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40-45 TWh- Is this Real Data Centers Power consumption? Data centers in Europe consume a significant amount of energy, contributing to the overall electricity consumption in the European Union (EU). Currently, these facilities consume approximately 40-45 TWh, accounting for 1.4-1.6% of total EU electricity consumption. By 2020, data centers in Europe are projected to use 259 TWh of electricity, which represents 1.7% of the world’s total energy consumption. In 2022, data centers in the EU used an estimated 45–65 TWh of electricity, equivalent to 1.8–2.6% of total regional electricity consumption. #DataCentre #DataCenter #PUE #Power https://lnkd.in/eqirVZ7G

As data centers become increasingly power-hungry to support the tremendous processing requirements of #AI workloads, the need for boosting energy efficiency is paramount. The powerful combination of onsemi’s latest generation T10 PowerTrench® family and EliteSiC 650V #MOSFETs create a solution that offers unparalleled efficiency and high thermal performance in a smaller footprint for data center applications. Using the T10 PowerTrench family and EliteSiC 650V solution, #datacenters are able to reduce power losses that occur by an estimated 1%. If implemented in data centers globally, the solution could reduce energy consumption by 10 TWh annually or the equivalent of the energy required to fully power nearly one million homes per year.

Power-hungry #datacenters can no longer wait years to connect to the grid, and natural gas #generators have emerged as a fast, flexible source of #powergeneration. Diana Goovaerts from Fierce Network recently spoke with Allan Schurr, PE on that very topic, and her latest article digs deeper into all the variables that are influencing how data center operators get the power they need. It’s a great explainer piece on the complexity of the supply challenge and why natural gas microgrids are an ideal option for data centers looking to secure 24/7 power while also meeting their #sustainability goals. You can check it out here 👉 https://bit.ly/3AQNmhX #datacenterflexibility #cleanenergy #RNG

Data center electricity consumption is set to double by 2026, driven primarily by surging demand for data center infrastructure from AI. International Energy Agency (IEA) figures show 460TWh was consumed by data centers in 2022 – equating to 2% of global electricity usage. This could rise to between 650TWh and 1,050TWh by 2026 – equivalent to adding the electricity consumption of Sweden at the lowest estimates, or Germany at higher estimates. The energy-intensive data center compute power and cooling processes have prompted the industry to explore new technologies to reduce their impact on the power grid – like more efficient cooling methods, heat reuse technologies, and accelerated adoption of renewable energy sources. https://ow.ly/UTkE50QvYfM #DataCenter #DataCentre #Sustainability #AI

Check out Switchgear's news: Powering the Data Center Revolution: Big Tech’s Insatiable Demand for Electricity Data centers can consume as much power as a small city. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/eiZENdYK #carbonfootprint #cloudcomputing #datacenter #digitaleconomy #electricityconsumption Stabilizing the Grid: GE Vernova’s Synchronous Condenser Solution for Upstate New York Synchronous condensers are electrical machines similar to generators, spinning without an active load. Read more here: https://lnkd.in/evQu9KVN #frequencycontrol, #gridmodernization, #renewableenergyintegration, #voltageregulation, #synchronouscondenser GE Vernova

A 2020 survey of over 800 #DataCenters found that 78% experienced at least one outage in the prior three years, with over half incurring costs greater than USD $100,000. 💸 As traditional power grids struggle to meet the growing demands of #AI, there is an urgent need for independent power generation that can disconnect from the utility grid and provide power on-site. The Langley Holdings Plc Power Solutions Division, comprising of Bergen Engines, Marelli Motori, and Piller Power Systems, develops hybrid-renewable microgrids in a modular system which eliminates the need for UPS and backup generators. Infinitely scalable, The #PowerOf10 allows data center operators to expand their microgrids in 10MW increments as their demand grows. Join us at Data Centre World Frankfurt this week on stand D81 as we share more about this solution, and how modular on-site power generation can shape a greener future for data centers. 💻🌳☀

While the projections for scale and timing of AI-driven data center growth varies widely, is it clear that: - Some amount of AI-driven growth is coming - It will demand advanced heat rejection technologies to accommodate higher rack densities (i.e. liquid cooling) - Some amount of this growth will happen in urban centers to ensure (data transfer) latency requirements are met Other questions remain around: - How/if governments will regulate the sustainability requirements for the data center industry - Will optimizing heat re-use be included in these sustainability requirements (to date the focus has been primarily on renewable power supply and water and energy efficiency) - Will electric grid constraints begin to steer data center siting decisions to locations where electrical interconnections can be leveraged for more than 'once-through power' (i.e. sites where heat re-use is favorable) We're not our of January yet, so welcome your projections for the year(s) ahead... #datacenter #datacentre #heatrecovery #districtenergy #sustainability

According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), electricity demand from data centres will double by 2026, rising by one-third from 2% to 4% of total demand in the US alone. #energysecurity #artificialintelligence #datacenter #sustainability

US power markets are facing a new era of growth! Demand from data centers and AI is surging, leading to the need for $50 billion in additional investment in power generation. Are regional grids ready for the challenge? #PowerGeneration #EnergyInvestment #DataCenters 🌐💡https://hubs.ly/Q02yTdLl0

US power markets are facing a new era of growth! Demand from data centers and AI is surging, leading to the need for $50 billion in additional investment in power generation. Are regional grids ready for the challenge? #PowerGeneration #EnergyInvestment #DataCenters 🌐💡https://hubs.ly/Q02yTxLG0