Hintemann, R., Hinterholzer, S. & Konrat, F. (2024, June 18). Server stock data – A basis for determining the energy and resource requirements of data centres. Presented at the Electronic Goes Green 2024+, Berlin.

More and larger data centres are being built around the world. The rated electrical power of a single large data centre campus is often in the three-digit megawatt range nowadays. Such a data centre has the power consumption of a large city. But what is the total power consumption of all data centres worldwide? How high is the demand for other resources such as water and materials? And what future developments can be expected?