Singapore, 19 March 2024 - Bridge Data Centres International Pte Ltd (BDC) and Red Dot Analytics (RDA) have entered into a strategic partnership to explore the deployment of AI-driven digital twin technologies aimed at enhancing data centre resilience, energy efficiency, and sustainability across the Asia Pacific region.
The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) formalises collaboration between the two organisations to support initiatives focused on data centre resilience, energy efficiency, and sustainability through the application of RDA’s Digital Twin AI technology.
The MoU was signed by Mr Tho Lye Yit, Vice-President of Design, APAC, representing BDC, and Mr Henry Xu, CEO of RDA. The signing ceremony was witnessed by representatives from Enterprise Singapore and the Malaysia Digital Economy Corporation (MDEC).
Mahadhir Aziz, Chief Executive Officer of MDEC, highlighted the significance of the collaboration in supporting Malaysia’s digital and sustainability ambitions. He noted that the partnership reflects growing industry efforts to leverage advanced technologies to improve operational resilience and environmental stewardship across digital infrastructure.
The agreement also aligns with BDC’s continued regional expansion strategy across Singapore, Malaysia, and other APAC markets, with a focus on strengthening connectivity, compute capabilities, and sustainable digital infrastructure.
Geoffrey Yeo, Assistant Chief Executive Officer at Enterprise Singapore, shared that the agency was pleased to facilitate the partnership between BDC and RDA. He noted that the collaboration demonstrates how innovation and advanced technologies can contribute towards more energy-efficient and resilient data centre operations across the region.
RDA is accredited by Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA), reflecting recognised capabilities in product functionality, delivery, and operational credibility. The collaboration underscores growing industry confidence in AI-driven digital twin technologies to support next-generation data centre operations.
Advancing Sustainable Digital Infrastructure
BDC is a subsidiary of Chindata Group, a leading carrier-neutral hyperscale data centre solution provider across Asia Pacific emerging markets. Chindata Group has established a strong track record in sustainability initiatives, including significant carbon emission reduction efforts and investments into clean energy adoption.
Established in 2017, BDC has expanded rapidly across Malaysia, India, Thailand, and other emerging APAC markets, supporting hyperscale digital infrastructure growth while pursuing carbon neutrality targets across its next-generation data centres by 2030.
RDA, an award-winning spin-off from Nanyang Technological University, develops physics-informed AI and digital twin technologies designed to improve operational intelligence, energy optimisation, risk management, and sustainability outcomes for data centre environments.
Collaboration Scope
Under the partnership, BDC and RDA will collaborate across multiple strategic areas, including engagement with government and regulatory agencies within ASEAN to support regional digital economy development and digital connectivity initiatives.
The collaboration also includes joint research, solution development, and capacity-building efforts, alongside pilot deployments involving AI-driven data centre use cases across BDC facilities in Malaysia, Singapore, and the wider region.
As part of the initiative, both companies plan to develop high-fidelity, physics-based digital twin and AI solutions focused on improving cooling efficiency, managing thermal risks, and enhancing resilience across both existing and next-generation data centre environments.
BDC and RDA have also agreed to initiate a pilot project at BDC’s Cyberjaya data centre facility.
BDC’s Technology and Sustainability Initiatives
As part of its long-term sustainability strategy, BDC continues to invest in advanced technologies designed to improve efficiency, scalability, and operational performance across hyperscale environments. These initiatives include:
- Modular architectural designs with prefabricated structures to improve deployment flexibility and reduce time-to-market
- X-Pre Intelligent Power Module 3.0 with highly integrated UPS and power switchgear systems
- X-Cooling waterless air-cooled technology for water-scarce deployment environments
- X-Cooling cold plate liquid cooling systems supporting rack densities up to 40kW with Power Usage Effectiveness (PUE) as low as 1.15
- X-Cooling Meglev 2-phase cooling architecture designed for enhanced energy efficiency and operational reliability across varying climate conditions
These developments reflect BDC’s broader commitment to advancing sustainable and energy-efficient digital infrastructure across the region.
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