Understand a Data Center’s Total Carbon Emissions Footprint over its Entire Lifecycle . . . in Minutes

Credit to Author: Steven Carlini| Date: Mon, 14 Aug 2023 12:00:00 +0000

We happen to be living in a time marked by an imminent need to reduce carbon emissions and conserve water and other natural resources. But before you can “reduce” carbon, it’s important to understand different applications within an enterprise in order to target and prioritize…

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Demystifying Data Center Scope 3 Carbon with Our Findings

Credit to Author: Paul Lin| Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2023 12:00:00 +0000

Based on Carbon Intelligence research, over 80% of a company’s emissions are Scope 3. But for data centers, this is harder to assess. This is partly because data centers are energy intensive, and energy is largely Scope 2. If a data center’s energy has a…

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Data Center Sustainability Scope 3 Expectations and Reality

Credit to Author: Steven Carlini| Date: Wed, 28 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0000

If you are operating a data center, you probably already know that you should be reporting (or getting ready to report) emissions from your emergency generators which are Scope 1, the carbon footprint of your utility supply, your carbon usage effectiveness (CUE), your water use…

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The Time is NOW to Start your Data Center Scope 3 Carbon Inventory

Credit to Author: Paul Lin| Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2022 17:08:30 +0000

As the old saying goes, “It’s not if, but when.” And for tracking and reporting data center Scope 3 carbon emissions, the “when” has accelerated to “now”.  Environmental sustainability is a focus for data center operators so in the fall of 2021, after a year…

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Carving out Scope 3 Emissions from IT Operations and Data Centers

Credit to Author: Steven Carlini| Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2022 11:00:00 +0000

When governing agencies initially created the three emission scopes as part of the greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) protocol for reporting guidance, I bet the initial Scope 3 was somewhat narrow… Read more »

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Semiconductors: Strategize toward a sustainable fab for the future

Credit to Author: Dallal Slimani| Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2022 11:01:56 +0000

Semiconductor demand is booming – but so are fabs’ sustainability challenges. Semiconductor manufacturers are in a challenging position – they need to fulfil soaring chip demand while at the same… Read more »

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