Energy consumption news stories

The Singaporean moratorium on new data center projects was recently lifted, with one of the conditions being an increased focus on power efficiency and sustainability.

ABI Research has found that hardware optimisation promises up to 70% improvement in 5G power consumption as networks reach scale in many developed nations.

Organisations can look to their technology architecture for ways to save energy and reduce their impact in an effort to reach net-zero carbon emissions.

The first phase of SG5 spans more than 3,970 square meters with a capacity of 1,300 cabinets - but it will soon be much larger.

The next decade is critical to curbing energy use and carbon emissions. With 5G is in its infancy, deploying the technology in a way that protects the environment and promotes long-term sustainability will be crucial.

Researchers say about 1% of the world’s energy is used to power data centres - but that number will climb to as much as 8% by 2030.

The initiative is called the Climate Neutral Data Centre pact and is entirely self-regulated by its signatories.

The initial focus of the NEP is to collect and analyse data from more than 1.6 million IoT-connected Vector advanced meters that gather information on energy consumption and network performance across A/NZ.

The investment into adding AI-assisted advising to its energy and sustainability services aims to promote efficiency and a total reduction of clients’ emissions.

Alphabet and Google CEO Sundar Pinchai says the world must act now if it has any hope avoiding the worst climate change effects.

The company says it has deployed a system for its largest data centres to shift the timing of many compute tasks to when low-carbon power sources, like wind and solar, are most plentiful. 

According to Shell, the fluid is specifically designed to reduce energy costs and emissions due to its properties in thermodynamics, cooling efficiency, and emissions.

Machine learning autonomously adjusts building energy settings to deliver up to 10% energy savings, says Honeywell.

This would mean that data centre operators would be held accountable for their energy use and climate impact.

Data centers require more energy than ever – and many products also have adverse effects on human health throughout the supply chain, as well as safety concerns and human rights violations.

Customers need to understand how a system's energy storage capacity degrades or fades so that they can predict the life and performance of the system.

Honeywell's Daniela Pandrea delves into the issues around data centre energy efficiency and asserts the solution is really quite simple.

To ensure consumers aren’t paying more for their energy than they need to, the Government has launched an investigation.

12V has been the standard output for power supplies, but recently we’re seeing 48V, with claims of much higher overall efficiency.

"What the industry has to do now is go and inspire the next generation with the big problems, and tell them to clean it up."

“As data centers generally consume large amounts of energy, we set ourselves a target – to obtain the highest Green Mark award from BCA."

Energy poverty affects over 42,000 families in Australia, namely indigenous Australians, pensioners and low-income families.

Policy Connect's report has revealed there are grim concerns that the demand for data and digital service will exceed energy efficiency gains.

What would you say if it was proved that green technology could cut your energy costs by 20% or more?