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

Humanity failed to take climate change seriously. Let’s make sure that data centers don’t do the same

Data centers can play a role in cutting emissions and reducing the strain on the grid. But why should they?

A sixfold increase in compute led to energy demands rising just six percent

We head to Sweden to watch data turn into pellets

NERSC tells us about shutting down Cori

We live in interesting times, and that requires data centers to be designed with extra care

Controlling failure rates and temperatures with AI

Data center companies need to work together to go green, DCD>San Francisco hears

We can’t fix what we don’t understand

Perhaps data centers could lead the way, after recent elections delivered a blow to the environmental movement Down Under

Just outside the Arctic Circle, the EU is funding a data center that could break efficiency records. We visit Boden to find out more

The population of India is set to overtake China in 2024, and data center operators are noticing

Yuan Ying, program manager of Climate and Energy at Greenpeace East Asia, on how China hopes to improve

Global warming will raise water levels round the world. Data centers need to prepare for floods

Node Pole is attempting to introduce a recognizable label for “fossil free” stacks. We investigate the vendor’s research and policy underpinning this bold campaign