Abstract:
Demand for digital services is increasing significantly. Addressing energy efficiency at the data center mechanical and electrical infrastructure level is starting to suf...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
Demand for digital services is increasing significantly. Addressing energy efficiency at the data center mechanical and electrical infrastructure level is starting to suffer from the law of diminishing returns. IT equipment, specifically servers, account for a significant part of the overall facility energy consumption and environmental impact, and thus, present a major opportunity, not the least from a circular economy perspective. To reduce the environmental impact of servers, it is important to realize the effect of manufacturing, operating, and disposing of servers on the environment. This work presents new insights into the effect of refreshing servers with remanufactured and refurbished servers on energy efficiency and the environment. The research takes into consideration the latest changes in CPU design trends and Moore's law. The study measures and analyzes the use phase energy consumption of remanufactured servers vs new servers with various hardware configurations. Case studies are used to evaluate the potential impact of refurbished server refresh from an economic as well as environmental perspectives.
Published in: IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing ( Volume: 7, Issue: 1, 01 Jan.-March 2022)
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Rabih Bashroush (Member, IEEE) received the BEng degree in computer and communications engineering from AUB, in 2001, and the PhD degree in systems engineering from Queen's University Belfast, in 2005. He is currently the director of Research at Uptime Institute and holds a faculty position at UEL. Before joining Uptime, he spent two decades holding various positions in academia (e.g., QUB and CMU), as well as industry (e...Show More
Rabih Bashroush (Member, IEEE) received the BEng degree in computer and communications engineering from AUB, in 2001, and the PhD degree in systems engineering from Queen's University Belfast, in 2005. He is currently the director of Research at Uptime Institute and holds a faculty position at UEL. Before joining Uptime, he spent two decades holding various positions in academia (e.g., QUB and CMU), as well as industry (e...View more
Nour Rteil received the BEng degree in computer and communications engineering from AUB, in 2015. She worked for four years as a Solution Developer at Dar Al Handasah, primarily developing web solutions using ASP.net. Before working as a full-time employee, she did an internship at the Technical University of Dresden, in 2014, and an internship at Ericsson in 2015. In 2019, she joined the University of East London and Tec...Show More
Nour Rteil received the BEng degree in computer and communications engineering from AUB, in 2015. She worked for four years as a Solution Developer at Dar Al Handasah, primarily developing web solutions using ASP.net. Before working as a full-time employee, she did an internship at the Technical University of Dresden, in 2014, and an internship at Ericsson in 2015. In 2019, she joined the University of East London and Tec...View more
Rich Kenny and Astrid Wynne are with Techbuyer, Harrogate, U.K.
Richard Kenny received the BA degree in International Development, specializing in economics, from UEA, in 2009, and postgraduate qualifications in Law specializing in data protection and information governance from Northumbria University, in 2019. He has worked as a technical project manager since 2009 primarily in software development and information security. Since 2017, he has been working for Techbuyer where he is th...Show More
Richard Kenny received the BA degree in International Development, specializing in economics, from UEA, in 2009, and postgraduate qualifications in Law specializing in data protection and information governance from Northumbria University, in 2019. He has worked as a technical project manager since 2009 primarily in software development and information security. Since 2017, he has been working for Techbuyer where he is th...View more
Rich Kenny and Astrid Wynne are with Techbuyer, Harrogate, U.K.
Astrid Wynne is currently the sustainability lead with the Techbuyer. She works on the Interreg funded CEDaCI (Circular Economy in the Data Centre Industry) project. She has submitted evidence to the Circular 4.0: Data-driven Intelligence for a Circular Economy lead by the University of Exeter, the Climate Protection Potentials of Digital Transformation (CliDiTrans) at the Bordersteps Institute in Germany, and the Environ...Show More
Astrid Wynne is currently the sustainability lead with the Techbuyer. She works on the Interreg funded CEDaCI (Circular Economy in the Data Centre Industry) project. She has submitted evidence to the Circular 4.0: Data-driven Intelligence for a Circular Economy lead by the University of Exeter, the Climate Protection Potentials of Digital Transformation (CliDiTrans) at the Bordersteps Institute in Germany, and the Environ...View more
Contents Rabih Bashroush (Member, IEEE) received the BEng degree in computer and communications engineering from AUB, in 2001, and the PhD degree in systems engineering from Queen's University Belfast, in 2005. He is currently the director of Research at Uptime Institute and holds a faculty position at UEL. Before joining Uptime, he spent two decades holding various positions in academia (e.g., QUB and CMU), as well as industry (e.g., Philips Research and Danfoss). He was named in the UK Universities top 100 Best Breakthrough list for his work on energy conservation in ICT and was the recipient for the Industry Initiative of the Year DCD Global Awards 2018. He advises various governments (e.g., EU Commission, UK, etc.) and influenced several international policies and legislation (e.g., EcoDesign, EMAS, and GPP) on ICT energy conservation. He serves on the main standardization committees for CEN/CENELEC/ETSI as well as ISO/IEC. He serves as an editorial board member on various journals, and on the steering committee of the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing Journal. He has been a member of the IEEE Computer Society since 1998.
