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

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