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Douglas Donnellan Andy Lawrence Daniel Bizo Peter Judge John O'Brien Jacqueline Davis Max Smolaks Jabari Williams-George Rose Weinschenk

26 Jul 2024

The 14th edition of the Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey highlights the experiences and strategies of data center owners and operators in the areas of resiliency, sustainability, efficiency, staffing, cloud and AI.

Peter Judge

19 Jul 2024

According to a recent court ruling, European organizations are required to charge value added tax (VAT) on waste heat that they give away for free. This calls into question the economics of waste heat reuse.

Peter Judge

9 Jul 2024

In response to stronger environmental legislation, data center operators in European countries are making greater investments in data center efficiency - as well as increasing their reporting.

Andy Lawrence Jay Dietrich

20 Jun 2024

Data Center reporting for the EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) has been set for September 15, 2024. This webinar provides the current status and nuances of the reporting requirements as understood by Uptime Institute.

Jay Dietrich Rose Weinschenk

13 Jun 2024

Concrete and steel account for up to 50% of the building shell product carbon footprint (PCF). Material substitutions or alternative energy sources can reduce the two materials' PCF by up to 30%, but zero-emission products are years away.

Jay Dietrich

11 Jun 2024

The Netherlands and Germany have established data reporting requirements with early reporting dates. The European Commission is working with member states to validate their European Database on Data Centers so operators can meet the deadlines.

Dr. Tomas Rahkonen

31 May 2024

Energy attribute certificates (EACs) are becoming the preferred option for demonstrating the consumption of carbon-free and renewable energy. However, there is still some considerable debate regarding what type of EACs to use.

Andy Lawrence Jay Dietrich

22 May 2024

This webinar explores low water use cooling system innovations and water management strategies that can help operators navigate the sustainability and reliability implications associated with water use.

Jay Paidipati Jay Dietrich

8 May 2024

The increasing visibility of the data center sector, partly due to the significant growth in aggregate energy use and carbon emissions within the sector, has led to increased scrutiny of data centers’ individual and collective environmental…

Douglas Donnellan

7 May 2024

Goals for achieving net-zero emissions by 2030 are being extended, according to Uptime Institute survey data. This is likely driven by stricter reporting requirements, rising costs and limited availability of carbon-free energy.

Anthony Sbarra Laurie Williams

2 May 2024

The 14th edition of the Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey highlights the experiences and strategies of data center owners and operators in the areas of resiliency, sustainability, efficiency, staffing, cloud and AI. The attached data files…

Anthony Sbarra Laurie Williams

2 May 2024

The 14th edition of the Uptime Institute Global Data Center Survey highlights the experiences and strategies of vendors, product suppliers, engineering firms, and consultants in the areas of data center spending, customer challenges, supply chains,…

Dr. Tomas Rahkonen

1 May 2024

Sometime after 2026, the EU is expected to adopt an upcoming version of CENELEC's TS 50600-5-1 Maturity Model to assess data center sustainability. The current technical specification has some controversial elements.

Dr. Tomas Rahkonen

29 Apr 2024

This report looks at the leading frameworks for carbon reporting with regards to energy attribute certificates (EACs) and Scope 3, including their sector-specific guidance (if any) for data centers.

Jay Dietrich

19 Apr 2024

The reporting of IT equipment Scope 1 to 3 emissions across the data center value chain can account for the same emissions up to six times. Sustainability efforts should favor achieving more efficient, less carbon-intensive operations.