Irena produces comprehensive, reliable data sets on renewable energy capacity and use worldwide. The iea produces free monthly statistics with timely and consistent oil, oil price, natural gas and electricity data for all oecd member countries back to 2000. Latest grid data book reveals key trends in renewable integration. Annual paid data services with detailed countrybycountry data on all fuels, co2 emissions, prices and taxes and energy policies. Youll find out why solar cells, wind power, ethanol, and other green energy solutions are not as perfect as they are touted in the popular media. Many companies are now more conscious of their carbon footprints and are contemplating what sustainable data centers can offer. The biomass energy data book is a statistical compendium prepared and published by oak ridge national laboratory ornl under contract with the biomass program in the energy efficiency and renewable energy eere program of the department of energy doe. Supplementary guidance to treasurys green book providing government analysts with rules for valuing energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions.
And, as a leader in efficiency and renewable energy, were a member of the u. Oct 15, 2012 supplementary guidance to treasurys green book providing government analysts with rules for valuing energy usage and greenhouse gas emissions. Wyoming horse racing llc 724 front street, suite 617 evanston, wy 82930 p. Originated 10032019 by national renewable energy laboratory.
Microsoft commits to running data centers off 50% renewable. Energy information administration eia in the electric power. These data reflect estimates based on the best available data. Green data centers have recognized these wastes and worked to repair them. Department of energys office of energy efficiency and renewable energy eere. The yearly editions of the renewable energy data book, as posted on the u. The renewable energy statistics 2018 yearbook shows data sets on renewable powergeneration capacity for 20082017, renewable power generation for 20082016 and renewable energy. The international renewable energy agency irena has set out to produce comprehensive, reliable data sets on renewable energy capacity and use worldwide. Primary energy is energy that is found in nature before any processing or conversion. We greatly appreciate the input of carla frisch, ookie ma, hoyt battey, fred joseck, david feldman. Energy derived from solid biofuels, biogasoline, biodiesels, other liquid biofuels, biogases and the renewable. The united states experienced even more dramatic growth, as installed wind energy capacity increased almost 10 times between 2000 and 2008.
Green data centers green house data green house data. Energy statistics is an integrated and updated database of reserves, installed capacity, production, consumption, import, export and whole sale prices of different sources viz. T he energetic chatter of the moment is dominated by talk about the green new deal a collection of proposals that would require. The renewable energy data book also includes state and regionspecific energy data and trends, along with statistics on clean energy investments and development worldwide. This data book provides certain data behind figures and tables found in the nrel report status and trends in the u. Renewables now cover 36% of the power mix in europe, 26% in china and around 18% in the united states, india and japan. The little green data book 2016 is a pocketsized ready reference on key environmental data for over 200 countries. The little green data book is a pocketsized ready reference on key environmental data for over 200 economies. Energy analysis nrel conducts credible, objective analysis, develops tools, and builds data resources that inform our transition to a secure, clean, and affordable energy future. The renewable energy statistics 2018 yearbook shows data sets on renewable powergeneration capacity for 20082017, renewable power generation for 20082016. The building energy data book 2011 is a compendium of data from a variety of data sets and includes statistics on residential and commercial building energy consumption. Abstract the little green data book 2016 is a pocketsized ready reference on key environmental data for over 200 countries. This could be a major waste of money, as well as a waste of precious energy.
The companys worldwide production, licensing and logistic centers already run off 100% renewable energy. These energy resources are renewable, meaning theyre naturally replenished. Sustainable data centers at facebook, we are proud to design, build, and operate some of the most sustainable data centers in the world. This book has absolutely, 110%, answered my question.
The carbon footprint of a medium 10 mw data center can range from 3,000,000 to over,000,000 kilograms of co2. Key indicators are organized under the headings of agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, oceans, energy, emission and pollution, and water and sanitation. Key indicators are organized under the headings of agriculture, forestry, biodiversity, energy, emission and pollution, and water and sanitation. Renewables in electricity production world energy statistics. The primary data represented and synthesized in the 2015 renewable energy data book come from the publicly available data sources identified on page 122. Jisea celebrates a decade of energy system transformation through analysis.
This data book provides certain data behind figures and tables found in the nrel presentation status and trends in the u. The energy data initiative is an administrationwide effort to liberate government data and voluntarily contributed nongovernment data as fuel to spur entrepreneurship, create value, and create jobs in the transition to a clean energy. The benefits of using a green data center greener ideal. The data center industry sucks down over 30 gw of energy per year and that amount increases every day. Microsoft announced it plans to run its data centers off 50% renewable energy by 2018. Energy information administration eia official energy statistics from the u. Data tables contain statistics related to construction, building technologies, energy consumption, and building characteristics.
This increase in energy consumption results in increased greenhouse gas emissions. Eu energy statistical pocketbook and country datasheets. Supplementary guidance to treasurys green book providing government analysts with rules for valuing energy usage and greenhouse. Primary energy production, including uranium treats the energy embodied in uranium as primary energy, thereby capturing the uranium canada produces and then exports. The yearly eu energy in figures statistical pocketbook provide an annual overview of energyrelated statistics in the eu and in individual eu countries. Continuous monitoring and analysis allow environmentallyconscious data centers to only use the amount of power they need. Renewables include the primary energy equivalent of hydro excluding pumped storage, geothermal, solar, wind, tide and wave sources. Unsd is a cocustodian of the sustainable development goal indicators 7. In the global movement of green energy sustainable renewable energy, most of the countries decided to be a part of this movement to save our planet and future generation. Zehner has provided important information that all americans really, all people in industrialized countries should be exposed to.
