ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION FROM BIG DATA CENTERS

HOW TO AVOID IT WITH THE INTEGRATION COEFFICIENT IC HELP

Off-grid hybrid Solar Plant systems for data center installations are now the most searched way to power big energy-consuming companies. According to some estimations, by 2030, data center demand will increase 10 times its current levels, equaling 13 percent of global electricity consumption.

In 2021, Google has data centers in 21 states. Facebook has nearly 15 million square feet of data center space completed or under construction, with several million more feet in the planning stages. Uber data centers provide 15 million rides per day in 600 cities in 78 countries, making the company a major user of data center infrastructure.

Electricity is the fuel that runs these data centers. Power use at data centers in the United States, for example, has grown at about a 4 percent rate annually since 2010 and was expected to hit 73 billion kilowatt hours in 2020, more than 1.8 percent of the country’s total electricity use, according to the Energy Department’s US Data Center Energy Usage Report. These centers contribute about 2 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions.

Then, how to avoid environmental pollution from big data centers?

Based on the Integration Coefficient IC business model, we are promoting companies that generate huge amounts of electricity, like data centers, to be powered from Solar Off-Grid hybrid renewable energy with maximum benefits/costs ratio. Integrating power quality, power reliability, and energy efficiency management results in a more sustainable power system that not only provides high-quality and reliable power but also minimizes waste and emissions of CO2.

Most scientists agree that if greenhouse gas emissions continue at the current rate, the atmosphere will warm up 2.7 degrees above pre-industrial levels by 2040.

The disadvantages of non-renewable resources are that they release many pollutants, greenhouse gases, and other harmful by-products when they are used. The mining of fossil fuels can cause irreparable damage to the environment. These pollutant resources will eventually run out, and cannot be obtained again in a human time frame. When using nuclear power plants as power sources they may release toxic waste, which can sometimes be disposed of inappropriately also causing pollution. The consequences of a nuclear reactor meltdown can be very devastating to the surrounding environment.

The benefit of renewable energy sources is that they do not release harmful emissions that contribute to global warming, offering opportunities for new jobs, and there is an endless supply. Solar is a perfect example of a source that will never end.

Why solar Off-Grid hybrid system is so popular and now being considered as the first power source option for Data Centers? Simple answer: Solar energy generation pricing is the cheapest you can get in many places worldwide by improving technology and life span, as well as increasing levels of productivity together to increase the efficiency of the supply chain.

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