Green Data Center Podcast

Sustainability: Water, Energy, & AI gold rush; cyclical economy & recyclingDC Developments: Expansion everywhere - powered land becomes a project; NIMBY & regulatory push-backTechnology Impacts: AI for AI, diverse IT hardware, and prepping for what is next with flexibilitySupport the show

Meta DC in northeast LA: 4M sqft, infrastructure and build increases in a rural areaAI testing of scripts for fun: good, better, best from the major brandsNorthern VA power demand up from 21GW to 40GW since July 2024Support the show

Awards season 2024: iMasons & DCD sustainability and environmental impactNew AI data center design by AWS & new Meta AI data center in Louisiana Support the show

Nuclear options to satiate power demand?Infrastructure Usage Effectiveness The billion+ $$$ mergers and acquisitions continueSupport the show

AI power use comparisonsSage Geosystems & Meta make a deal for 150MW of geothermal energyTract acquires 2k+ acres, 1.8GW near Phoenix, AZAirTruck bidding at $13.5B (USD)Support the show

Tesla xAI data center in MemphisReviewing Google's year-over-year sustainability efforts & reportiMasons Climate Accord committee requests all vendors provide Scope 3 verified dataAI benefits for sustainability, climate, energy and more. Support the Show.

Data center with liquid cooling... in a houseRevisiting fuel cell viability as big, green hydrogen centers come onlineWhy liquid cooling is still ramping up across the industryAchieving success in the data center industrySupport the Show.

A book recommendation: Data Center Handbook [Geng, et al.]Interviews & Resume preparationAI & power demand: paths ahead and lessons from NoVAAI in the data centerSupport the Show.

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AI & data center cooling - ARPA-E initiativesDirect Current Power to support AI deploymentsScience Based Targets guidelines released for the building industrySupport the show

Powerhouse and AWS make moves and investmentsMeta deeper dive: Indiana site shows new design, OCP v3 rack, & AISupport the show

2023: AI changes the data center; Large developers & investments; Sustainability surges2024: AI improves itself; Sustainability as a Strategy (the new SaaS definition)Support the show

AI boomUpdates in the industry Awards season 2023: DCD & iMasonsSupport the show

iMasons awardsDCD awards finalistsMergers & Acquisitions, InvestmentsWater Usage EffectivenessPower & Grid HardeningSupport the show

1 year of the Green Data Center PodcastRadiusDC and IPICarbon counting discussion from JLL forum & iMasons Fuel Cells - hydrogen & natural gasPower constraints in the major data center markets Total data center industry market value - now to 2030Support the show

Twitter goes down in California heat wave;Recruiting the next generationEtherium finally switches over to Proof of StakeSupport the show

International Energy Agency on global data center energy useEconomy, tech firms, and data center jobsFlexential in the newsData center growthHeat waves in the UK and CaliforniaSupport the show

Touching on some of the developments in major markets, including Columbus Ohio, Northern Virginia, and Philadelphia area; Data centers (racks) in space... truly lights out, hands offSupport the show

This episode focuses on the data halls (aka IT room, white space, red zone, etc.) and some of the different types and aspects for those who may not have walked through many data centers yet.  Data Center CleaningData Hall Commissioning Support the show

China Standard Riot Blockchain makes more from power salesLatin America - Chile, Mexico Dublin, Holland, Paris updatesChip shortage & secondary marketsSupport the show

Compass Data Centers expansions in Italy & Northern Virginia; Prince William County Digital Gateway; Helen Energy in Helsinki reusing data center heat; Existing data centers and your sustainability/decarbonization planSupport the show

Highlights on a few Google challenges and successesServer component power increases will continue a steady riseHydrogen fuel cells testing well at Microsoft - can it scale?Calling out Jim Chanos's short on data center REITS Support the show

Industry news, including:Wyoming WhiteBox iMasons nominations Renewable Energy CreditsU.S. Congress Chip ActSupport the show

Updates on more green and sustainable financingMSFT and Eaton engage UPS systems to even out the data center & the gridU.S. Government DCOI program update Cooling approaches for the upcoming 500W processorsSupport the show

Subsea Cloud proposed to sink data center containers under the waves off the coast of Singapore in an attempt to navigate around the moratorium - will it sail through?Microgrids revisited after questions on overall benefitsRenovating your data center can be much cheaper, greener, and faster than ever before - don't neglect safety, security, and reliabilitySupport the show

In-depth review of ESGs, what's included, and why they matterASHRAE's TC9.9 Thermal Guidelines 5th Edition changes reviewNew York is aiming to ban cryptomining - unless done renewably Support the show

OVHCloud fire follow-up - Frontier supercomputer reaches exa-scale and #1 on the www.thetop500.org list - Global data center traffic and energy trend 2010 to 2020 and the pandemic effect -Greenwashing accusations at Deutsche Bank division DWSSupport the show

GHG, SASB, GRI, TCFD, ERI protocols and standardsBroadcom & VMWare to uniteHPE to launch big AI with monster silicon in GermanySupport the show

Global switch seems to be looking for a $10B buyerData center highlights around the worldSingapore moratorium revisitedClimate Neutral Data Center Pact Support the show

Switch & Digital Bridge acquisitionQuantum Loophole campus development & AlignedBlue-green algae battery advancementQuantum computing with IBMSupport the show

