DATA CENTRE PREDICTIONS
EUROPEAN DATA CENTRE POWER DEMAND COULD PLAY CRITICAL ROLE IN ENABLING RENEWABLE ENERGY
Data centres could play a critical role in enabling more renewable energy as their power demand in Europe is set to double , a new study has found .
Large data centres in the UK , Germany , Ireland , Norway and the Netherlands are projected to draw 5.4GW ( gigawatts ) in ‘ live IT power ’ demand in 2030 , up from 3GW at the end of 2021 , according to a new study published by research company , BloombergNEF ( BNEF ), in partnership with Eaton and Statkraft . That figure is based on a central scenario ; the report also outlines a more aggressive growth scenario , which sees live IT power exceed 7GW by 2030 . While generally seen as only a source of demand on the power system , the report finds that data centres are also a largely untapped resource to support the grid and the integration of renewables .
The study , Data Centres and Decarbonization : Unlocking Flexibility in Europe ’ s Data Centres , explores the growth of data centres in the five markets and how data centres could provide flexibility to the power system . Across Europe , wind and solar power www . intelligentdatacentres . com
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