“ We ’ re now at 4.0 for the first time . We can establish electric and digital solutions at scale for smart , green energy ”
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“ We ’ re now at 4.0 for the first time . We can establish electric and digital solutions at scale for smart , green energy ”
STEVE BROWN GLOBAL SEGMENT DIRECTOR , SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC
the grid . On the commercial / industrial side , it ’ s going to be around microgrid technology and grid-interactive technology , altogether working on flexible , bi-directional grids . That ’ s going to move us on a three-times-faster path towards decarbonisation .”
The critical question being asked by data centre providers across the world is whether these green energy solutions can be aligned with the pace of growth required of the data centre industry ? Well , Brown certainly thinks so .
“ One of the major challenges in data centre history is that we are really facing unprecedented demand . We ’ ve seen an explosion of data – coming out of COVID-19 , we ’ ve seen almost 70 % of boards accelerate digitisation plans – and then we have these secular trends of IoT and the metaverse , which are only going to add further demand ,” Brown outlines .
“ So , we ’ re going to need to deploy a significant amount of capacity , while continuing our pathways towards decarbonisation . But where I ’ m encouraged is , when I look at this integrative trend , strategise , decarbonise , digitise . And then , we see that happening in real time today .”
“ The technology is there , the time is now . And , especially in the data centre industry , I think that we ’ ll be able to maintain our capacity demands , while at the same time moving on a path towards net zero .”
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