FlexCoolDC: Datacenter Cooling Flexibility for Harmonizing Water, Energy, Carbon, and Cost Trade-offs
Wèdan Emmanuel Gnibga, Andrew A. Chien, Anne Blavette, Anne‐Cécile Orgerie
Abstract
In an era of growing water demand and amplifying climatic disruptions, water is an increasingly limited and precious resource. As datacenters continue to proliferate due in particular to growing artificial intelligence demand, datacenter reliance on water for cooling is drawing increasing criticism.
Topics & Concepts
Flexibility (engineering)Carbon fibersComputer scienceEnvironmental scienceEnergy (signal processing)Environmental economicsProcess engineeringEconomicsEngineeringPhysicsAlgorithmComposite numberManagementQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Data Storage TechnologiesCloud Computing and Resource ManagementParallel Computing and Optimization Techniques