Certification concepts for energy efficient data centres. Comparison of certification services in the EU
Several concepts and tools have been proposed and implemented at international level to support energy efficiency measures in data centres including energy efficiency metrics and monitoring, guidelines for procurement and best practice as well as comprehensive management and certification concepts.
In this paper, the main management and certification concepts available in the EU are briefly evaluated and compared regarding their practical effectiveness and specific benefits.
Ein Projekt des Umweltinstitut München e.V. in Zusammenarbeit mit dem Referat für Gesundheit und Umwelt der Stadt München.Eine monatliche Publikation welche jeweils zu einem bestimmten Thema auch die Beschaffungspolitik der Stadt München in den Fokus nimmt.
Information platform on sustainable procurement, including Austrian national criteria, helpdesk, newsletter, forum and useful links. The platform is run by the Technical University of Graz.
German
Austria
Food and catering, Textiles, ICT (information and communication techn.), Transport and vehicles, Energy, Cleaning, Buildings and construction, Lighting, Office stationery, Events, Furniture
GPP criteria in the United Kingdom - website reference
link to the relevant GPP website
English
United Kingdom
Food and catering, Textiles, ICT (information and communication techn.), Transport and vehicles, Cleaning, Buildings and construction, Office stationery, Green spaces, Furniture
GPP information from the Lithuanian Ministry of the Environment including GPP criteria for certain product groups
Lithuanian
Lithuania
Food and catering, Textiles, ICT (information and communication techn.), Transport and vehicles, Energy, Cleaning, Timber and forestry , Buildings and construction, Lighting, Office stationery, Infrastructure, Green spaces, Events, Furniture
Case Studies: Public Procurement of Energy Efficient Data Centres
“Green” data centres not only suppose a significant reduction of monetary costs, but also offer a sustainable, innovative, safer and energy efficient computing solution.
This series of case studies, compiled within the European PrimeEnergyIT project, present some of the good practice experiences from public authorities in Europe on energy efficient data centres. The different scenarios included in this compilation confirm that the public procurement of newly constructed data centres originates from the necessity to achieve more efficient energy consumption, reduced operative and maintenance costs, and safer data storage through higher availability and improved redundancy.
English
Europe/EU, International
ICT (information and communication techn.), Energy
ENIGMA is a FP7 project that aims to implement a joint transnational pre-commercial procurement (PCP) procedure in the field of public lighting. The project’s 5 partner municipalities, lead by Eindhoven, cooperate on procuring innovation. This report introduces the goals and first findings of the Project.
English
Europe/EU
Lighting
Innovation procurement (PPI) , Pre commercial procurement
ENIGMA is a FP7 project that aims to implement a joint transnational pre-commercial procurement (PCP) procedure in the field of public lighting. Coordinated by the city of Eindhoven, the project’s 5 partner municipalities (Eindhoven, Malmo, Stavanger, Espoo and Bassano del Grappa) cooperate on procuring innovation and testing in a real-life environment the technologies that their commercial subcontractors develop.
