The OCP (Open Compute Project) Regional summit took place in Lisbon in April this year (2024).

In brief, the OCP regional summit is where the OCP community including the likes of Google, Meta, Intel, Microsoft and ARM get together to discuss technical and business leadership challa...

As the demand for digital services continues to grow, so does the energy consumption of data centers. With environmental sustainability becoming a pressing concern, it's crucial to consider the location of data centers, particularly in relation to the source of energy they use.

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Review of JRC report on energy consumption in data centres and broadband communication networks in the EU 2023

Data Centre

EU estimates 45-65 TWh of electricity in 2022 (between 1.8-2.6% total energy). Colocation and Hyperscale account for 65% of the total. Enterprise the ...

Below is a brief review of the IEA’s Energy Efficient End-Use Equipment Technology Collaboration Programme Electronic Devices & Networks Annex.

Its aims were:

• To provide an overview of policies to increase energy efficiency of data centres and to oblige rep...

The GHG Protocol lacks circular economy incentivisation.

When it comes to the letter of the law the GHG Protocol doesn’t account for the benefits of re-use and product life extension. It encourages multi-stakeholder processes to develop guidance but doesn’t explicitly cater ...