TY - GEN
T1 - Powering Data Centers With Renewable Energy
T2 - NREL (National Renewable Energy Laboratory)
AU - Brown, Austin
AU - Gorham, Bethany
PY - 2014
Y1 - 2014
N2 - Many members of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry are taking a strong leadership role in sustainability. To complement efficiency efforts, companies are now incorporating previously unprecedented amounts of renewable energy into their data center energy use using a wide variety of creative methods, depending on the company energy profile, corporate strategy, geography and resources of available sites, public policy, and other factors. This presentation, based on interviews with companies and analysis of publically available data, covers success stories, challenges still facing the industry, and a synthesis of the past and potential future impact on renewable energy overall of making renewables a key part of corporate strategies.
AB - Many members of the Information and Communications Technology (ICT) industry are taking a strong leadership role in sustainability. To complement efficiency efforts, companies are now incorporating previously unprecedented amounts of renewable energy into their data center energy use using a wide variety of creative methods, depending on the company energy profile, corporate strategy, geography and resources of available sites, public policy, and other factors. This presentation, based on interviews with companies and analysis of publically available data, covers success stories, challenges still facing the industry, and a synthesis of the past and potential future impact on renewable energy overall of making renewables a key part of corporate strategies.
KW - corporate sustainability
KW - data centers
KW - green power purchase
KW - information and communication technology
KW - renewable electricity
M3 - Presentation
T3 - Presented at The Green Grid Forum, 7-8 October 2014, Burlingame, California
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