Companies are in desperate need of energy-saving solutions for energy-intensive data centers. (Photo: iStock)
Leading telecom operator Chunghwa Telecom and uninterruptible power supply (UPS) system provider Eaton shared their solutions to carbon reduction through energy management at a forum titled "Green miracle for data centers" organized by DIGITIMES on May 22.
The AI boom has led to a surge in demand for data centers, with tech giants such as Google and Tesla planning to expand their overseas data centers. However, with the high power consumption of AI computing and the 10-year lifespan of data centers, achieving net-zero emissions has become increasingly challenging.
Renewable energy, cooling solutions drive sustainability amid Asia's green data center boom
Optimistic about the future demand for data centers in Asia, Chunghwa Telecom has been aggressively developing internet data centers (IDCs) in recent years. At this year's investor conference, the company announced significant investments in building IDCs and submarine cables.
Chunghwa Telecom's senior engineer Hsueh Ren-hao (薛人豪) pointed out that while global data centers are concentrated in Europe and the U.S., Asia's data centers are growing fastest, from 16.9% in 2019 to 20.7% in 2023, making it the world's third-largest data center region, according to international research firm OVUM.
