Topic guide
Discover publications on data centre energy consumption, power demand and efficiency. Investigate measurement methods, operating conditions and improvement approaches through summaries and original references.
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International Energy Agency 2026
In the grid-connection module, support firm and non-firm (curtailable, phased, dynamic-limit) options and size the BESS or genset capacity needed to ride through curtailment hours.
Hitachi Energy 2025
Support phased supply scenarios (off-grid hub then grid) with PV, BESS and generator sizing in the site/energy module.
EPRI (Electric Power Research Institute) 2024
When a user picks a US state, show regional data-centre load share and growth scenarios as context for utility interconnection lead times.
BICSI ICT Today 2026
For AI templates, default to single-mode fiber, high-count trunks and dedicated back-end fabric pathways.
Sensors (MDPI AG) 2022
In siting, do not use PUE as the only criterion; evaluate it together with electricity cost (tariff) and carbon (CUE, grid mix) estimates derived from PUE, since a low-PUE site may have a high tariff or carbon-intensive grid.
Applied System Innovation (MDPI AG) 2026
For predictive cooling control, plan at least one inlet and one outlet temperature sensor per rack; below that, prediction error rose by about 22%.
Energy and Buildings (Elsevier) 2021
Use the prototype densities and the approach-temperature concept to calibrate the tool's hourly cooling model and containment effectiveness.
ASHRAE / The Green Grid 2014
In the PUE calculator, support partial PUE and measurement categories.
ASHRAE 2010
In a metering plan generator, define at design stage the meter points needed for PUE category reporting.
U.S. Department of Energy, Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB) 2024
Offer alternatives to diesel (gas, BESS, fuel cells) in backup-power design.
Open Compute Project Foundation 2025
Provide a heat-recovery-station block in the site layout with space sized from capacity (plate HX footprint, 10 m2 per MW for heat pumps, about 43 m3 per MW per 30 minutes of storage) and a demarcation boundary to the heat host.
arXiv preprint (Oklahoma State University / New York University) 2026
For operations and grid-interaction features, use regime-aware (idle/ramp/high) minute-resolution IT load forecasting with job-scheduler signals (active jobs) as inputs, rather than only historical kW.
European Commission 2026
Set the PUE target for new designs against the bands in the report (below 1.2 excellent, above 1.5 needs improvement) and possible future minimum-standard thresholds, noting that the 500-1000 kW class averaged 1.64.
European Commission, DG ENER (Viegand Maagoe and COWI) 2023
Add an "in scope of EED Article 12" check that computes installed IT power from nominal IT equipment power and compares it with the final-text 500 kW threshold, not the 100 kW proposed in this report.
Energies (MDPI AG) 2026
In in-cabinet liquid cooling, place high-load servers near the supply side; locating a 1.2 kW server at the bottom cut total power by 34.4%.
Sustainability (MDPI AG) 2026
For plenum imbalance, consider a 50%-perforated transverse baffle about 0.3 m from the unit outlet; 50% open gave a smaller resistance increase than 30% (8.5% against 18.7%).
ACM/IEEE (SC Conference) 2021
Let designers enter a seasonal cooling mode split (towers vs chiller trim) in energy models rather than a single PUE.
IEEE Access (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)) 2026
Define 800 VDC unipolar, ±400 VDC bipolar and 48/54 VDC busbar as separate voltage classes in the single-line diagram, each with its own conductor ampacity, breaker pole count and clearance (IEC 60664-1) checks.
arXiv (preprint) 2026
Offer an SST/800 VDC front end as an alternative architecture template next to transformer + UPS, with its efficiency curve as a catalogue field.
Uptime Institute Intelligence 2023
In the IT load estimator, add utilisation and power-management inputs that affect IT kW.
Building Simulation (Springer Science and Business Media LLC) 2020
When considering connecting a data centre to an ATES, make the yearly heat balance (imported versus exported heat) the first feasibility check; a continuously cooling data centre can shift it toward heat rejection.
Energies (MDPI AG) 2026
Set data-centre setpoints (air temperature, free-cooling threshold) together with waste-heat sales: warmer setpoints and more free cooling cut cooling electricity by about 45% but also cut recoverable heat to about 45%.
Nortek Air Solutions 2021
In a site/sustainability module, estimate annual water (m3), WUE and cooling energy for alternative plant types at a chosen SAT, using local water and power tariffs.
Joule (Elsevier BV) 2022
Where the tool shows national or global context figures or forecasts, label the method (bottom-up, top-down, extrapolation), the system boundary and the source, and prefer bottom-up or metered data.
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