隨著電信行業越來越關注綠色環保，特別是在涉及數據中心的可持續性時，這種趨勢可能正在發生變化。
最近，運輸業的碳足跡已經蓋過了建筑環境的環境影響——特斯拉，說的就是你。而隨著電信行業越來越關注綠色環保，特別是在涉及數據中心的可持續性時，這種趨勢可能正在發生變化。
Specifically, hyperscalers such as Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft are leading the way in renewable energy projects to support their data center operations. More on that later.
具體而言，諸如亞馬遜網絡服務（AWS）和微軟等超大型企業正在引領可再生能源項目，以支持旗下數據中心的運營。
**The state of data center sustainability**
數據中心可持續性現狀In a warming world, the good news is that data center energy consumption has remained relatively flat over the past few years, hovering at around 1% to 1.5%, and "almost flat compared to the global energy consumption," says Moises Levy, Ph.D., a senior principal analyst at Omdia. He leads data center power and cooling research and is part of the group's cloud and data center research practice.
Omdia高級首席分析師Moises Levy博士表示，“在一個變暖的世界里，好消息是，數據中心的能源消耗在過去幾年里保持相對平穩，徘徊在1%到1.5%左右，與全球能源消耗相比幾乎持平。”Levy是數據中心電力和冷卻研究的領頭人，并參與該團隊的云和數據中心研究工作。
However, with more organizations reliant on cloud Applications and services, data centers are tasked with balancing workload demand with energy efficiency.
不過，越來越多的組織現在依賴云應用和服務，數據中心的任務是在工作負載需求和能源效率之間取得平衡。
"This fear of runaway data center growth is not a new fear," says Lucas Beran, principal analyst at Dell'Oro Group, who notes that the US Department of Energy released a study in the early 2000s warning about the potential environmental impact of data centers if they did not become more efficient.
Dell'Oro集團的首席分析師Lucas Beran表示，“這種對數據中心增長失控的擔憂并不是一種新的擔憂。”他指出，美國能源部在上世紀初發布過一項研究報告，報告警告說如果不能令數據中心更加有效率就可能對環境產生影響。
"Data centers are one of the most energy-intensive building types, consuming 10 to 50 times the energy per floor space of a typical commercial office building," according to the Department of Energy.
據美國能源部稱，“數據中心是能源最密集的建筑類型之一，每層樓的能耗是典型商業辦公樓的10至50倍。”
Liquid cooling, more efficient IT equipment, smart and connected equipment, and green building standards are some of the ways data centers are becoming more environmentally friendly, according to Levy.
Levy表示，液體冷卻、更高效的IT設備、智能和聯網設備以及綠色建筑標準等等是令數據中心更加環保的一些方式。
Liquid cooling is particularly important in the sustainability discussion because thermal management can consume nearly 40% of a data center's energy use, Beran says. Free cooling is also an option in colder climates – what Nordic countries lack in natural resources, they're making up for in tapping renewable energy and lower temperatures to support sustainable data centers.
Beran表示，液體冷卻在可持續性討論中特別重要，因為熱管理可以消耗數據中心近40%的能源使用。在寒冷的氣候條件下，自由冷卻也是一種選擇——北歐國家在自然資源一些方面有不足之處，他們現在利用可再生能源和較低的溫度來支持可持續的數據中心，彌補不足。
Levy points to intelligent monitoring and "AI-enabled analytics" as additional ways to reduce data centers' carbon footprint.
Levy指出，智能監控和“人工智能分析”是減少數據中心碳足跡的其他方法。
Telecom's move to software and the emphasis on virtualization and containerization of data centers have largely absorbed potential energy growth, according to Beran, who analyzes data center physical infrastructure for Dell'Oro.
Beran為Dell'Oro公司分析數據中心的物理基礎設施。他表示，電信現在向軟件遷移，加上業界對數據中心虛擬化和容器化的重視，這在很大程度上吸收了潛在的能源增長。
**Data centers making a change**
數據中心正在進行變革Data center companies are also looking for ways to safely reduce their cooling temperatures and rely more on renewable energy sources to deliver on their sustainability goals. For example, last December, data center infrastructure company Equinix committed to increasing the operating temperature ranges within over 240 of its data centers, which it said would improve its energy efficiency by 10%.
數據中心公司也在尋找安全地降低其冷卻溫度的方法，并更多地依靠可再生能源，達到實現其可持續發展的目標。例如，去年12月，數據中心基礎設施公司Equinix承諾會提高旗下二百四十多個數據中心內的工作溫度范圍，Equinix稱這樣做將使其能源效率提高10%。
"Given the volatility in the energy marketplace today, any actions we take to improve energy efficiency in the data center should help with our customers’ cost efficiencies," Equinix tells Light Reading.
Equinix告訴記者，“鑒于當今能源市場的波動性，我們為提高數據中心的能源效率而采取的任何行動都應該有助于我們客戶的成本效益。”
Equinix plans to run the data centers at 27°C (80°F) versus the historical operating temperature range at around 23°C (73°F). Currently, several facilities operate closer to 25°C (77°F) without issue, according to the company.
Equinix計劃在27°C（80°F）的溫度下運行這些數據中心，以前的運行溫度范圍約為23°C（73°F）。據Equinix稱，目前，有幾個設施在接近25°C（77°F）的溫度下運行，沒有出現問題。
In addition, Startup ECL emerged from stealth mode last month with million in seed funding to support what it claims will be the first hydrogen-powered, off-grid data center.
其他消息，Startup ECL公司上個月結束隱身模式并募得700萬美元的種子資金，用于支持該公司所聲稱的第一個氫動力、離網數據中心。
