Building a Greener Future : The Role of Data Centers in Eco-Friendly Computing
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.32628/CSEIT241051021Keywords:
Data Center Sustainability, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Green Cloud Computing, E-waste ReductionAbstract
This comprehensive article explores the critical issue of environmental sustainability in the rapidly evolving landscape of information technology, focusing on the substantial environmental impact of data centers. It delves into innovative strategies and technologies to create more sustainable and eco-friendly computing environments. The article covers key areas such as energy efficiency, renewable energy integration, green cloud computing, edge computing, circular economy practices, and AI-powered optimization. By examining these aspects, the article demonstrates how the IT industry is working to minimize its environmental footprint while meeting the growing demands of our digital world. It highlights not only the environmental benefits of these initiatives but also their economic advantages, showcasing how sustainable practices in computing can lead to significant cost savings and competitive advantages in the market.
Downloads
References
A. Shehabi et al., "United States Data Center Energy Usage Report," Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, Tech. Rep. LBNL-1005775, 2016. [Online]. Available: https://eta.lbl.gov/publications/united-states-data-center-energy
A. S. G. Andrae and T. Edler, "On Global Electricity Usage of Communication Technology: Trends to 2030," Challenges, vol. 6, no. 1, pp. 117-157, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.mdpi.com/2078-1547/6/1/117 DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/challe6010117
Ali Vafamehr, Mohammad E. Khodayar, "Energy-aware cloud computing," in The Electricity Journal, 2018, pp. 40-49. [Online]. Available: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1040619017302804 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tej.2018.01.009
P. Delforge and J. Whitney, "Data Center Efficiency Assessment - Scaling Up Energy Efficiency Across the Data Center Industry: Evaluating Key Drivers and Barriers," Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), 2014. [Online]. Available: https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/data-center-efficiency-assessment-IP.pdf
BloombergNEF, "Corporate Clean Energy Buying Grew 18% in 2020, Despite Mountain of Adversity," BloombergNEF, Jan. 26, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://about.bnef.com/blog/corporate-clean-energy-buying-grew-18-in-2020-despite-mountain-of-adversity/
A. Larsson et al., "Reviewing electricity production cost assessments," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol. 81, part 2, pp. 1611-1635, Jan. 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1364032113006990
Gartner, "Gartner Forecasts Worldwide Public Cloud End-User Spending to Grow 18% in 2021," Gartner, Nov. 17, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.gartner.com/en/newsroom/press-releases/2020-11-17-gartner-forecasts-worldwide-public-cloud-end-user-spending-to-grow-18-percent-in-2021
IDC, "IDC FutureScape: Worldwide IT Industry 2021 Predictions," IDC, Oct. 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.idc.com/getdoc.jsp?containerId=US46942020
W. Shi, J. Cao, Q. Zhang, Y. Li and L. Xu, "Edge Computing: Vision and Challenges," IEEE Internet of Things Journal, vol. 3, no. 5, pp. 637-646, Oct. 2016. [Online]. Available: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/7488250 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/JIOT.2016.2579198
C. P. Baldé, V. Forti, V. Gray, R. Kuehr, and P. Stegmann, "The Global E-waste Monitor 2020," United Nations University (UNU), International Telecommunication Union (ITU), and International Solid Waste Association (ISWA), Bonn/Geneva/Rotterdam, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.itu.int/en/ITU-D/Environment/Documents/Toolbox/GEM_2020_def.pdf
Ellen MacArthur Foundation, "Circular Consumer Electronics: An Initial Exploration," 2018. [Online]. Available: https://ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/circular-consumer-electronics-an-initial-exploration
E. Masanet, A. Shehabi, N. Lei, S. Smith, and J. Koomey, "Recalibrating global data center energy-use estimates," Science, vol. 367, no. 6481, pp. 984-986, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.aba3758 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aba3758
Downloads
Published
Issue
Section
License
Copyright (c) 2024 International Journal of Scientific Research in Computer Science, Engineering and Information Technology
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