Data center certification programs... Energy Star evolution to the brand new DEEP certification.  Augmented reality poised to help data center constructionDevelopers & Nasdaq expanding iMasons Climate Accord statusSupport the show

Physical security for data center facilities revisitediMasons Climate Accord What is the impossible circuit and what will it do for data centers?Another Lithium-Ion fire sparks the warning about providing battery updates & testingSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=3JE4XJGCZF8H8)

Earth Day 2022: Invest in Our Planet - what has the data center industry done over the last year?  News on the latest growth announcements;Definitions revisited: Redundancy, Reliability & AvailabilitySupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=3JE4XJGCZF8H8)

Alibaba has the greenest data center in China; Apple suffers another week of multiple outages of services; Blockchain & Cryptocurrency efficiency revisited - build your own better via Proof of StakeBuzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREEDisclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=3JE4XJGCZF8H8)

It is possible to utilize the data center UPS & battery systems to help with grid peaks and stability - but is that a good green idea?  Cyber security: protecting data with deeper encryption; latest DDoS attacks on Ukraine; will Russia seize IT assets as sanctions settle inSupport the show

Revisiting Loudoun County, Virginia data center growth plan details as an indicator of how to plan for new facilities & infrastructure;  Energy certifications - for GHG protocols, ISO50001, EnergyStar and othersSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=3JE4XJGCZF8H8)

Another review of the amount of energy the current cryptocurrencies are using, compared to centralized systems, and how to choose greener; Chiplet production is ramping up with a new standard - data center power density will increase accordinglySupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=3JE4XJGCZF8H8)

As the attack on Ukraine by Russia intensifies, the cyberwar also heats up - quick overview of how DDoS attacks affect data centers.  Whole Life Carbon Assessments aim to become new performance metric to track carbon with everything included.  Global server growth to be +5% per year.  Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=3JE4XJGCZF8H8)

In-depth review of two locations where data center development is getting resistance from the public: Zeewolde, Netherlands; and Prince William County, VA, USA.  A quick touch on why colocation data centers should be going green.  https://patreon.com/greendatacenterman?utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter&utm_campaign=creatorshare Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=3JE4XJGCZF8H8)

Data center of the Month: Green Mountain; Energy storage is becoming a crucial factor in the energy conservation and renewable energy projects supporting data centersSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=3JE4XJGCZF8H8)

News around the data center industry for February 2022; Major players are moving into Africa; Databank adds Houston with purchase of 4 CyrusOne data centers; OVHCloud fire aftermath; Metaverse and the need for more data centers; Singapore to be selective about their data centers: moratorium to end?Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=3JE4XJGCZF8H8)

By request, we review the basic power path from grid to chip.  Also, Meta (formerly Facebook) continues to advance their supercomputer, with the goal of being the fastest AI supercomputer in the world before the year ends.   Questions on 'biggest data center company' and 'best certification' are also answered.  Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=3JE4XJGCZF8H8)

The largest markets throughout the world have been ranked for 2021 growth and sustainability by major developers, investors, and market watchers.  The top 10 and next tier markets are discussed for how they got there as well as challenges that will lead to further growth in upcoming market cities.  Zero energy and zero carbon are defined, including how to 'translate' from one to the other.  Several questions are answered as well, which we hope will help those listeners as well as others.  Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=3JE4XJGCZF8H8)

A new year, and it's time to look ahead at the things that may come to pass in 2022.  By looking at some of the changes over 2021, we can start to see what lies on the path ahead.  Plus a few green data center news-worthy items, and a quick touch on the conferences that are likely to be worthwhile to plan to attend, in-person or virtually, to learn more about the industry.  Support the show

There are a lot of events & awards toward the end of the year, and we'll review the ones most relevant for the green data center industry.  Also we review the growth of sustainable & green financing via an example from Flexential's new green deal,  Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=3JE4XJGCZF8H8)

Upon request, the basics of mechanical cooling systems are covered, from hot & cold aisles to the data center air & water systems to heat rejection and the equipment involved end-to-end to keep the data centers running without overheating.  Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=3JE4XJGCZF8H8)

Updates from around the industry, including:Meta data center growth Mergers & acquisitionsCOP26 updateWind farm & renewables plansInfrastructure & server product launchesSupport the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=3JE4XJGCZF8H8)

Kazakhstan has had a recent series of power shortages and blackouts, leading to the country clamping down on the cryptocurrency miners that have moved in from China.  How much does crypto mining work?  How much power are we talking about for Bitcoin, Etherium, and others?  And what is next for the mostly blockchain based digital currencies?  Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=3JE4XJGCZF8H8)

Recent acquisitions of CoreSite & CyrusOne are the largest in the industry to date; what it means for each as well as the buyers.  Quantum computing continues to grow as the applications and logistics advance; but are they poised to help or consume more energy than ever?Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=3JE4XJGCZF8H8)

Two topics are covered this time: the first is Nautilus Data Technologies and their data centers in Millinocket, ME & Stockton, CA; the second is a short dive into green materials options for data centers.  Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=3JE4XJGCZF8H8)

News in the data center industry over the last month and beyond, including the UN Climate Change conference and more.Support the show (https://www.paypal.com/biz/fund?id=3JE4XJGCZF8H8)