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Microsoft is trying to solve the energy problem through research and development, such as an underwater data center that cools servers with seawater, or a method to increase data center power using hydrogen fuel cells. On November 16, 2021, Microsoft announced that it had opened a decarbonization data center in Sweden that is powered by 100% green energy.
Although Microsoft has data centers around the world, it has recently been focusing on creating sustainable data centers. It also aims to achieve carbon negative by 2030 and carbon neutral by 2050. Specific measures include reducing water consumption in data centers by 95% by 2024 and research and development of immersion cooling to realize waterless cooling.
As part of this effort, Microsoft has set up data center zones powered by 100% green energy in three locations in Sweden: Yevre, Sandviken, and Stapanstov. The data center is said to be able to use 100% carbon-free energy 24 hours a day, 7 days a week in partnership with Vattenfall, a major Swedish power company. In the newly established data center area, fossil fuels are used for some of the fuel by using Preem Evolution Diesel Plus as a backup generator, but more than 50% of them are renewable energy. Lower carbon dioxide emissions than standard fossil fuels.
In addition, Microsoft has contracts with various energy companies (Enlight Renewable Energy, European Energy) on renewable energy projects, reducing carbon emissions, achieving zero-waste certification, and running 100% carbon-free energy.
In the Swedish data center establishment area, a recycling center is also installed to classify servers and hardware on-site and reuse them. The circulation center has the capacity to reuse 12,000 servers per month. In addition, the servers in the new data center are cooled only with outside air all year round, and rainwater is used for humidification.
Microsoft says its data center in Sweden is one of the most sustainable-focused designs in the world. said. Moving to the cloud creates new opportunities to accelerate the transition to a sustainable future, he added. Related information can be found here.
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