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Applying a Model of Technology Diffusion to Quantify the Potential Benefit of Improved Energy Efficiency in Data Centres

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العنوان: Applying a Model of Technology Diffusion to Quantify the Potential Benefit of Improved Energy Efficiency in Data Centres
المؤلفون: Bryan Coyne, Eleanor Denny
المصدر: Energies, Vol 14, Iss 22, p 7699 (2021)
بيانات النشر: MDPI AG, 2021.
سنة النشر: 2021
المجموعة: LCC:Technology
مصطلحات موضوعية: data centres, electricity consumption, technology adoption, diffusion, energy efficiency, Technology
الوصف: Data centres are a key infrastructure for the global digital economy, helping enable the EU “Digital Decade” by 2030. In 2015, data centres were estimated to consume 2.5% of EU electricity demand. In Ireland, the concentrated presence of data centres could consume 37% of national electricity demand by 2028. The uncertainty of data centre facility-level energy efficiency paired with the need to achieve a low-carbon economy pose significant challenge for generation and transmission network planning. This is the first paper to apply a model of technology diffusion with a national forecast of changes in Irish data centre electricity demand through more efficient liquid cooling. The methodology serves as a technology-agnostic resource for practitioners performing forecasts under uncertainty with limited information. Results suggest that technology adoption could lower national electricity demand by 0.81% if adopted by new plant from 2019 to 2028. Savings rise to 3.16% over the same period if adopted by new and existing data centres. Adoption would also lower related emissions by 4.70% and 23.04% over the same period across both scenarios, respectively. Results highlight substantial potential electricity and associated emissions savings available in the sector and suggest policy options to support a transition towards a low-carbon economy.
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1996-1073
Relation: https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/22/7699; https://doaj.org/toc/1996-1073
DOI: 10.3390/en14227699
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/dd35be1b973e466fa24de62bb51c9236
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.35be1b973e466fa24de62bb51c9236
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
الوصف
تدمد:19961073
DOI:10.3390/en14227699