Cutting-off carbon emissions related to the electrical grid

As a pioneer in sustainable electrification, Nexans places environmental performance at the heart of its strategy. Through a comprehensive portfolio of sustainable products and services, Nexans supports data centres throughout their lifecycle, from design and operation through to end of life.

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Making informed decisions and sustainable choices

With Nexans’ low-carbon cable portfolio and our commitment to environmental data transparency, we help you make informed choices and reduce the carbon footprint of your data centre infrastructure from the outset.

The Nexans Low Carbon Programme provides clear, reliable environmental data for our cables, supported by PEP declarations. As part of the programme, Nexans has introduced environmental labelling displaying product CO₂ data, readily accessible through the technical data sheets of products with a certified Life Cycle Assessment (LCA). Combined with additional environmental indicators, this information makes it easier to assess and compare the carbon footprint of cables at a glance.

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Electrical design engineering to optimize energy consumption

Investing in the right cable sizing from the outset can deliver significant savings over the lifetime of your data centre. Nexans helps you optimise your electrical architecture to balance upfront investment with long-term energy consumption and losses. Optimised cable sizing can cut Joule losses by up to 60% and reduce annual energy costs by up to 1%.

In practical terms, an additional investment of €11k per MW in cables can deliver €172k per MW in energy savings over 20 years, with a payback period of less than 1.5 years*.

*Joule effect can amount up to 1% of the total energy consumption of the data centre. Assumptions taken for a datacentre of 54 MW that will be in operation for over 20 years - at an electricity price: 95€/MWh and a CO2 emission factor: 56g/kWh (FR 2024).

Reduce your overall carbon footprint through our cable recycling service

CableLoop for Enterprises is a turnkey, digital, and simplified collection and recycling solution that promotes a circular economy and empowers customers to protect the environment. With CableLoop, Nexans simplifies cable waste management for its customers and partners through a digital platform that enables autonomous logistics management, enhanced traceability, and full transparency. By recovering cables from customers and partners, Nexans secures a precious raw material to ensure the next generation of recycled, low-carbon cables for tomorrow.

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