Is it Time for a Bio-Mass Powered Data Center?

By Jack Pouchet on July 15, 2011 4 Comments Atlanta, biomass, biomass energy, clean energy, cleantech, Climate Change, co-generation, cooling, CUE, Data Center, EIA, energy efficiency, energy reuse, environmental, environmental practices, EPA, ERE, Georgia, green certified power, Green Computing, green data center, green grid, green power, Hoquiam, jack pouchet, LEED, MRR, Parton Group, power, PUE, renewable energy, Stan Parton, sustainability, USGBC, Washington, WUE

This post explores the concept of an end-to-end ‘green’ power, water, and community eco-system based around mega-watt scale power and cooling requirements in a real world environment of limited financial resources and stringent system availability requirements. It suggests that huge power hungry data centers should consider incorporating on-site biomass electricity generation as an integral part of their operations systems.