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Resources

Cloud roundup: Virginia pushes data center sustainability bill (2024, January 5)
Written by Kelsey Ziser in Light Reading
New Research Reveals Persistent Array of Data Center Industry Challenges (2023, July 24)
Written by Matt Vincent in Data Center Frontier
Germany to pass Energy Efficiency Act, demanding heat reuse in data centers (2023, July 7)
Written by Peter Judge in Data Center Dynamics
Data Center Water Management: How Amazon and Google Steward Earth's Most Vital Resource (2022, November 29)
Written by Wendy Schuchart in Data Center Knowledge
How to Measure and Reduce Data Center Energy Consumption (2022, April 15)
Article published in Sun Bird DCIM
What is the average annual power usage effectiveness (PUE) for your largest data center? (2023, September)
Graph published by Uptime Institute. Accessible via Statista (must have UR-login or Statista premium access to view)
Understanding and Calculating Carbon Usage Effectiveness (CUE) in Data Centers (2023, May 22)
Written by Michael Wilson in Nlyte Software
What is PUE (Power Usage Effectiveness)? (2022, April)
Written by Alexander Gillis in Tech Target Data Center
Analysis of performance metrics for data center efficiency – should the Power Utilization Effectiveness PUE still be used as the main indicator? (2017, January)
Written by Tom Van De Voort et al. in REHVA Journal
Water Usage Effectiveness (WUE): How to Improve WUE
Article published in Sun Bird DCIM
DOE funds research for energy efficient computing (2024, October 15)
Written by Georgia Butler in Data Center Dynamics

Data centers are short-staffed boys’ clubs (2023, November 1)
Written by Jacqueline Davis in Uptime Institute
Women in the data centre industry: Getting girls into STEM (2023, October 3)
Written by Maya Derrick in Data Centre Magazine
STACK Infrastructure Expands its Women in Data Centers Program (2023, June 27)
Press release published by STACK Infrastructure staff
Why More Women Should Consider a Career in Data Centers (2023, May 16)
Written by Zenab Abbas in Tech Marketing Advisor
Women in Data Centers: Diversity and Inclusivity in a Male-Dominated Industry (2023, March 9)
Written by Hazel Moises in W. Media
Women in tech: where are the women influencing the data centre industry? (8 March 2023)
Written by Laura Thorpe in Spa Communications
Diversity in data centres: The answer to sustainability? (2023, March 6)
Written by Mouna Essa-Egh in Construction Week
Datacenters still a boys' club, staffing shortages may change that (2023, March 2)
Written by Tobian Mann in The Register
The female founders hoping to fix gender disparity in cloud tech (2022, October 17)
Written by Gabby Shacknai in Fortune
Why we must address the gender imbalance in the data center industry (2022, April 5)
Written by Lorraine Wilkinson in Data Center Dynamics
Gender diversity: women in the data centre talent pipeline (2022, March 18)
Published by Techerati staff
The importance of female representation in the data center industry (2022, March 10)
Written by Gail Stapleford in Data Center Dynamics

Overview

Data centers must set standards for net zero commitments (2024, October 15)
Written by Jenny Gerson in TechRadar

Energy Star

Data Centers: Benefits of Data Center Efficiency
Article published by Energy Star
Energy Star Certified Data Centers
List of U.S. data centers with Energy Star certification via the EPA

LEED

Applying LEED to data center projects (2024, April 2)
FAQ-style article on LEED requirements for data centers
Getting started with LEED Building Design and Construction (2017, February 15)
List of resources needed for buildings to achieve LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) certification
LEED Gold/Platinum Data Centers
List of data centers that have achieved gold/platinum level certification via LEED

Google orders small modular nuclear reactors for its data centres (2024, October 14)
Written by Malcolm Moore in FT
Study shows data center cooling systems can power wind turbines (2024, October 14)
Written by Zachary Skidmore in Data Center Dynamics
Google taps Kairos Power for Nuclear Energy in Landmark Deal (2024, October 15)
Written by Amber Jackson in Data Centre Magazine
Microsoft Powers Datacenters with Three Mile Island Reactor Restart (2024, October 15)
Written by Robin Mitchell in ElectroPages
Norway datacenter dumps diesel diet, goes veggie with biofuel backup (2024, October 15)
Written by Dan Robinson in The Register

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Resources

Overview

Energy Star

LEED