i really hope this isn't a gimmick & it catches on. the company, #heata, which harnesses waste heat from data centres to provide domestic hot water, plans to roll out first to social housing & then to the general public.
#climateSolutions #climateChange #dataCentres #sustainability #water #fuelPoverty
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fT5x9k6QyWc

the company: https://www.heata.co/company/about

@lispi314 @gerrymcgovern thank you so much for all this, really interesting. Am conscious of how little i knew/know about #Datacentres, partly I think, if am honest, because i have been avoiding finding out more and having to change my behaviour. I think my own #digitalcarbonfootprint must be really high - i am such a diigtal hoarder - and i can’t face having to change all that, too (like other areas of life) even though i know i should

As EU makes strides, German energy efficiency law continues to stall https://www.euractiv.com/section/energy-environment/news/as-eu-makes-strides-german-energy-efficiency-law-continues-to-stall/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #DataCentres #Energyefficiency #Germany #OlafScholz #RobertHabeck

System flexibility is the backbone for a zero emission power system by 2035, largely based on #renewables. For that to happen, the EU needs to go big and fast on flexibility by regulating #storage, #datacentres, #batteries and vehicle-to-grid technologies #EUSEW2023 https://t.co/de0f1simDr

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ClaudeTurmes/status/1671811262483660800

"Data centres used almost a fifth of Ireland’s electricity in 2022, new figures reveal."

#UK #UnitedKingdom #Ireland #DataCentres #Energy #Technology

https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/06/13/data-centres-gobble-up-18-of-irelands-electricity-as-country-struggles-with-climate-target

The Irish Times pitches its sustainability plan of "We Wouldn't Have Over-Consumption if We Had Over-Production"
#climate #sustainability #ireland #dataCentres

Alphabet shareholders raise concerns about Google data center expansion in India over human rights issues

Shareholders have asked Alphabet's Board of Directors to commission a report assessing the siting of Google Cloud Data Centers in such countries, regulatory filings showed.

#alphabet #google #DataCentres #india #HumanRights #InternetShutdowns

https://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/alphabet-shareholders-raise-concerns-about-google-data-center-expansion-in-india-over-human-rights-issues-10718951.html

"Scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) have invented a more sustainable and green method for cooling down servers in data centers, potentially reducing up to 26% in both energy costs and carbon footprint."

#Singapore #Energy #CarbonFootprint #DataCentres #Technology

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-04-scientists-spray-cooling-carbon-footprint.html

"The environmental cost of data centers is substantial. Making them energy-efficient only solves half the problem"

#Environment #Internet #DataCentres #Energy

https://techxplore.com/news/2023-04-environmental-centers-substantial-energy-efficient-problem.html

@ownohmanny Thank you Eoin, that's good information about #DataCentres and #water '55 in operation' in Greater Dublin and 30 with planning permission!

"Capturing Europe’s excess heat could power most of the region, a new report has urged."

#Europe #DataCentres #Energy

https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/02/27/europe-could-be-powered-by-recycled-heat-from-data-centres-and-fridges-report-reveals

"Climate change is throwing a wrench into an unexpected place: the workings of data centers. As the frequency of heat waves grows worldwide, these critical pieces of technology infrastructure are melting down more and more often, threatening a foundational element of the internet."

#Climate #ClimateChange #Technology #DataCentres #Internet #HeatWaves

https://gizmodo.com/heat-waves-climate-change-data-center-server-shut-down-1849916741

A few months ago Liz Truss said she would prevent the UK covering fields in solar panels.
I didn't believe her, and thought this far from sunny climes, where agriculture is the big business, nobody would be doing that.
Today I saw we have already started in Ireland. I cycled past numerous fields around Kilbride and Ratoath filled with metal uprights, and signs everywhere for Suir Engineering sites which said they specialise in data centre infra. #ireland #renewables #DataCentres #Meath #Dublin

A few months ago Liz Truss, said she would prevent the UK covering fields in solar panels.
I didn't believe her, and thought this far from sunny climes, where agriculture is the big business, nobody would be doing that.
Today I saw we have already started in Ireland. I cycled past numerous fields around Kilbride and Ratoath filled with metal uprights, and signs everywhere for Suir Engineering sites which said they specialise in data centre infra. #ireland #renewables #DataCentres #Meath #Dublin

In @businessposthq today, I'm calling for a legal pathway for Irish #datacentres to reach #NetZero. A short🧵... 1/6 https://www.businesspost.ie/analysis-opinion/ciaran-cuffe-now-is-the-time-to-enshrine-a-pathway-to-net-zero-in-law-for-data-centres/

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/CiaranCuffe/status/1551595802367336448

Data📊is the new oil!
But #DataCentres are huge energy sponges — how can we make them more sustainable?
👀🎬Check in the video!
#EUGreenDeal
https://youtu.be/cWBGYOQJkGM

Data📊is the new oil!

But #DataCentres are huge energy sponges — how can we make them more sustainable?

@EQUANS_Official, a data centre in 🇳🇱, has the energy needs of a small village, but has made crucial steps towards sustainability. How?⬇️

#EUGreenDeal #DigitalEU #JRCimpact

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_ScienceHub/status/1547867156620066816

RT @bridsmithTD: 8 more #DataCentres requiring 1.5GW from National Grid. Taken with existing demand @14% PQ reply from Eirgrid shows we have a dysfunctional relationship with corporate interests risking future sustainability and blackouts ⁦⁦⁦⁩ ⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦@rtenews⁩

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/paulmurphy_TD/status/1548419430136221702

RT @EU_ScienceHub: Data📊is the new oil!

But #DataCentres are huge energy sponges — how can we make them more sustainable?

@EQUANS_Official, a data centre in 🇳🇱, has the energy needs of a small village, but has made crucial steps towards sustainability. How?⬇️

#EUGreenDeal #DigitalEU #JRCimpact

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EUClimateAction/status/1547879306658861058

Data📊is the new oil!

But #DataCentres are huge energy sponges — how can we make them more sustainable?

@EQUANS_Official, a data centre in 🇳🇱, has the energy needs of a small village, but has made crucial steps towards sustainability. How?⬇️

#EUGreenDeal #DigitalEU #JRCimpact

🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/EU_ScienceHub/status/1547867156620066816