impleon quote from Silicon.fr, ESG : how "green data centers" are gaining ground
To combine cloud performance and environmental responsibility, the data center is evolving from to bottom. European Union directives, energy price increases and customer "ESG" demand are the main accelerators of this development.
The key success factors of a green data center
The renovation of premises and the reuse of heat form two avenues for optimizing the data center, adds Francois Tournesac , co-founder of Impleon, an expert company in decarbonization and OCP (Open Compute Project) Community Lead for France.
"Building underground data centers will reduce the cost per square meter and the mass of concrete used. The Datacenter Efficiency Act directive will guide each owner to move towards a lower PUE 1.2 with at least 10% fatal heat reuse. In this case, the site must be close to district heating needs, or a need for seawater desalination," he says.
The underground space, wooden racks as well as the door heat exchangers in the racks, reduce costs and carbon footprint by 80% compared to traditional data centers.
Materials should meet ESG requirements, with wooden racks or polymer connectors for example. Other options: liquid cooling of processors and maintaining open servers, interconnection equipment and storage arrays that comply with OCP (Open Compute Project) standards, preferably to proprietary models.
"The underground space, wooden racks as well as the door heat exchangers in the racks, reduce costs and carbon footprint by 80% compared to traditional data centers. Both during construction and at the level of the infrastructure of the facilities," says Francois Tournesac .
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