Datacentres should generate their own power and control their emissions, writes Richard Lamming, while Michael McClelland says we should reduce our digital communication. One solution would be to make each datacentre responsible for generating all its own electricity and for reducing its CO 2 emissions to zero.
Datacentres should generate their own power and control their emissions, writes Richard Lamming, while Michael McClelland says we should reduce our digital communication.
One solution would be to make each datacentre responsible for generating all its own electricity and for reducing its CO 2 emissions to zero.
These installations will have vast areas of roofing and car parks that could be covered in solar panels, space for wind generation and battery storage, and for emissions scrubbers.
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Datacentres should generate their own power and control their emissions, writes Richard Lamming, while Michael McClelland says we should reduce our digital communication. One solution would be to make each datacentre responsible for generating all its own electricity and for reducing its CO 2 emissions to zero. These installations will have vast areas of roofing and car parks that could be covered in solar panels, space for wind generation and battery storage, and for emissions scrubbers.
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