Google announced that it is working towards creating the company’s data centers to be 24×7 carbon-free energy everywhere in the world. To achieve 24×7 carbon-free energy, Google data centers needs to work more closely with carbon-free energy sources like solar and wind.
Ana Radovanovic, Technical Lead for Carbon-Intelligent Computing at Google said, “Our latest advancement in sustainability, developed by a small team of engineers, is a new carbon-intelligent computing platform. We designed and deployed this first-of-its kind system for our hyperscale (meaning very large) data centers to shift the timing of many compute tasks to when low-carbon power sources, like wind and solar, are most plentiful.”
“This is done without additional computer hardware and without impacting the performance of Google services like Search, Maps and YouTube that people rely on around the clock. Shifting the timing of non-urgent compute tasks—like creating new filter features on Google Photos, YouTube video processing, or adding new words to Google Translate—helps reduce the electrical grid’s carbon footprint, getting us closer to 24×7 carbon-free energy.” said Radovanovic.
