
Green Data Center Podcast
From Google to Amazon, 5G to blockchain, selfies to self-driving, the internet is expected to become an even bigger part of our lives - and it's all supported by a growing legion of mammoth facilities known as data centers. Our digital footprint grows phenomenally every year and that data passes through, is stored and processed by the contents of these largest of energy intensive buildings on the planet. **** This podcast focuses on the facilities, technologies, vendors, owners, developers, and everything else related to sustainability & data centers.
Episodes
57 episodes
2025-02: Meta AI Data Center; AI test and energy use; NoVA power increase
Meta DC in northeast LA: 4M sqft, infrastructure and build increases in a rural areaAI testing of scripts for fun: good, better, best from the major brandsNorthern VA power demand up from 21GW to 40GW since July 2024
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Season 2025
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Episode 2
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34:37

2024-12: Awards 2024; Newest AI data centers
Awards season 2024: iMasons & DCD sustainability and environmental impactNew AI data center design by AWS & new Meta AI data center in Louisiana
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Season 2024
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Episode 12
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31:11

2024-10: Nuclear options; IUE; $B M&A to continue?
Nuclear options to satiate power demand?Infrastructure Usage Effectiveness The billion+ $$$ mergers and acquisitions continue
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Season 2024
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Episode 10
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31:19

2024-09: AI power; Geothermal Energy; Tract & big development sites; AirTrunk sale
AI power use comparisonsSage Geosystems & Meta make a deal for 150MW of geothermal energyTract acquires 2k+ acres, 1.8GW near Phoenix, AZAirTruck bidding at $13.5B (USD)
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Season 2024
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Episode 9
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38:54

2024-07: Tesla DC; Google Report; iMasons Scope 3 ask; AI positivity
Tesla xAI data center in MemphisReviewing Google's year-over-year sustainability efforts & reportiMasons Climate Accord committee requests all vendors provide Scope 3 verified dataAI benefits for sustainability, climate, energy ...
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Season 2024
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Episode 7
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34:12

2024-06: Residential AI Data Center; Fuel Cells & Green Hydrogen; Liquid Cooling; Data Center Success
Data center with liquid cooling... in a houseRevisiting fuel cell viability as big, green hydrogen centers come onlineWhy liquid cooling is still ramping up across the industryAchieving success in the data center industry
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Season 2024
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Episode 6
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32:15

Green Data Center Podcast: 2024-05: AI Power Demand; Books, Resumes, & Interviews; AI in the data center
A book recommendation: Data Center Handbook [Geng, et al.]Interviews & Resume preparationAI & power demand: paths ahead and lessons from NoVAAI in the data center
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Season 2024
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Episode 5
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31:37

Green Data Center Podcast: 2024-04: 3D printing a DC; DC World & NVTC; Projects and Investments
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Season 2024
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Episode 4
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32:11

Green Data Center Podcast: 2024-02 - AI & Cooling; DC (Direct Current) Power; Science Based Targets & Green Buildings
AI & data center cooling - ARPA-E initiativesDirect Current Power to support AI deploymentsScience Based Targets guidelines released for the building industry
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Season 2024
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Episode 2
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29:47

Green Data Center Podcast: 2024-01 - PowerHouse & AWS kickstart 2024; Deeper on Meta
Powerhouse and AWS make moves and investmentsMeta deeper dive: Indiana site shows new design, OCP v3 rack, & AI
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Season 2024
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Episode 1
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31:51

Green Data Center Podcast: 2023-12 - 2023 Summary & Predictions for 2024
2023: AI changes the data center; Large developers & investments; Sustainability surges2024: AI improves itself; Sustainability as a Strategy (the new SaaS definition)
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Season 2023
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Episode 12
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26:33

Green Data Center Podcast: 2023-11 - AI boom; Industry Investment; Awards 2023
AI boomUpdates in the industry Awards season 2023: DCD & iMasons
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Season 2023
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Episode 11
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31:14

