi\u00adciency and opti\u00admized airflow, these retro\u00adfits alone have enabled Capgemini to achieve energy savings of around 30 percent in fan oper\u00ada\u00adtions. Impressed by these results, Capgemini plans to use ebm-papst prod\u00aducts in all its new projects and appli\u00adca\u00adtions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns zitat-mit-bild is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-top is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:38%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ebmpapst-7237.kxcdn.com\/de\/files\/2024\/09\/MS202408-Capgemini0068_800x800px_COL_01GW.webp\" alt class=\"wp-image-35490\"><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:62%\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote mgznkr-cite-nobr is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"with-quotes\">In the first ten months since its inau\u00adgu\u00adra\u00adtion, the ECC has helped reduce energy consump\u00adtion at the eight main Indian sites by 29 percent.<\/p>\n<cite>Viswanathan Rajen\u00addran, Capgemini<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EC fans as an impor\u00adtant compo\u00adnent<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe have a long catalog of criteria for the different fans that ebm-papst was able to satisfy every time,\u201d explains Viswanathan Rajen\u00addran. \u201cIn addi\u00adtion to the effi\u00adciency level and oper\u00ada\u00adtional reli\u00ada\u00adbility, digital connec\u00adtivity is a key aspect because the Energy Command Center must receive the data in order to control the fans accord\u00adingly.\u201d This digital compo\u00adnent enabled Capgemini to reduce energy consump\u00adtion by a further 29 percent per annum since estab\u00adlishing the Energy Command Center in 2022. For a global company of this size, the scale of this reduc\u00adtion has a corre\u00adsponding signif\u00adi\u00adcance\u200a\u2012\u200aand a truly posi\u00adtive impact on the envi\u00adron\u00adment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"mgznkr-counter m4w-counter  \" data-mode=\"de\" data-delay=\"120\" data-time=\"1001\" data-val=\"29\">0<\/span>%<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Savings in energy consump\u00adtion at Capgemini's eight main loca\u00adtions since 2022<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><span class=\"mgznkr-counter m4w-counter  \" data-mode=\"de\" data-delay=\"120\" data-time=\"1000\" data-val=\"25\">0<\/span>GWh<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Savings in energy consump\u00adtion in 2023 compared to 2019<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And that\u2019s not the end of it: Gener\u00ada\u00adtive arti\u00adfi\u00adcial intel\u00adli\u00adgence is likely to facil\u00adi\u00adtate even greater reduc\u00adtions in the future. Viswanathan Rajen\u00addran and Atul Tripathi are also working closely in this area. \u201cCapgemini is an absolute dream customer,\u201d says Tripathi. \u201cThey are always open to new ideas and tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies. Beyond the savings achieved through the retro\u00adfits, they are also keen to explore the poten\u00adtial of our digital and IoT solu\u00adtions. We are thrilled to continue this part\u00adner\u00adship into the future.\u201d Viswanathan Rajen\u00addran under\u00adscores: \u201cFor more than eight years, ebm-papst has impressed us with its tech\u00adnical excel\u00adlence and commit\u00adment to effi\u00adciency\u200a\u2012\u200anot only when it comes to making fans more econom\u00adical, but also with its new tech\u00adnolo\u00adgies. That\u2019s why, as two inno\u00adv\u00ada\u00adtive compa\u00adnies, we are seeking to push the bound\u00adaries of inno\u00adva\u00adtion in our indus\u00adtries.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mgznkr-elements mgznkr-box\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How the Energy Command Center works<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Capgemini inau\u00adgu\u00adrated the Energy Command Center (ECC) at its Banga\u00adlore site in 2022. Among other things, it moni\u00adtors and manages elec\u00adtricity and water consump\u00adtion, the perfor\u00admance data of various venti\u00adlation systems and the air quality of the indoor spaces in real time for all Capgemini sites in India. Moni\u00adtoring enables Capgemini to achieve signif\u00adi\u00adcant energy savings and increase the oper\u00ada\u00adtional reli\u00ada\u00adbility of the systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also provides reli\u00adable data that Capgemini can use to verify the sustain\u00adability of its oper\u00ada\u00adtions. The Energy Command Center has helped drive a 29-percent reduc\u00adtion in energy consump\u00adtion across Capgemini\u2019s eight main campuses in India, with a saving of 25 GWh of elec\u00adtricity in 2023 vs. 2019.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Banga\u00adlore, often referred to as the Silicon Valley of India, is the beating heart of the country\u2019s high-tech industry. It goes without saying that, as one of the world\u2019s leading busi\u00adness and tech\u00adnology trans\u00adfor\u00adma\u00adtion part\u00adners, Capgemini has a pres\u00adence in the southern Indian metrop\u00adolis of 15 million people. 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