Data centres’ powerful cooling systems continuously release warm air into the local environment, and it’s feared that this continuous release cycle can create data center ‘micro-climates’. This isn’t always negative. In the cooler climes for instance, such as Stockholm, this has become a ...
Assessing the environmental impact of data centres part 1: Background, energy use and metrics. Build. Environ. 2014, 82, 151-159. [CrossRef]Whitehead, B.; Andrews, D.; Shah, A.; Maidment, G. 2014. Assessing the environmental impact of data centres part 2: Building environmental ...
December 31, 2024 Today, data is primarily stored in large data centres across the globe, which are major energy guzzlers with significant environmental impact. Image © Claudio Schwarz via Unsplash This article is the winning entry of theEpistle Writing Prize 2024, an annual competition dedicated...
And it’s not some exotic new technology – it’s tried-and-tested hardware which already exists, combined with a fresh way of thinking about the environmental impact of data centres. Part of the problem is that servers have a long lifetime: up to ten years. As new servers come in, ...
Mr Duckworth has Project Directed or Managed the delivery of ERM’s EHS/Sustainability services including Site Due-diligence in key sectors including Technology (Data Centres, Real Estate, Logistic Warehouses, Submarine Cables), Power (Onshore and Offshore Wind, Solar, Hydro and Conventional Thermal...
Why are data centres so bad for the environment and what can be done to make them more sustainable long-term?
The impact of Covid-19 Attitudes toward sustainable data centres Future outlook Our speakers will include: Joshua Au, Singapore Chapter Leader, Infrastructure Masons Tsann Chang, Director, Dell Technologies Services Parita Chitakasem, Research Consultant, Eco-Business ...
Data centres are the cornerstones of the digital infrastructure network, connecting everything together with the responsibility to never fail. While the digital infrastructure sector is relatively young and expanding fast, there is growing concern over its environmental impact. As part of our mission ...
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There is a growing body of literature dealing with the electricity demand and energy efficiency of data centres, as well as studies on renewable energy integration, as a means of reducing the environmental impact of power generation and reducing electricity costs for data centre operators. Several ...