Evaluating Life-Cycle Environmental Impact of Data CentersSource: Journal of Electronic Packaging:;2011:;volume( 133 ):;issue: 003::page 31005Author:Ratnesh Sharma
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Tom Christian
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Brian J. Watson
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Amip Shah
,
Cullen Bash
,
Chandrakant Patel
DOI: 10.1115/1.4004096Publisher: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)
Abstract: Numerous evaluation metrics and standards are being proposed across industry and government to measure and monitor the energy efficiency of data centers. However, the energy use of data centers is just one aspect of the environmental impact. In this paper, we explore the overall environmental footprint of data centers beyond just energy efficiency. Building upon established procedures from the environmental sciences, we create an end-to-end life-cycle model of the environmental footprint of data centers across a diverse range of impacts. We test this model in the case study of a hypothetical 2.2-MW data center. Our analysis suggests the need for evaluation metrics that go beyond just operational energy use in order to achieve sustainable data centers.
keyword(s): Cycles , Data centers AND Modeling ,
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| contributor author | Ratnesh Sharma | |
| contributor author | Tom Christian | |
| contributor author | Brian J. Watson | |
| contributor author | Amip Shah | |
| contributor author | Cullen Bash | |
| contributor author | Chandrakant Patel | |
| date accessioned | 2017-05-09T00:43:08Z | |
| date available | 2017-05-09T00:43:08Z | |
| date copyright | September, 2011 | |
| date issued | 2011 | |
| identifier issn | 1528-9044 | |
| identifier other | JEPAE4-26316#031005_1.pdf | |
| identifier uri | http://yetl.yabesh.ir/yetl/handle/yetl/145785 | |
| description abstract | Numerous evaluation metrics and standards are being proposed across industry and government to measure and monitor the energy efficiency of data centers. However, the energy use of data centers is just one aspect of the environmental impact. In this paper, we explore the overall environmental footprint of data centers beyond just energy efficiency. Building upon established procedures from the environmental sciences, we create an end-to-end life-cycle model of the environmental footprint of data centers across a diverse range of impacts. We test this model in the case study of a hypothetical 2.2-MW data center. Our analysis suggests the need for evaluation metrics that go beyond just operational energy use in order to achieve sustainable data centers. | |
| publisher | The American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) | |
| title | Evaluating Life-Cycle Environmental Impact of Data Centers | |
| type | Journal Paper | |
| journal volume | 133 | |
| journal issue | 3 | |
| journal title | Journal of Electronic Packaging | |
| identifier doi | 10.1115/1.4004096 | |
| journal fristpage | 31005 | |
| identifier eissn | 1043-7398 | |
| keywords | Cycles | |
| keywords | Data centers AND Modeling | |
| tree | Journal of Electronic Packaging:;2011:;volume( 133 ):;issue: 003 | |
| contenttype | Fulltext |