In our Special Report: Data Centers and Renewable Energy, we look at the challenges of implementing renewable energy solutions in data centers, and also highlight early adopters who have implemented on-site renewable solutions.
The Green Data Center Alliance has received a $500K grant that will underwrite the creation of guidelines and best practices to help data centers to significantly lower their energy consumption.
Next Generation Data has arranged for a UK power supplier to provide renewable energy to the company's huge new data center in Newport, Wales, which is one of the largest data centers in the world.
The EvoSwitch data center near Amsterdam has embraced sustainability and is supported by 20 megawatts of renewable power generated by solar, wind and biomass.
Is scrutiny of data centers' low adoption of renewable energy fair? Mark Thiele of Data Center Pulse addresses some key points about the complexity of data center energy sourcing.