Kevin Shipley
Senior Mechanical Engineer Microsoft
Seminars
Tuesday 22nd September 2026
Panel: Navigating Regulatory Pressures to Address Water, Power & Noise Constraints in Dense Urban Environments
9:00 am
- Balancing intensifying scrutiny on water usage, noise and emissions with the need to accelerate permitting timelines
- Designing cooling systems that proactively meet evolving municipal requirements on cooling tower noise, blowdown discharge and air quality to secure first-time approval
- Future-proofing designs against evolving codes and emerging standards to maintain compliance, reduce uncertainty and avoid stranded infrastructure
Monday 21st September 2026
Designing Hybrid Cooling Systems to Balance Air & Liquid Systems & Maintain Operational Efficiency & Flexibility
10:00 am
Designing hybrid cooling systems requires more than combining air and liquid technologies, it demands a coordinated strategy that accounts for shifting workload demands, infrastructure constraints and long-term adaptability. Join this interactive workshop to explore how to implement hybrid approaches in practice, ensuring flexibility and efficiency without creating stranded capacity or operational complexity.
This workshop will gather experts to discuss:
- Understanding the role of hybrid cooling as AI and high-density workloads drive the need for both air and liquid systems to coexist within the same facility
- Comparing different hybrid configurations to determine how to balance performance, efficiency and flexibility across varying rack densities and customer requirements
- Evaluating facility-level considerations, including space, power distribution, water usage and system integration, to support effective hybrid cooling deployment from day one
- Defining scalable hybrid strategies that allow seamless transition between air and liquid cooling over time
