FEATURE
The data centre industry is continuing
to explore innovative ways to reduce
its carbon footprint, amid pressure
from various authorities. Robbert
Hoeffnagel of Green IT Amsterdam
talks us through the findings of an
energy storage project which took
place at the Johan Cruyff Arena in
Amsterdam and the implications of this
for the future of data centres.
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he European EV-Energy project is working hard to map and
promote legislation and regulations of local and provincial
governments that can accelerate what is officially called
‘decarbonisation of the energy and mobility sector’.
Last summer, the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam officially
launched a battery system for storing electrical energy.
This opening followed an earlier project carried out by the
stadium where a large part of the roof was filled with solar
panels. Generating energy through solar panels is interesting –
especially if this energy can also be used immediately.
For the arena, however, many of the activities that take place here
are planned in the evening hours. Storage of the energy generated
by solar panels in batteries was therefore an important next step.
This also affects the integration of data centres and smart grids.
61 racks of batteries
A project on battery storage at the Johan Cruyff Arena in
Amsterdam shows how this can be achieved in practice and the
benefits that this can bring.
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It is therefore logical that last year’s opening of a hall with 61 racks
full of batteries has already received some significant attention. We
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