SUSTAINABILITY
“ We can approach DC construction in such a way that , at end of life , brownfield is actually greenfield and not some toxic wasteland which is hard to repurpose ”
ROGER TIPLEY Green Grid President and VP of Industry & Government Alliances at Schneider Electric
ideas around the concept of net zero operations to promote the brownfield / greenfield circularity .” The Green Grid is helping organisations aim to be net zero on energy use , carbon footprint and water footprint to promote an impact point of view while investing in renewable energy . “ It ’ s really about what DCs can do to add to the green energy in their region ,” notes Tipley .
With those green initiatives in mind , The Green Grid is committed to helping its members , and the industry in general , improve operations and mitigate risk . The organisation has devised OSDA ( the Open Standard for Data Centre Availability ) as a methodology to give DC designers and operators a way to more flexibly run and redesign their DCs so they ’ re not held to some of the past models that were required . “ We ’ re often brought in to help and want to make sure we have the right tools to do so ,” confirms Tipley . “ If you want to add in fuel cells , green energy , sustainable energy and energy storage , these weren ’ t comprehended in some of the old models . This new
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