The team at i₃ Solutions discusses the balancing act between energy, site selection and price when building a more sustainable data centre.

Ed Ansett, Founder and Chairman of i₃ Solutions Group, asks could the Irish data centre sector explore energy sources such as natural gas, biogas and blended hydrogen for its power

In a world where sustainability is ever more prevalent, the continued use of diesel in data centres just won’t do. Customer demands, regulation and the outcry against GHG emissions may well make a switch from diesel standby to gas generation a timely move for those facilities still running on ‘dirty’ fuel, says Ed Ansett, founder and chairman at i₃ Solutions Group.

Sustainability is both a journey and a destination. For data centres to become truly sustainable there are many things that must change and some things that must end, says Ed Ansett, Founder and Chairman, isub>3 Solutions Group.

Customer demand, regulation and the outcry against GHG emissions may make a switch from diesel standby to gas generation a timely move for data centres

Customer demands, regulation and the outcry against GHG emissions may make a switch from diesel standby to gas generation a timely move for data centres, writes Ed Ansett, Founder and Chairman of i3 Solutions Group.

The project was completed in five months

The new series of white papers aims to provide vendor-neutral decision-making support together with insights into the factors associated with the many technology options currently available to the sector for lowering the carbon footprint of data centre operations.

As the world is attempting to make a global effort to reduce waste and energy consumption, it is important to look closer to home and consider how we can do…