
Power to the 5G people
5G is power hungry - but telecoms operators may have some answers to keep it supplied with energy
5G is power hungry - but telecoms operators may have some answers to keep it supplied with energy
TRG opts for natural gas & diesel combo for backup generators to reduce ‘range anxiety’ in the face of hurricanes
The cloud goliath takes its first steps towards a diesel-free future
Data centers include a massive amount of electrical devices, powered by buses and cables. Let’s look at moves to simplify that
A new supercomputer is using Tesla batteries to stay online, but the implementation is more complex than you might think
Microsoft ran 10 racks on a hydrogen fuel cell for 48 hours. Here’s what comes next
Enhancing your resiliency by islanding your power grid
A sixfold increase in compute led to energy demands rising just six percent
Design for the future today, lest you get left behind
Leading Chinese companies are adopting renewable energy but there is room for improvement.
A recent study conducted by Schneider Electric found that the sweet spot for a ready-made low voltage power train block for the colocation market is at the 1,500kVA level
Compared with lead-acid batteries, lithium batteries are smaller, lighter, and have higher energy density, higher availability, longer service life, and more cycle times
Data center companies need to work together to go green, DCD>San Francisco hears
We can’t fix what we don’t understand
In the last few years, lithium-ion batteries have achieved a much lower TCO than traditional lead acid batteries. Users are overcoming their conservatism and looking at the new technology
Every year as part of the DCD Awards, we celebrate the individual achievements of exceptional data center managers, people who go above and beyond the call of duty, who sacrifice their time, effort and emotional well-being on the altar of uptime.
Critical infrastructure is normally inflexible. Andy Lawrence finds out if data center power really can be delivered as a flexible service
Finding fresh talent to operate data centers is tough enough, and the industry is growing fast
Mobile edge devices, and nodes to support them, will represent less than one percent of the power of the cloud
The father of the lithium-ion battery believes he has invented a worthy successor. Others aren't so sure.
Facebook explains how it has one data center operator per 25,000 servers
How Google, Amazon and Microsoft create the illusion of infinite capacity
Look to the skies for an innovative approach to cooling
European regulations are phasing out certain refrigerants, with major effects on data center cooling
To escape the grid, build your own
Fears over climate change and rising power densities led supercomputing designers to adopt hot water cooling
America’s most populous state wants to go all in on renewable energy, but it needs smart regulations that help businesses and consumers alike
Thanks to its demographics, its energy grids, and its politics, Europe is getting ahead on energy efficiency