GreenDataNet looking to use retired car batteries to power data centers
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 05:30
in Physics & Chemistry
(Phys.org) —GreenDataNet, a research project sponsored by the European Union, is looking at using batteries from electric or hybrid vehicles as a possible type of power storage for use in conjunction with renewable sources to address the growing power needs of data centers. A web site describing the initiative and its goals has been created and calls attention to the increasing pressure that data centers are putting on power grids.