The layout of data centers has accelerated, and diesel generator sets account for a high proportion of their infrastructure costs

In today's digital era, data has become a core asset, and the layout and construction of data centers, as the key infrastructure for the storage, processing, and transmission of massive data, is accelerating at an unprecedented speed.

Globally, the data center market is showing strong growth momentum. According to the China Business Industry Research Institute, the global data center market will reach about $82.2 billion in 2023, with a year-on-year increase of 10.04%. Behind this growth is the massive data processing demand generated by the widespread application of emerging technologies such as cloud computing, big data analysis, and artificial intelligence. Enterprises have increased their investment in the field of data centers, whether it is the expansion of business territory by technology giants or the construction of computing power support in the process of digital transformation of traditional industries, the number of global data centers continues to rise, and the scale continues to expand.

In China, the data center market is booming. In 2023, the size of China's data center market will be about 240.7 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 26.68%, which is significantly higher than the global average. As the forefront of the development of the global digital economy, China's Internet industry is booming, and application scenarios such as e-commerce, short video, and online office are deeply integrated into people's lives. At the same time, the implementation of strategies such as intelligent manufacturing and smart cities has prompted various industries to put forward higher requirements for data center computing power and storage capabilities, and large-scale and ultra-large-scale data centers have sprung up.

Diesel generator sets play an indispensable and critical role in the construction blueprint of data centers. From the perspective of capital cost splitting, diesel generator sets account for up to 23%. Why is it so important? That's because it's a critical backup power source that keeps your data center running. Once the mains power encounters an emergency, such as a natural disaster that causes the power grid to be paralyzed, a regional power supply failure, etc., the diesel generator set must quickly respond to the start-up, complete the parallel operation in a short time, seamlessly connect the mains power supply, ensure the continuous and stable operation of the core facilities such as servers and storage equipment in the data center, and avoid huge losses caused by data loss and business interruption.

It is based on the rapid growth of the data center market and the key position of diesel generator sets that its demand space has been greatly expanded. On the one hand, the increasing number of new data center projects means that there is a continuous rigid procurement demand for diesel generator sets, and units with corresponding power and reliable performance are equipped according to the proportion of infrastructure costs. On the other hand, with the iterative development of technology, there is also a need to replace old diesel generator sets in existing data centers in order to improve the stability, energy saving and intelligent management and control level of the backup power system.

Looking to the future, under the general trend of accelerating global digitalization, the wave of data center construction will continue to surge, and the market demand of diesel generator sets, as the "last line of defense" to ensure the power supply of data centers, will also soar with the vigorous development of data centers.