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Profile picture for user ddonnellan Douglas Donnellan
Critical regulation: the EU Energy Efficiency Directive recast

The European Commission’s proposed recast of its Energy Efficiency Directive promises to transform how operators manage and report energy performance and sustainability in Europe.

Briefing Reports 29 min read
Profile picture for user dbizo Daniel Bizo
Silicon heatwave: the looming change in data center climates

A rapid rise in the concentration of processor thermal power will have far-reaching consequences, not only for servers but for facility design and operations.

Briefing Reports 28 min read
Profile picture for user dbizo Daniel Bizo
Extreme heat stress-tests European data centers — again

An extreme heat wave swept across much of Western Europe on July 18 and 19, hitting some of the largest metropolitan areas such as Frankfurt, London, Amsterdam and Paris — which are also global data center hubs with hundreds of megawatts of capacity…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Profile picture for user alawrence Andy Lawrence
Sustainability laws set to drive real change

Nearly 15 years ago – in 2008 – Uptime Institute presented a paper titled “The gathering storm.” The paper was about the inevitability of a struggle against climate change and how this might play out for the power-hungry data center and IT sector.…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Profile picture for user dbizo Daniel Bizo
Direct liquid cooling: pressure is rising but constraints remain

Direct liquid cooling (DLC) is a collection of techniques that removes heat by circulating a coolant to IT electronics. Even though the process is far more efficient than using air, the move to liquid cooling has been largely confined to select…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read
Profile picture for user dbizo Daniel Bizo Profile picture for user JDavis Jacqueline Davis
The coming era of direct liquid cooling: it’s when, not if

Shifts in business expectations and technical requirements are moving data center operators towards direct liquid cooling. There are hurdles to overcome, but many in the industry expect this evolution to be just a matter of time.

Briefing Reports 32 min read
Profile picture for user dbizo Daniel Bizo Profile picture for user JDavis Jacqueline Davis
Uptime Institute Direct Liquid Cooling Survey 2022

 

Data Reports 4 min read
Profile picture for user alawrence Andy Lawrence Profile picture for user jdietrich Jay Dietrich
Navigating regulations and standards

Data centers are subject to an expanding set of sustainability measurement and reporting requirements — most are voluntary but will increasingly be mandated. Operators need to prepare to meet these requirements.

Keynote Reports 20 min read
Profile picture for user alawrence Andy Lawrence Profile picture for user jdietrich Jay Dietrich
Three key elements: water, circularity and siting

As part of a sustainability strategy, focused attention on water use, circularity requirements and data center siting / design specifications will contribute significantly to sustainable data center operations.

Keynote Reports 20 min read
Profile picture for user alawrence Andy Lawrence Profile picture for user jdietrich Jay Dietrich
IT efficiency: the critical core of digital sustainability

Data center operators can combine existing reliability, resiliency and performance metrics with freshly minted sustainability benchmarks to convey a compelling IT system efficiency message.

Keynote Reports 20 min read
Profile picture for user alawrence Andy Lawrence Profile picture for user jdietrich Jay Dietrich
Reducing the energy footprint

Energy consumption by data centers has a significant environmental impact and operating cost. Consequently, tracking energy-related measurements and metrics should be embedded in routine business processes and operations.

Keynote Reports 20 min read
Profile picture for user alawrence Andy Lawrence Profile picture for user jdietrich Jay Dietrich
Tackling greenhouse gases

A data center GHG emissions reduction plan should optimize and minimize energy consumption and focus on the procurement of renewable or zero-emissions energy to supply the facility.

Keynote Reports 20 min read
Profile picture for user alawrence Andy Lawrence Profile picture for user jdietrich Jay Dietrich
Creating a sustainability strategy

This report, the first in a series, sets out the main elements of a digital infrastructure sustainability strategy and details some of the processes, challenges, metrics and outcomes.

Keynote Reports 20 min read
Profile picture for user alawrence Andy Lawrence Profile picture for user jdietrich Jay Dietrich
Glossary of digital infrastructure sustainability

This high-level glossary of terms accompanies the Uptime Institute Intelligence report series, ‘Digital infrastructure sustainability — A manager’s guide’.

Keynote Reports 12 min read
Profile picture for user JDavis Jacqueline Davis Profile picture for user dbizo Daniel Bizo
The ultimate liquid cooling: heat rejection into water

Uptime Institute’s data on power usage effectiveness (PUE) is a testament to the progress the data center industry has made in energy efficiency over the past 10 years. However, global average PUEs have been largely stalling at close to 1.6 since…

Intelligence Updates 4 min read