Warning of a potential “catastrophic collapse” of the water supply in the Southwest, the U.S Interior Department is placing restrictions on Arizona’s water use from the Colorado Basin. The impact may be felt by the data center sector, whose water use is already under scrutiny in Phoenix,
Earth Day 2022: The Cloud is Getting Greener, But Much Work Remains
The theme for today’s Earth Day 2022 is “Invest in Our Planet.” DCF looks at the investments made by cloud platforms in how they build, operate and power for the data centers – along with innovations from the past year that may help mitigate climate change.
Switch Will Support Reno Data Center Campus with Reclaimed Water
Switch will use reclaimed water to operate its Citadel data center campus near Reno, tapping into a new pipeline that will bring treated effluent water to the Tahoe Reno Industrial Center (TRI).
Facing Climate Urgency, Facebook Plans to Be Water Positive by 2030
In response to growing concerns about climate change and data center water usage, Facebook says it intends to be water positive by 2030, meaning it will return more water to the environment than it consumes in its global operations.
Facebook Unveils Water Projects to Support $800 Million Mesa Data Center
Facebook announced a series of major investments in water conservation as it confirmed plans for an $800 million data center campus in Mesa, Arizona. The project had brought national attention to the data center industry’s stewardship of scarce water resources in drought-stricken areas.
Drought, Extreme Heat Sharpen Focus on Data Center Water Usage
Extreme heat and drought in the Western US is bringing sharper scrutiny of data center water use, and testing assumptions about climate in some data center destinations. The heightened awareness of water constraints is raising the bar for data center developers.
Earth Day 2021: Data Centers Move Beyond Power to Be More Sustainable
The data center industry is getting greener, and moving beyond renewable power to embrace technologies to conserve water, build more efficiently and use batteries with less environmental impact. For Earth Day 2021, DCF shares recent coverage of these initiatives.
Microsoft Plans Azure Cloud Expansions in Iowa, Virginia and Phoenix
Microsoft continues to expand its global data center infrastructure, buying land to add massive amounts of server capacity in key North American cloud hubs in Iowa, Northern Virginia and Phoenix.
Nautilus Gets $100 Million to Complete First Floating Data Center
Nautilus Data Technologies has lined up $100 million in funding to complete a 6-megawatt floating data center in Stockton, Calif. , which it says will be cheaper and more efficient than traditional land-based facilities.
Has the Floating Data Center Finally Arrived?
Nautilus Data Technologies says it has developed a floating data center that can dramatically slash the cost of cooling servers. Is the market ready for the data barge?
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