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In this episode of Energy Enablers, Hans Godden from Novenco Building and Industry examines the efficient use of energy within data centres
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With the ever-increasing level of data being produced across the economy, power-hungry data centres are becoming a vital node in the ecosystem. But as their demand grows, so does their energy consumption—making decarbonisation an important step for their owners.
In this week’s episode, David speaks to Hans Godden, director of product management at Novenco Building and Industry, about ways the sector is trying to reduce data centre energy demand. There is also a host of new business models that data centre operators can take advantage of, which can also contribute to society more widely.
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