Green Computing and New Energy Conservation Approaches by Geothermal Sources with a Case Study

Abstract

The energy demand is increasing rapidly due to the increasing population and the development of technology in the world. The selection of the right energy sources to meet this need is very critical in terms of the effects of increasing greenhouse gas effects. The use of environmentally friendly renewable energy technologies plays a very important role in meeting the energy need.

In this study, the term green computing and the major components of green computing are investigated. Nowadays, with the increasing use of data, various studies have been conducted on the standards, operating parameters and energy consumption of data centers, which are increasing in number. The energy consumption of data centers, the energy consumption of programming languages, the methods used in data center cooling, cooling systems and the effects of data centers on the environment have been investigated. The aim of this study is to investigate whether a data center can be cooled with a renewable source. For this purpose, the energy consumption and cooling needs of the data center were examined, the use of a geothermal energy supported LiBr-Water absorption system for a larger data center was investigated, the conceptual design of the system was made and the cost of such a system was tried to be revealed.