NREN Green IT Amsterdam 5 March 2012 Jan

NREN Green IT Amsterdam 5 March 2012 Jan Willem Tellegen

ICT & Sustainability in NL q More focus on Sustainability (raise 52% compared to 2010) q Green IT is important focus point for 500+ companies q About 80% use Green IT for cost reduction q Service sector leading in teleworking (Het Nieuwe Werken) q Public Sector needs to catch up in Green-IT with the rest

The Datacenter in the spot light

The Power Loss Chain Fossil Fuel 35% Software utilization is Key 40% CPU Utilisation 25% 65% Servers CPU 2. 5 % % 95% Data Centre Equipment Heat Exhausted Electricity Generated 65% 30% 20% 35% 20% 45% 80% CPU energy yield: 0. 5% of fossil fuel used! 15% 25% Transmission Losses Transformer Losses Data Centre Cooling Losses Power Infrastructure IT Equipment Network Equipment Storage Equipment Servers Power Supply Other Components CPU Idle Time Power CPU Load Power Source: British Computer Society

Amsterdam to Cut CO 2 Emissions by 40% by 2025

Green IT Amsterdam Region Network organisation, about 50 participants in 2012 q Public-private cooperation q Founded June 2010 q Ø Ø to contribute substantially to the 40% CO 2 reduction goal in 2025 develop and implement the ICT energy transition Active Power - EMC - M+W Group - APC - Equinix/IX-Europe – Parthenon Data Centres ASP 4 all - Evo. Switch - Raritan - Atos - City of Amsterdam - Royal Haskoning - BIA Hogeschool van Amsterdam - SIG - Bricks & Bits / Tre. Foil - HP - TEDD Search - Capgemini IBM - Telecity Group - Cisco Systems - ICTroom - Terremark - Colt - Imtech - The Datacenter Group - De Stroomplantage - Inter. Xion - The Network Institute - DELL - KPN - TNO - ECN Mansystems - Universiteit van Amsterdam - Ecofys - MDES - Vancis - Energy. GO - Microsoft

Objectives Greening of IT radical energy savings in the ICT sector itself Greening by IT Innovative use of ICT to reduce CO 2 emissions in many sectors Green IT economy Creating new business opportunities for a ''Green Collar Economy''.

How we organise cooperation q Public-private network for Ø Awareness, Expertise, Business Ø Precompetitive cooperation Ø Small secretariat coordinating Ø Partners do the work

Competitive Regions q ICT infrastructure and dataprocessing are backbone of service economy Ø Growth strategies of regions in the knowlegde and information economy Ø Public and private services, 60% of activities is ICT related Ø Business cases of economic development depend on excellency of ICT infrastructure q Desired growth of ICT use vs current growth energy consumption not sustainable Ø Growth rate datacentre capacity approx 30% annually Ø Energy consumption ICT 10% of all electricity, and growing Ø Security of delivery? q Energy transition is essential for regional competitiveness Ø Radical reduction of energy consumption Ø Renewable energy, carbon reduction Ø Closing the energy loss chain q Energy transition driven by Ø Market for data processing Ø Business cases energy efficiency and sustainable growth Ø Government regulation q Competitive regions of the future are Green IT regions

Focus area´s

Projects Ø Ø Smart Grid Energy Data: open Innovation for new energy services: “Open Energy Data” Secure Utility Data Network Ø Green Deal: framework for transition “older” data centres Urban planning and green infrastructures for data centre development Service innovation for energy efficiency Ø Infrastructure-as-a-service: green sector clouds Ø Green leverage services for key economic clusters Green Metropole: sustainability network for the region Ø Ø Knowledge network green software SEF: Testlab for energy consumption of software Ø Integrate research, education and SME´s Ø

“Green Deal” Framework for transition “older” data centres q Multi Annual Agreements: 2% saving yearly 2005 -2020 q Develop regulation Ø Mandatory energy efficiency plans Ø Clear targets (now PUE based) q Level playing field for a strong DC sector Ø Involve “older” data centres through presentation of green practises Ø Develop “expertise window” q Connect to measuring and labeling initiatives q Transparent market for energy efficiency services q Develop national model for data centre transition

The network Some main themes q Network energy efficiency (cf Green Touch) q Virtual datacentres q Green Community Clouds Ø Education and research Ø Public services q Emerging Dataprocessing concepts Ø Bits to energy, energy to bits? Ø Where heat is needed q Other? Points for discussion q Further development of network based Green ICT architectures q Research networks are forerunners? Take the lead? q Role of NREN?

International cooperation Green IT development and implementation is an international challenge for both the public and private sectors Thank you for your attention!