Green Data Center Podcast: Awards Season; M&A; WUE; Grid hardening
iMasons awardsDCD awards finalistsMergers & Acquisitions, InvestmentsWater Usage EffectivenessPower & Grid Hardening
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Season 2022
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Episode 0
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33:09

Green Data Center Podcast S4E08: 1 year; RadiusDC; Carbon Counting; Fuel Cells; Power Constraints; Industry Market Value
1 year of the Green Data Center PodcastRadiusDC and IPICarbon counting discussion from JLL forum & iMasons Fuel Cells - hydrogen & natural gasPower constraints in the major data center markets Total data ce...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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36:42

Green Data Center Podcast S4E07: California Twitter; Recruiting; Etherium Proof of Stake
Twitter goes down in California heat wave;Recruiting the next generationEtherium finally switches over to Proof of Stake
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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31:11

Green Data Center Podcast S4E06: IEA.org; Flexential; Heat Waves
International Energy Agency on global data center energy useEconomy, tech firms, and data center jobsFlexential in the newsData center growthHeat waves in the UK and California
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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31:15

Green Data Center Podcast S4E05: Virginia, Ohio, Philadelphia, Dublin and Outer Space
Touching on some of the developments in major markets, including Columbus Ohio, Northern Virginia, and Philadelphia area; Data centers (racks) in space... truly lights out, hands off
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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30:34

Green Data Center Podcast S4E04: Essential Review - Data Halls
This episode focuses on the data halls (aka IT room, white space, red zone, etc.) and some of the different types and aspects for those who may not have walked through many data centers yet. Data Center CleaningData Hall Commissio...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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29:12

Green Data Center Podcast S4E03: Chinese Standard; Riot Blockchain; Latin American moves; EMEA updates; Chip shortage update
China Standard Riot Blockchain makes more from power salesLatin America - Chile, Mexico Dublin, Holland, Paris updatesChip shortage & secondary markets
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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34:24

Green Data Center Podcast S4E02: Compass expansions; PWC Digital Gateway; Helsinki energy savings; Decarbonization plan for your existing DC
Compass Data Centers expansions in Italy & Northern Virginia; Prince William County Digital Gateway; Helen Energy in Helsinki reusing data center heat; Existing data centers and your sustainability/decarbonization...
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Season 4
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Episode 2
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35:09

Green Data Center Podcast S4E01: Google updates; Power increases still coming; Hydrogen Fuel Cells; The Big Short?
Highlights on a few Google challenges and successesServer component power increases will continue a steady riseHydrogen fuel cells testing well at Microsoft - can it scale?Calling out Jim Chanos's short on data center REITS
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Season 4
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Episode 1
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36:25

Green Data Center Podcast S3E11: Industry News and Updates
Industry news, including:Wyoming WhiteBox iMasons nominations Renewable Energy CreditsU.S. Congress Chip Act
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Season 3
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Episode 11
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30:40

Green Data Center Podcast S3E10 - Green Financing - UPS put to work - Government DCOI updates - 500W processors
Updates on more green and sustainable financingMSFT and Eaton engage UPS systems to even out the data center & the gridU.S. Government DCOI program update Cooling approaches for the upcoming 500W processors
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Season 3
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Episode 10
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32:42

Green Data Center Podcast S3E09: Subsea for Singapore? - Microgrids revisited - Renovate!
Subsea Cloud proposed to sink data center containers under the waves off the coast of Singapore in an attempt to navigate around the moratorium - will it sail through?Microgrids revisited after questions on overall benefitsRenovating yo...
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Season 3
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Episode 9
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31:56

Green Data Center Podcast S3E08: ESGs - ASHRAE Thermal Guidelines 5th Edition - New York vs. Cryptomining
In-depth review of ESGs, what's included, and why they matterASHRAE's TC9.9 Thermal Guidelines 5th Edition changes reviewNew York is aiming to ban cryptomining - unless done renewably
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Season 3
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Episode 8
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34:01