Installed wind and solar photovoltaic capacity, energy storage, and electric vehicle sales. Companies are increasingly objecting to the financial and public relations costs they are paying for environmentally insensitive data centers. Each pc in use generates about a ton of carbon dioxide every year. Chicagos resilience plan touts its ambitious energy efficiency measures, targeting both corporate buildings and lowincome neighborhoods, including a partnership with utility comed to form energy efficiency more accessible to. Dec 23, 20 the energy data initiative is an administrationwide effort to liberate government data and voluntarily contributed nongovernment data as fuel to spur entrepreneurship, create value, and create jobs in the transition to a clean energy economy. Green energy comes from natural sources such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, plants, algae and geothermal heat. Popular renewable energy books goodreads share book. Fortunately, its now both possible and costeffective to run a green data center. Pnnl first published the predecessor to the annual buildings energy data book in. Renewable energy statistics 2019 provides data sets on powergeneration capacity for 20092018, actual power generation for 20092017 and renewable energy balances for over countries and areas for 20162017. The energy data the energy and power information site.
Advanced concepts for renewable energy supply of data centres. The global energy statistical yearbook is a enerdatas free online interactive data tool. Buildings energy data book datasets openei doe open data. Green servers, storage, and networks deliver the performance, availability, and responsiveness for all types of application needs and requirements. Defining, gathering, and disseminating international statistics is a collective effort of many people and organizations. Green data centers eliminate this excess spending by using power on demand. Chicago shines in a new global study of cities resiliency and clean energy plans. The renewable energy statistics 2018 yearbook shows data sets on renewable powergeneration capacity for 20082017, renewable power generation for 20082016 and renewable energy balances for. The better news is that as we transform how we generate energy, how we move ourselves around, how we grow our food and how we live in cities, we have a historic opportunity to build a society that is fairer on every front, and where everyone is valued. Worldwide, wind energy is the fastest growing renewable energy technologybetween 2000 and 2008, wind energy generation worldwide increased by a factor of almost 7. Reduce the energy consumption of computers and other information systems and use them in an environmentally sound manner. National renewable energy laboratory tenth edition of data book.
This type of energy production is calculated using two methods. Data centers power the internet and make it possible to connect with the communities that are central to our lives. Renewable energy credits recs retired for 100% of annual energy use green data centers. They do this rather than increase power capacity that they may not use for several months or even years. Capacity data are reported in watts of alternating current ac unless indicated otherwise. The renewable energy data book for 2015 provides facts and figures on energy and electricity use, renewable electricity in the united states, global renewable energy development, wind power, solar power, geothermal power, biopower, hydropower, marine and hydrokinetic power, hydrogen, renewable fuels, and clean energy investment. This means it does not take into account the inefficiencies in the conversion of fossil fuel energy inputs to final energy consumption. Acknowledgments this report was produced by rachel gelman, edited by scott gossett, and designed by stacy buchanan of the national renewable energy laboratory nrel. Despite being only one component of a green building, energy eiciency is driving the market that wayboth for residential and commercial buildings. It includes renewable electricity generation, renewable energy development, clean energy investments, and technologyspecific data. Department of energys primary national laboratory for renewable energy and energy efficiency research and development. The energy statistical yearbook, the energy balances, the electricity profiles, and the energy statistics pocketbook. Green building council and active on the leed advisory committee to help shape the future of its green rating system for data centers. Data tables contain statistics related to construction, building technologies, energy consumption, and.
The total electrical energy consumption by servers, computers, monitors, data communications equipment, and cooling systems for data centers is steadily increasing. Based on its 2018 data for g20 countries, enerdata analyses the trends in the world energy markets. Energy data here is presented in primary energy terms. The data book considers the following technologies as renewable. A green and virtual data center relies on the efficient usage of underlying physical resources to achieve energy savings. Acknowledgments this report was produced by rachel gelman and steve hockett, edited by michelle kubik, and designed by stacy buchanan of the national. Latest release includes data for electric vehicles and energy storage for the first time. Taken together, these strategies help us achieve leed gold certification for all of our data center projects. The international renewable energy agency irena produces comprehensive, reliable data on renewable energy capacity and use worldwide. In contrast, fossil fuels are a finite resource that take millions of years to develop and will continue to diminish with use. Unsd collects annual and monthly energy statistics and disseminates them on flagships data publications. Mar 01, 2017 this could be a major waste of money, as well as a waste of precious energy.
Largescale data centers consume huge amounts of power, but amazon web services is making an effort to move more of its consumption to renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. The 2010 buildings energy data book is a statistical compendium prepared and published under contract with the pacific northwest national laboratory pnnl with support from the u. If you dont already have an online account, you need to register using your account number. Jul 25, 2012 what is green energy, is it a better option than fossil fuels. Gov is the primary search tool for doe science, technology, and engineering research and development results and the organizational hub for information about the doe office. The little green data book 2017 is based on world development indicators 2017 and its online database. Microsoft commits to running data centers off 50% renewable energy by 2018 microsoft will up its renewable energy use in data centers to 60% by early in the next decade. This effort is supported by 11 international authors who are experts in their respective fields. Renewable energy is defined as the contribution of renewables to total primary energy supply tpes. It allows to browse data through intuitive maps and graphs, for a visual analysis of the latest trends in the energy industry. Thanks to robust research, new green energy technologies are everywhere, lessoning our dependence on fossil fuels. Renewable energy technologies could be deployed more rapidly if energy policies addressed both the subsidies and impacts of fossil fuels while facilitating more finance for renewable energy projects.
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