An EU-funded project built a data center with a PUE of 1.0148. Can that be translated to the real world?

Whether strawberries, cabbage, or cannabis, indoor farms are increasing in number. Will they soon start competing for the same space and power as data centers?

Keeping up with the cryptocurrencies

A land-based farm has finally produced plate-sized lobsters- thanks to a data center

Build near a complementary industry, and a data center can go from a liability to an environmental asset

While the hyperscalers have the scale and technical nous, deploying AI en masse is still an ongoing effort for most data center operators

Sustainability gains through energy efficiency will eventually plateau, but there’s much work to be done around the carbon footprint of building materials

Batteries will power the next decade, but companies need to ensure that their supply is as sustainable and ethical as they claim

Europe hopes to eliminate its net emissions by 2050, while the US is still getting its act together. Data centers want to lead the way

Despite the increased efficiency of battery power and renewable energy, data center operators still have diesel generators out back. That may be changing

Re-using waste heat from servers is not a new idea, but it remains mired in challenges

Cloud giant Microsoft is experimenting with hydrogen fuel cells as a replacement for diesel backup and, potentially, much more

Scope 3 analysis is now making batteries part of organizations' carbon accounting

E-waste is the major focus of data center decommissioning, but more thought needs to be given to mechanical and electrical equipment such as generators

25 operators and 17 associations respond to the European Green Deal - Facebook and Microsoft aren't there

The cloud goliath takes its first steps towards a diesel-free future

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

As freshwater supplies dwindle, data centers need to look elsewhere

Data centers create emissions before they are built. It’s time to address the footprint of basic building materials

We can’t just wait for the energy market to improve on its own

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

The secret to unleashing more computer power for very little energy cost could be in the laws of thermodynamics

What can data center operators learn from Google when it comes to renewable energy?

An EU project hopes to rebuild the world in virtual space, but the concrete challenges may prove a little too real

To build in cities, data centers need to become a part of cities. That means looking nicer, and helping out the grid

For energy guzzling colocation and cloud providers, the only viable long-term solution to go green is a switch to renewables

Data center power consumption is costly - but servers are getting more efficient