The data centre industry’s rapid expansion in recent years is well documented and shows no sign of abating. However, with great power comes responsibility. A recent report suggests that by 2025, data centers will consume one-fifth of all the electricity in the world. Stats like this have served to bring the industry under the spotlight. Data centers have come under increasing pressure in recent years to reduce their carbon footprints and operate more efficiently.
The primary sources of energy consumption in most data centers are server operations and cooling. Much of the energy usage comes from large industrial equipment, such as pumps, chillers, and cooling towers, which are used to regulate data center temperature.