Europe told to cool its datacenter boom before water and power run short
Europe is urged to establish a policy framework that balances water and energy efficiency to support its growing datacenter capacity. A report highlights that the rapid expansion of datacenters poses risks to energy systems and water resources. Recommendations include integrating efficiency into governance and encouraging investment in sustainable technologies.
- ▪The EU's server farm IT load is projected to rise from 10 GW to 35 GW by 2030.
- ▪Datacenters currently account for about 3 percent of electricity consumption, expected to increase to 7-9 percent by the end of the decade.
- ▪Cooling infrastructure in datacenters represents about 38 percent of total electricity consumption.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
(function() { let windowUrl = window.location.href; windowUrl = windowUrl.substring(windowUrl.indexOf('?') + 1); let messageElement = document.querySelector('.shareableMessage'); if (windowUrl && windowUrl.includes('code') && windowUrl.includes('expires')) { messageElement.style.display = 'block'; } })(); On-Prem Europe told to cool its datacenter boom before water and power run short Get the balance right, Grundfos says, and the region will be a shining example of how to do it without sacrificing the environment Dan Robinson Dan Robinson Published thu 28 May 2026 // 16:45 UTC Europe needs a policy framework that integrates water and energy efficiency if it wants to keep growing datacenter capacity to support its AI and cloud computing ambitions.This is the argument in a report, "Scale…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at theregister.