In order to resolve the conflict between high computing power and sustainability, innovative technologies are needed that improve climate balances across sectors. This is achieved by building a decentralized, green cloud infrastructure, converting existing IT infrastructure and developing innovative green IT concepts.
Sustainable technologies such as direct hot water cooling and the reuse of server waste heat can enable green cloud operation. Energy-efficient server cooling enables the waste heat from data centers to be reused, for example to heat buildings or via the connection to local and district heating networks.
With the development of a decentralized infrastructure, energy optimization can also be created in the future beyond the boundaries of a data center. Compute-intensive AI loads can be distributed and processed according to global energy efficiency parameters at locations where e.g. B. renewable energies are available or where there is a demand for waste heat. The realization of this vision requires automated, scalable and robust software solutions that we are continuously working on.
With the help of strong partnerships, synergies to increase the energy efficiency of digital infrastructures can be optimally used. So e.g. B. the connection to heat sinks and efficient use of waste heat possible. In the Cloud&Heat data center in the Eurotheum (Frankfurt), the waste heat is used on site to heat the local offices and conference rooms, the hotel industry and the catering trade. Another example is the cooperation with energy companies to enable the use of excess heat from modular AI data centers in the adjacent district heating system.
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