Many have come to understand the benefits of a green data center, not just for the environment but also for enterprise sustainability. Casey Moore, Energy and Sustainability Manager at Sabey Data Centers, explains the importance of partnering with a data center focused on sustainability.
RECs, PPAs, and Other Paths to Renewable Energy
Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) and green business energy tariffs are key tools in a data center sustainability strategy. Here’s a closer look at how they work.
Are Operators Ready for Green Data Center Laws?
Data center climate pacts become nothing more than greenwashing if we do not take tangible, viable steps to create sustainable energy usage in operations. Mark Fenton of Future Facilities explores how a data center digital twin can help operators improve energy efficiency.
The State of Renewable Energy for Data Centers
The U.S. Energy Information Association (EIA) lists five major sources of renewable energy. We look at the state of three types of renewables for data centers – solar, wind, and geothermal power.
A Sensible Path to Data Center Sustainability
New technologies are driving data center energy demand, while customers seek to reducing energy consumption. Managing rapid growth and improving data center sustainability aren’t mutually exclusive goals, according to Kohler.
Maintaining Low-Latency and Sustainability at the Network Edge
Schneider Electric’s Steven Carlini and Andres Vasquez discuss building data centers at the network edge while also meeting sustainability goals.
How Data Center Management Solutions Drive Sustainability and Help Ensure a Climate-Secure World
The data center industry, which gave wings and provided thrust to the digital transformation of business and society during a time of tumultuous change, has another urgent, mission-critical responsibility—to our environment. Eric Xie, Software Application Engineer for Intel Data Center Management Solutions, explores the journey to data center sustainability and net zero carbon emissions, including the role that data management solutions will play.
How Efficient Power Supplies Reduce Data Center Power Consumption
Global data centers must meet their customer’s growing processing and storage needs, while also making data center operations more energy efficient and sustainable. Advanced Energy explores how data centers can achieve their sustainability goals with power supplies optimized for efficiency and density.
Data Center Sustainability: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
When we think of sustainability in the context of data centers, the challenge can be intimidating because it encompasses so many factors that demand our attention. Phillip Marangella, CMO of EdgeConneX, celebrates the progress and commitments the data center industry has made around sustainability.
Debunking Natural Gas Myths
There are still a lot of misconceptions about natural gas as a clean, reliable fuel source to power an entire data center in emergency situations. Erik Brumbaugh of Enchanted Rock addresses some of the common myths around the use of natural gas.
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