Emmanuel Assié, CEO of Webaxys

Webaxys is a hosting company and telecom operator located in Normandy, France. Since its inception in 2003, the company has pursued a strategy of innovation based on strong values of social engagement and respect for the environment. For its first data centre, Webaxys relied entirely on renewable energy sources. When it was time to design and build its next data centre, the company wanted to go even further to reduce its energy dependence and minimise the environmental impact of its activities. The new site is part of an outreach strategy that aims to create human-scale data centres that are well integrated into the local economy and located close to customers.

The integration of Eaton’s UPS technology with second-life Nissan LEAF batteries provides a standardised, industrialised, global energy management solution for data centres. The double-conversion Eaton 93PM UPS, suited to the most modern IT environments (including virtual environments), is specifically tailored for use with a photovoltaic power source. This product enables the integration of local renewable power sources, as well as the storage of energy from the grid or the return of energy to the power grid under a demand-management or rate-optimisation contract with energy suppliers.