Posts Tagged ‘power’
Data Centers Disrupt Communities
A difficult fact of siting data centers is that nearby communities endure high water consumption, impacts of power supply, exposure to noise from cooling systems, and the eyesore of the facility. Community members often object to data center construction while local governments are frequently welcoming.
Read MoreThe environmental impact of cloud computing
Cloud computing’s data center operators and IT professionals are responsible for bringing the environmental impact of the cloud to heel. These groups built out the cloud computing industry, and their daily decisions steer its direction.
Read MoreExxonMobil builds gas plants for data centers and locks in customers for 30 years
ExxonMobil announced it will build gas-fueled electric plants. And it’s because of data centers.
Read MoreA photonic chip to vastly reduce the energy demands of AI computations
A photonic chip invention uses light to run all types of neural network computations at very low energy use rates and with speed and accuracy comparable to existing AI chips.
Read MoreGoogle builds renewables next to its data centers
Here is an article about Google’s $20B project with Intersect Power to develop wind and power on data center campuses that will skip the multiyear wait for grid connection.
Read MoreEnergy Star ratings for data centers?
Frequently in our corner of the sustainability world, someone will say there should be an Energy Star rating for data centers. There is! At least in some areas.
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