As data centre constructions continue to grow across Apac – with 3.1 gigawatts of data centre capacity either under construction or in planning across the top six markets in the region – it is critical that these new data centres are designed with energy efficiency in mind using sustainability best practices to minimise their environmental impact.
Asia is perhaps feeling the effects of climate change more acutely than ever, with some of the highest temperatures recorded across the region within the last few months. Amidst such extreme heat, it’s no wonder that the power-hungry data centres are once again under scrutiny for their notorious environmental impact.
The ballooning electricity bills from running data centres may be an expensive problem for their owners, but it is the environment that bears the real cost of their excessive energy consumption and carbon footprint, given data centres and data transmission networks are responsible for nearly 1% of global energy-related greenhouse gas emissions.
