Data centers are the backbone of digitalization, but they require enormous amounts of energy. At the same time, they generate usable waste heat.
The article “Digitalization Meets Climate Protection: Legal Framework for Energy-Efficient Data Centres” by Michael Denk and Marie-Theres Holzleitner-Senck shows which requirements have already been implemented in EU law (EED III, RED III) and national regulations – from transparency obligations to the mandatory use of waste heat.
To the article: Digitalization Meets Climate Protection: Legal Framework for
Energy-Efficient Data Centres