CUD conference San Fransisco
Greening the Datacentres
The Amsterdam Green-IT project
February 2008
Hoite Detmar
Program-manager CUD Amsterdam

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The Green-IT project
What?
Why?
How?
Who?
When?

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What?
Aim of the project is to improve energy
efficiency of datacentres through:
- gaining and exchanging valuable knowledge
- develop new tools
- starting concrete projects
- the implementation of a certification scheme
for energy efficient datacentres

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Why?
Because the statistics convince us to take action:
The Amsterdam sector uses 160 GWh annually
Accounts for 6% of GHG emissions of industry
Is growing rapidly (>8% annually)
plenty technological opportunities to improve energy efficiency
(up to 25% through new cooling techniques)
Datacentres can improve economic results
An energy efficiency and sound environmental IT sector is
pillar of a strong economic sector

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How?
Platform for exchanging best practise and state-of-the-art
knowledge and experience
Input from experts (Cisco, TNO, ECN, etc)
Public and Private partnership
Delivering publicity to good initiatives (ao through CUD
and Climate Program of City of Amsterdam)
Develop instruments through which the sector can show
her “greenness” to customers

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Who?
Experts
SARA (chair)
Datacentres
Green-IT
others
Climate office
Topstad
Cisco

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When?
First meeting to be held during March 2008
Followed by 3 meetings until September
Presentation of results at Cisco CUD
conference in Amsterdam (september 2008)
Handing out the first Green-IT certificate (end
of 2008)

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Thank you for your attention…
Contact info:
Hoite Detmar
H.Detmar@IVV.amsterdam.nl
Tjeerd Stam (project leader)
T.Stam@DMB.amsterdam.nl