NREN

Green IT Amsterdam5 March 2012

Jan Willem Tellegen

ICT & Sustainability in NL

More focus on Sustainability (raise 52% compared to 2010)

Green IT is important focus point for 500+ companies

About 80% use Green IT for cost reduction

Service sector leading in tele-working (Het Nieuwe Werken)

Public Sector needs to catch up in Green-IT with the rest

The Datacenter in the spot light

The Power Loss Chain

95% 2.5%

2.5%

Transmission LossesTransformer LossesData Centre

40% 25% 35%Cooling LossesPower InfrastructureIT Equipment

65% 20% 15%Network EquipmentStorage EquipmentServers

30% 45% 25%Power SupplyOther ComponentsCPU

20% 80%Idle Time Power

CPU Load Power

35% 65% Heat ExhaustedElectricity GeneratedFossil Fuel

Data Centre

Equipment

Servers

CPU

CPU Utilisation

CPU energy yield: 0.5% of fossil fuel used! Source: British Computer Society

Software utilization

is Key

Amsterdam to Cut CO2 Emissions by 40% by 2025

Green IT Amsterdam Region

Network organisation, about 50 participants in 2012 Public-private cooperation Founded June 2010

to contribute substantially to the 40% CO2 reduction goal in 2025 develop and implement the ICT energy transition

Active Power - EMC - M+W Group - APC - Equinix/IX-Europe – Parthenon Data Centres - ASP4all - EvoSwitch - Raritan - Atos - City of Amsterdam - Royal Haskoning - BIA - Hogeschool van Amsterdam - SIG - Bricks & Bits / TreFoil - HP - TEDD Search - Capgemini - IBM - Telecity Group - Cisco Systems - ICTroom - Terremark - Colt - Imtech - The Datacenter Group - De Stroomplantage - InterXion - The Network Institute - DELL - KPN - TNO - ECN - Mansystems - Universiteit van Amsterdam - Ecofys - MDES - Vancis - EnergyGO - Microsoft

Objectives

Greening of ITradical energy savings in the ICT sector itself

Greening by ITInnovative use of ICT to reduce CO2 emissions in many sectors

Green IT economyCreating new business opportunities for a''Green Collar Economy''

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How we organise cooperation

Public-private network for Awareness, Expertise, Business Precompetitive cooperation Small secretariat coordinating Partners do the work

Competitive Regions

ICT infrastructure and dataprocessing are backbone of service economy Growth strategies of regions in the knowlegde and information economy Public and private services, 60% of activities is ICT related Business cases of economic development depend on excellency of ICT infrastructure

Desired growth of ICT use vs current growth energy consumption not sustainable Growth rate datacentre capacity approx 30% annually Energy consumption ICT 10% of all electricity, and growing Security of delivery?

Energy transition is essential for regional competitiveness Radical reduction of energy consumption Renewable energy, carbon reduction Closing the energy loss chain

Energy transition driven by Market for data processing Business cases energy efficiency and sustainable growth Government regulation

Competitive regions of the future are Green IT regions

Focus area´s

Projects

Smart Grid Energy Data: open Innovation for new energy services: “Open Energy Data”

Secure Utility Data Network

Green Deal: framework for transition “older” data centres Urban planning and green infrastructures for data centre

development Service innovation for energy efficiency

Infrastructure-as-a-service: green sector clouds

Green leverage services for key economic clusters Green Metropole: sustainability network for the region

Knowledge network green software SEF: Testlab for energy consumption of software

Integrate research, education and SME´s

“Green Deal”

Framework for transition “older” data centres Multi Annual Agreements: 2% saving yearly 2005-2020 Develop regulation

Mandatory energy efficiency plans Clear targets (now PUE based)

Level playing field for a strong DC sector Involve “older” data centres through presentation of green practises Develop “expertise window”

Connect to measuring and labeling initiatives Transparent market for energy efficiency services Develop national model for data centre transition

The network

Some main themes Network energy efficiency (cf Green Touch) Virtual datacentres Green Community Clouds

Education and research Public services

Emerging Dataprocessing concepts Bits to energy, energy to bits? Where heat is needed

Other?

Points for discussion Further development of network based Green ICT architectures Research networks are forerunners? Take the lead? Role of NREN?

International cooperation

Green IT development and implementation is an internationalchallenge for both the public and private sectors

Thank you for your attention!