Trend of lower supply from traditional sources, such as hydroelectric, should motivate the search for alternatives such as thermal and cogeneration systems, analyzes director of DatacenterDynamics

 

Data centers will need to increasingly resort to alternative sources for the supply of energy in order to reduce dependence on conventional sources, such as the energy generated by hydroelectric plants. The analysis is the specialist José Monteiro, Director of Content of DatacenterDynamics, a global provider of content and information on the market for data centers.

 

To Monteiro, among the options to consider are the establishment of thermoelectric plants or cogeneration systems (that harness the energy potential from other sources, such as natural gas). The expert explains that the need to seek new solutions to meet the energy demands of data centers is generated, among other factors, the downward trend in the potential supply sources that depend on water, such as hydroelectric plants.

 

The specialist DatacenterDynamics adds that attention to energy efficiency needs to be more present in everyday life of those responsible for operating data centers, arriving to commit 44% of its budget on electricity and cooling the structure. "Once these costs are read and counted in the total costs related to the operation of the business, this will, on the one hand, lead to energy efficiency becomes the paramount concern of the managers of those infrastructures," explains Monteiro.

 

The director points out that the major multinationals in the IT area - Yahoo, Facebook, Google and Amazon - are examples of companies that are on the "front line" in terms of data centers that combine energy efficiency and reducing consumption. These and other questions, including, will be the subject of debate during the first Brazil Datacenter Week, an event that will be held 9-13 November in São Paulo.

 

 

Source: MaxpressNet