DC power in the racks
Silicon runs on direct current, so why not use DC to power racks?
Long Reads - The Mission Critical Power Channel, Peter Judge, DCD
In-depth features about the data center, AI, semiconductor, telco, and energy markets
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Break up the battery room
Why it might make sense to store energy in the racks, instead of in the UPS
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Abolish all resistance! Could superconductors save data centers?
Why worry about efficiency in electrical distribution, when superconductors have no resistance at all?
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DC distribution - the second coming
Dismissed in the 2010s, the idea of running direct current through your building could be set to make a comeback
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Preparing for the hydrogen grid
We have heard how great hydrogen will be as an energy source. But how do you get it?
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Finally - a nuclear powered data center?
We’ve heard talk of nuclear-powered facilities for some years. Could the time have arrived?
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Backup comes to the fore
With electric power grids stressed, and long-term energy supplies in question, data centers may find themselves making more use of diesel backup power in the coming months
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Turn your ugly fat into data center power
Data center diesels don’t have to run on fossil fuels. There’s a recycled product on offer
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Energy storage by air
Could the answer to a stable grid be literally all around us?
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Taking the nuclear option
Data centers need a steady source of power, with no greenhouse emissions. Could nuclear power be the answer?
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Batteries of the future
As data centers evolve, their backup technologies are open to question
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Project Natick: Microsoft's underwater voyage of discovery
DCD exclusive: Microsoft’s underwater data center experiment employed wave energy and post-quantum cryptography on the seabed off Scotland. But the big lessons could be learnt on land