In Europe will be processed iron data center
The European Union approved the project, whose task is to develop a methodology for the reuse of outdated and broken data center equipment. Read more - under the cut.
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According to Supermicro, half of the world's data centers update equipment every 1-3 years. Most of the retired hardware components can be reused, for example, resell intact hard drives or send printed circuit boards for recycling. This helps reduce the cost of purchasing new equipment. However, according to the Supermicro report, about 12% of data centers do not.
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The new European project CEDaCI, which started in January 2019, is called upon to help companies use resources more efficiently. Its main task is to build a closed-loop economy in the IT environment. We are talking about the reuse of the materials themselves. Cadmium and lead are much cheaper to get from recycled materials, which is possible and will be done.
CEDaCI was organized by researchers from the University of London South Bank, and the European Regional Development Fund will fund the project.
Four countries are participating in CEDaCI: the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands and Germany. They "concentrated" 70% of all European data centers.
The working group included specialists for the production, processing and repair of equipment, as well as cloud providers. By 2021, they will develop and introduce two new technologies that will help data center operators to effectively use their existing hardware. Also, participating organizations will compile a list of recommendations for equipment manufacturers that simplify processing or repair.
According to one of the project managers Deborah Andrews (Deborah Andrews), the initiative will help not only reduce the amount of hazardous waste, but also reduce the cost of producing new hardware components. With the opinion of Deborah, Google’s director of sustainable development Kate Brandt (Kate Brandt) agrees . According to her, the principles of a closed-cycle economy will help data centers save about 4.5 trillion dollars over the next decade.
But this approach has its drawbacks . According to a 2017 study, it will lead to a decrease in the cost of finished products and to an increase in demand for it, which, in turn, will affect the growth of production from primary raw materials. And a single solution to this problem (how to get out of the vicious circle) does not exist yet.
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Another difficulty associated with the formation of a closed-cycle economy is the lack of a ready implementation plan. According to former European Commissioner for the Environment Janez Potočnik, many companies are ready to reuse materials and equipment, but they don’t know where to start.
The solution to this problem can be large-scale initiatives from international organizations and large corporations, the experience of which will be adopted by small data centers. In 2016, Google has already managed to implement non-waste production in data centers in Taiwan and Singapore. According to representatives of the IT giant, in these data centers, most of the "spent" equipment can be repaired or resold to other companies.
Recycling electronics initiatives are offered not only in Europe. For example, in Japan since the beginning of the 2000s, there is a law that encourages manufacturers of equipment to reuse individual components and materials. The result of many years of work was the fact that in Japan about a quarter of the discarded electronics is recycled .
Also, closed-cycle economies are being developed by non-profit organizations. In the Netherlands, since the late 1990s, electronics has been collected at Wecycle. According to a study in 2016, the organization’s activity reduces the amount of electricity consumed by equipment manufacturers by 17% annually.
Experts at the World Economic Forum (WEF) predict that iron recycling will be one of the main topics in 2019. And it is expected that initiatives like CEDaCI will join a large number of large IT companies. In the future, they will be able to attract the attention of data center operators around the world to the opportunity to resell hardware and save money on this.
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The essence of the initiative
According to Supermicro, half of the world's data centers update equipment every 1-3 years. Most of the retired hardware components can be reused, for example, resell intact hard drives or send printed circuit boards for recycling. This helps reduce the cost of purchasing new equipment. However, according to the Supermicro report, about 12% of data centers do not.
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The new European project CEDaCI, which started in January 2019, is called upon to help companies use resources more efficiently. Its main task is to build a closed-loop economy in the IT environment. We are talking about the reuse of the materials themselves. Cadmium and lead are much cheaper to get from recycled materials, which is possible and will be done.
CEDaCI was organized by researchers from the University of London South Bank, and the European Regional Development Fund will fund the project.
What will experts do
Four countries are participating in CEDaCI: the United Kingdom, France, the Netherlands and Germany. They "concentrated" 70% of all European data centers.
The working group included specialists for the production, processing and repair of equipment, as well as cloud providers. By 2021, they will develop and introduce two new technologies that will help data center operators to effectively use their existing hardware. Also, participating organizations will compile a list of recommendations for equipment manufacturers that simplify processing or repair.
CEDaCI expects to increase the volume of reusable components from 65% to 75%, and the volume of processing of raw materials for equipment - from 10% to 19%.
Opinions
According to one of the project managers Deborah Andrews (Deborah Andrews), the initiative will help not only reduce the amount of hazardous waste, but also reduce the cost of producing new hardware components. With the opinion of Deborah, Google’s director of sustainable development Kate Brandt (Kate Brandt) agrees . According to her, the principles of a closed-cycle economy will help data centers save about 4.5 trillion dollars over the next decade.
But this approach has its drawbacks . According to a 2017 study, it will lead to a decrease in the cost of finished products and to an increase in demand for it, which, in turn, will affect the growth of production from primary raw materials. And a single solution to this problem (how to get out of the vicious circle) does not exist yet.
/ photo Jyrki Huusko CC BY
Another difficulty associated with the formation of a closed-cycle economy is the lack of a ready implementation plan. According to former European Commissioner for the Environment Janez Potočnik, many companies are ready to reuse materials and equipment, but they don’t know where to start.
The solution to this problem can be large-scale initiatives from international organizations and large corporations, the experience of which will be adopted by small data centers. In 2016, Google has already managed to implement non-waste production in data centers in Taiwan and Singapore. According to representatives of the IT giant, in these data centers, most of the "spent" equipment can be repaired or resold to other companies.
Related Initiatives
Recycling electronics initiatives are offered not only in Europe. For example, in Japan since the beginning of the 2000s, there is a law that encourages manufacturers of equipment to reuse individual components and materials. The result of many years of work was the fact that in Japan about a quarter of the discarded electronics is recycled .
Also, closed-cycle economies are being developed by non-profit organizations. In the Netherlands, since the late 1990s, electronics has been collected at Wecycle. According to a study in 2016, the organization’s activity reduces the amount of electricity consumed by equipment manufacturers by 17% annually.
Experts at the World Economic Forum (WEF) predict that iron recycling will be one of the main topics in 2019. And it is expected that initiatives like CEDaCI will join a large number of large IT companies. In the future, they will be able to attract the attention of data center operators around the world to the opportunity to resell hardware and save money on this.
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/444044/
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