Sustainable Data centres: Shaping the Future of Digital Infrastructure
A data centres is considered sustainable when it is constructed, operated, and designed with a significant emphasis on reducing its environmental impact, while simultaneously achieving reliable, high-performance operations.
Due to the increasing usage of the Internet and the consequent increase in DC power consumption, the creation of green data centres has become essential across the industry. Add to this the rising cost of energy and the increasing awareness of environmental issues, and it’s clear why the public is continuing to pressure companies to adopt greener policies.
As projected by GlobalData Plc , the revenues of data centers worldwide are anticipated to reach a staggering $948 billion by 2030. While this growth is promising for the technology sector, it comes at a significant environmental cost.
To provide readers with a clearer perspective, data centers currently account for approximately 1-1.5% of global electricity consumption. With the rapid pace of growth, the energy consumption of data centers is expected to quadruple by the end of the decade. It is crucial, therefore, to incorporate sustainability into their design to ensure that achieving net-zero objectives is not merely an unattainable aspiration.
In the spotlight this week... Global Switch London, a blueprint for a greener future.
Global Switch is an owner, operator and developer of large-scale, carrier and cloud-neutral, multi-customer data centres across Europe and Asia-Pacific. Founded in 1998, today Global Switch is one of the highest credit-rated data centre companies in the world with investment-grade credit ratings from Fitch Ratings, Moody’s and S&P Global Ratings.?
Global Switch’s portfolio compromises 13 world-class data centres that house a myriad of organisations seeking high-specification technical data centre space for their mission-critical equipment.?
“We have around 430,000 square metres of floor space and are occupied by a broad range of customers, global and national, large and small including government organisations,” says matthew winter , Global Switch ’s Chief Design Officer.
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As data centres grow ever more prevalent - an estimated increase of 10% by 2030 - we take a look at those taking the lead in sustainability
Our sister magazine, Energy Digital ?takes a look at the top 10 data centres making sizeable strides within the sustainability field.
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Leading the Way: Top Sustainability News This Week
RELEX Solutions reduced food waste by over 20% using AI in 2022, but CO2-related food disruptions remain. Procurement could ease these problems.
”Alongside efforts to reduce food waste, we’ve been developing capabilities in our software to track our customers’ CO2 emissions to help them achieve their sustainability goals.
“Customers can see the CO2 impact of the goods flowing through the supply chain and measure the effect the reduced spoilage has on their carbon footprint,” said?Svante G?the, Head of Sustainability at RELEX Solutions .
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What impact could a business have if it planted 10 trees for every item sold? Based on past consumer culture, businesses could have significantly increased their contributions to carbon sequestration and encouraged end consumers to act upon climate change.?
“Planting 100 million trees is an exciting milestone in our journey to plant over 1 billion trees! However, it's not just about the number of trees, it's about the impact those trees will have,” says?Derrick Emsley, Co-Founder and CEO of tentree and veritree.?
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