璞跃（Plug and Play）：2024数据中心水和能源消耗研究报告：迈向可持续未来的变革措施（英文版）（24页）.pdf

1、Revealing the Water&Energy Consumption of Data CentersR E P O R TRevealing the Water&Energy Consumption of Data CentersContentsIntroductionEnergy Consumption in Data CentersKey Takeaways3423Water Usage in Data Centers6AI Investment vs.Achieving Net Zero:Which Should be Prioritized?9How Can We Shift

2、Data Center Strategy?11The Role of AI in Data Centers19Data Center Design New Approaches20Revealing the Water&Energy Consumption of Data CentersIntroductionArtificial intelligence(AI)is booming;data centers are booming.Every time we interact with AI tools like ChatGPT,a data center operates behind t

3、he scenes,consuming significant amounts of energy and water.Since the first data centers and chips were developed,society has primarily relied on coal and natural gas to meet the electricity needs of these facilities.Advances in architecture and computing power have improved the way we construct dat

4、a centers,helping to decrease the relationship between increased performance and energy use.However,there is still more to be done,as the number of data centers will continue to grow,with the prospect of building a new data center every 1-2 years.To meet the increasing demand for power and water,inn

5、ovation must not only continue but accelerate(for example,adding power to the system can take over four years).What has been accomplished so far?What are the long-term options we can rely on to not just make computing more powerful but also more sustainable?Why do Data Centers Consume so Much?Reveal

6、ing the Water&Energy Consumption of Data CentersHowever,they are not yet fully prepared to handle the rapid growth of energy-intensive technologies like AI and data centers,which require a lot more computational and data storage resources.In 2022,data centers,cryptocurrencies,and AI consumed up to 2