FEATURE
• By 2025 a full changeover to HCI across UK data centres could potentially save 8.1 TWh of energy and 1.8 million tonnes of CO ² e , roughly the same as taking 400,000 cars off the road .
• By 2025 a full changeover to HCI across data centres in the Middle East and Africa could potentially save 4 TWh of energy and roughly 2.4 million tonnes of CO ² e .
• Large-scale colocation data centres offer a much lower PUE ( Power Usage Effectiveness ) factor than typical on-premise facilities . Switching
NEXT- GENERATION HCI ARCHITECTURES
COULD
POTENTIALLY REDUCE ENERGY CONSUMPTION
AND CARBON FOOTPRINT BY UP TO 27 % PER YEAR .
these to HCI architectures could potentially boost energy saving towards 30 – 40 %.
• Next-generation colocation data centres could provide access to renewable energy through long-term Power Purchase Agreements ( PPA ) and so contribute to an organisation ’ s climate neutrality goal without having to invest in CO 2 certificates .
Working towards climate neutrality
It ’ s important to recognise that the data centre industry has delivered significant energy efficiency improvements over past decades and is now one of the most advanced in terms of both energy efficiency and decarbonisation . That said , it remains a major energy consumer and could do a lot better . Moreover , without significant change , future energy demand will continue to rise and result in large amounts of carbon dioxide emissions . The answers to all this lie in innovative nextgeneration data centre technologies , like HCI , which have been proven to work and have the potential to deliver considerable efficiency gains with a significant impact on energy cost and climate change . �
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