White Paper #44 - Energy Policy Research and Implications For Data Centres In EMEA</h1> <article> <h1>White Paper #44 - Energy Policy Research and Implications For Data Centres In EMEA</h1> <p>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:30:00 GMT</p> <p>Energy security, energy prices and climate change have dramatically risen up the policy agenda, resulting in a comprehensive policy framework in many countries. The growth of data centres, along with their energy intensity, means the industry will be particularly affected by legislation driving efficiency of design, build and operations — above and beyond the business impacts of increasing cost of energy and of carbon.</p> <p> This study summarises the key policy mechanisms affecting the data center industry across a selection of countries in EMEA, focusing on: </p> <ul> <li>The regulatory obligations placed upon data centres operating in the country </li> <li>The voluntary mechanisms within the country, with the impacts on reputation </li> <li>The financial incentives targeting investment in low carbon technologies and practices </li> <li>The financial costs associated with energy and carbon, aiming to incentivise action <br /></li> </ul> </article> <article> <h1>White Paper #43 - Survey Results: Implementation of ASHRAE 2008 Environmental Guidelines in Japan</h1> <p>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:17:00 GMT</p> <p> </p>In September of 2010, The Green Grid Japan Technical Work Group conducted a survey pertaining to the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers, Inc. (ASHRAE) 2008 environmental guideline applications. Through the release of the survey results, The Green Grid aims to make this white paper a reference guide for data center best practice applications.<p></p> </article> <article> <h1>The Green Grid Connection August 2011</h1> <p>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT</p> <p>Highlights include: Upcoming TGG Events, The DCMM Assessment Tool and Webcast, the Winston Saunders Forum 2012 Sneak Peek Video, and The Green Grid’s 5th Anniversary.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Data Center Maturity Model Assessment Tool: A Webcast for Members of The Green Grid</h1> <p>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 08:00:00 GMT</p> <p>The Data Center Maturity Model Assessment Tool webcast presented the future of DCMM and the newly created assessment tool. The tool allows you to assess your data centre and IT portfolio against the DCMM, get access to your personal DCMM equalizer, and obtain benchmarking results. <br /><br />DCMM outlines capability descriptors by area such that users can benchmark their current performance, determine their levels of maturity, and identify the ongoing steps and innovations necessary to achieve greater energy efficiency and sustainability, both today and into the future. The maturity model touches upon every aspect of the data center including power, cooling, compute, storage and network.</p> </article> <article> <h1>Data Center Maturity Model Assessment Tool</h1> <p>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 18:30:00 GMT</p> <p>The Data Center Maturity Model (DCMM) touches upon every aspect of the data center including power, cooling, compute, storage, and networking. In addition, the levels of the model outline current best practices and a 5-year roadmap for the industry. You and your colleagues can use the new tool to assess your data center and IT portfolio against the DCMM, get access to your personal DCMM equalizer, and obtain benchmarking results.</p> </article> </main></body></html>