Environmental impact of data centres
Summary
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) study on data centers to understand environmental impact of building and operating a DC. Scope: Boden Type Data Center (BTDC) over 30 year lifecycle on Swedish electricity grid. Identifies hotspots of impact including gold, copper, transport, aluminium.
Themes
Keywords
LCA, data center, environmental impact, climate change, lifecycle assessment
Poster
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