Rabih Bashroush (Member, IEEE) received the BEng degree in computer and communications engineering from AUB, in 2001, and the PhD degree in systems engineering from Queen's University Belfast, in 2005. He is currently the director of Research at Uptime Institute and holds a faculty position at UEL. Before joining Uptime, he spent two decades holding various positions in academia (e.g., QUB and CMU), as well as industry (e.g., Philips Research and Danfoss). He was named in the UK Universities top 100 Best Breakthrough list for his work on energy conservation in ICT and was the recipient for the Industry Initiative of the Year DCD Global Awards 2018. He advises various governments (e.g., EU Commission, UK, etc.) and influenced several international policies and legislation (e.g., EcoDesign, EMAS, and GPP) on ICT energy conservation. He serves on the main standardization committees for CEN/CENELEC/ETSI as well as ISO/IEC. He serves as an editorial board member on various journals, and on the steering committee of the IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Computing Journal. He has been a member of the IEEE Computer Society since 1998.View more
Nour Rteil received the BEng degree in computer and communications engineering from AUB, in 2015. She worked for four years as a Solution Developer at Dar Al Handasah, primarily developing web solutions using ASP.net. Before working as a full-time employee, she did an internship at the Technical University of Dresden, in 2014, and an internship at Ericsson in 2015. In 2019, she joined the University of East London and Techbuyer as a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) associate working on a tool to model the energy efficiency of servers using optimal hardware configuration.
Nour Rteil received the BEng degree in computer and communications engineering from AUB, in 2015. She worked for four years as a Solution Developer at Dar Al Handasah, primarily developing web solutions using ASP.net. Before working as a full-time employee, she did an internship at the Technical University of Dresden, in 2014, and an internship at Ericsson in 2015. In 2019, she joined the University of East London and Techbuyer as a Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) associate working on a tool to model the energy efficiency of servers using optimal hardware configuration.View more
Rich Kenny and Astrid Wynne are with Techbuyer, Harrogate, U.K.
Richard Kenny received the BA degree in International Development, specializing in economics, from UEA, in 2009, and postgraduate qualifications in Law specializing in data protection and information governance from Northumbria University, in 2019. He has worked as a technical project manager since 2009 primarily in software development and information security. Since 2017, he has been working for Techbuyer where he is the Group IT director. He introduced various ICT refurbishment programs and solutions at Techbuyer addressing data center, as well as end-user devices.
Richard Kenny received the BA degree in International Development, specializing in economics, from UEA, in 2009, and postgraduate qualifications in Law specializing in data protection and information governance from Northumbria University, in 2019. He has worked as a technical project manager since 2009 primarily in software development and information security. Since 2017, he has been working for Techbuyer where he is the Group IT director. He introduced various ICT refurbishment programs and solutions at Techbuyer addressing data center, as well as end-user devices.View more
Rich Kenny and Astrid Wynne are with Techbuyer, Harrogate, U.K.
Astrid Wynne is currently the sustainability lead with the Techbuyer. She works on the Interreg funded CEDaCI (Circular Economy in the Data Centre Industry) project. She has submitted evidence to the Circular 4.0: Data-driven Intelligence for a Circular Economy lead by the University of Exeter, the Climate Protection Potentials of Digital Transformation (CliDiTrans) at the Bordersteps Institute in Germany, and the Environmental Audit Committee's inquiry into electronic waste and the circular economy. She writes on digital sustainability for the industry press with a particular focus on materials usage and the embodied energy in ICT.
Astrid Wynne is currently the sustainability lead with the Techbuyer. She works on the Interreg funded CEDaCI (Circular Economy in the Data Centre Industry) project. She has submitted evidence to the Circular 4.0: Data-driven Intelligence for a Circular Economy lead by the University of Exeter, the Climate Protection Potentials of Digital Transformation (CliDiTrans) at the Bordersteps Institute in Germany, and the Environmental Audit Committee's inquiry into electronic waste and the circular economy. She writes on digital sustainability for the industry press with a particular focus on materials usage and the embodied energy in ICT.View more